Obituaries for March 25
Eston “Al” Leroy Allinson, 83, of Honokaa died at home March 17. Born in Oklahoma, he was a retired real estate agent. Private services held. Memorial donations may be made to North Hawaii Hospice, 65-1328 Kawaihae Road, Kamuela, Hawaii 96743. Survived by wife, Dorothy Allinson of Honokaa; son, Kevin Allinson of Sunnyvale, Calif.; sister, Virginia Ward of Oregon. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary Inc., Hilo.
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Jodie Wray Thompson Doronio, 58, of Kurtistown died at home March 7. Born in Vallejo, Calif., she was an account clerk at Mountain View Elementary School. Private services to be held. Survived by husband, Daniel Doronio Sr. of Kurtistown; sons, Daniel Doronio Jr. of Idaho, Steven (Faith) Coloma of Kurtistown and Kalani Adolfo of Kurtistown; daughters, Wendy (Frank) De Carvalho of North Carolina and Cheyenne Doronio of Kurtistown; father, Dennis Thompson of Nevada; mother, Audra Alfaro of Vallejo; brother, Kelley Calvert of Hilo; 15 grandchildren and one great-grandson. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary Inc., Hilo.
Alice Louisa Hardee, 79, of Waikoloa and also of Fresno, Calif., died March 12 at her Waikoloa residence. Born in Fresno, she was a retired teacher. Private service held. Memorial donations may be sent to North Hawaii Hospice at 65-1328 Kawaihae Road, Kamuela, Hawaii 96743. Survived by husband, Jerry Hardee of Waikoloa; daughters, Kim (Lenny) Sherman of Clovis, Calif., and Lynn (Rob) Rostau of Waikoloa; brothers, John Najarian of Claremont, Calif., and Elbert (Claire) Najarian of Sebastopol, Calif.; six grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.
Daniel Tadashi Hata, 89, of Kurtistown died Feb. 22 at home. Born in Puna, he was the owner of Hata Farm. Private services held. No koden. No flowers. Survived by son, Owen (Doreen) Hata of Torrance, Calif.; daughters, Myrtle (Wayne) Yamashiro, Yvette (Darrell Miyashiro) Hata, both of Kurtistown, Katrina Emmanuel of Hawaiian Paradise Park and Lori Hata of Aiea, Oahu; sisters, Alice Kazue (Philip) Spencer of ‘Aina Haina, Oahu, and Seiko Grote of Kona; sister-in-law, Kazue Kaya of Hilo; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Charles “Carl” Frederick Howard II, 42, of Kailua-Kona died Feb. 8 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Syracuse, N.Y., he was a carpenter and builder, cartoon artist and illustrator, surfer and bodysurfer. Private services held near Keauhou Bay. Memorial donations to be made to the Surf Sessions at surferspirit.org. Funds donated “In Memory of Carl Howard” will fund a newly created program offering surf lessons for at-risk youth on the Big Island. For information, call (949) 831-1247. Survived by daughter, Zoe Howard of Kailua-Kona; companion, Holly Johnson of Kailua-Kona; mother, Maidee Howard of Kailua-Kona; father, Philip Howard of Mission Viejo, Calif.; sister, Rachel (Scott Hines) Howard-Hines and Miriam (Scott Underhill) Howard, all of Seattle, Wash.; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.
Herbert Masao Imai, 83, of Kainaliu died Feb. 16 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Kainaliu, he was a coffee and macadamia nut farmer, member of Kona Hongwanji, Young Farmers Association, Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation and Kanaueue Kumiai, and was an Army veteran. Private services held. No flowers or monetary gifts. Survived by brothers, Masatoshi Imai of Honolulu and Patrick Imai of Kainaliu; sisters, Ethel Saito of Kealakekua, May Koike of Honolulu, Margaret (Wallace) Fujikawa of Kailua, Oahu, and Mary (Edwin) Kawane of Wahiawa; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.
Dustin Kalewa Lewis, 32, of Kailua-Kona died March 15. Born in Hilo. Private service Sunday. Please call family for more information. Survived by mother, Kendra (Ricky) Kamimura; brothers, Keegan Whaley and Jacob Kamimura; grandparents, aunties, uncles and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Randall “Dr. Randy” Joseph Ressler, 57, of Kailua-Kona died March 14 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Dubuque, Iowa, he was a dentist with Hawaii Biological Dentistry, a guitarist, singer and member of the Aloha Performing Arts Center. Private services to be held. Survived by fiancée, Jill Morgan of Kailua-Kona; sons, Dylan Ressler of Seattle and Bowen Ressler of Honolulu; brothers, Thomas (Dianna) Ressler of Zionsville, Ind., and Robert Ressler of Epworth, Iowa; sisters, Karen (Ted) Buechele of Dubuque, Iowa, Monica (Robert) Sack of Delhi, Iowa, Linda Ressler of Dubuque, Iowa, Gladys Ressler of Farley, Iowa, Amy (Marc Muehleip) Ressler of Dubuque, Iowa, Rebecca (Kent) Buckrop of Taylor Ridge, Ill., and Mollie (Paul) Strief of Eldridge, Iowa; numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
William “Bill” David Ross, 59, of Keauhou Mauka, died March 6 at his residence. Born in Longview, Wash., he was a charter boat captain. Private services held. Survived by son, William Ross II of Desert Hot Springs, Calif.; parents, Jack and Helen Ross of Keauhou Mauka; sisters, Janet (Keith) Klippstein of Portland, Ore., Nancy (Eddie) Sakamoto of Keauhou Mauka; Leanne (Tyson) Wood of Medford, Ore., and Betsy Roslyn of Portland, Ore.; one grandson; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.