Obituaries for April 23

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Paul Carmichael, 63, of Kailua-Kona died April 3. He was born in Bamboo, Fla. Private services. Survived by daughter, Pauline (Tommy Shopay) Carmichael-Shopay of Kailua-Kona; son, Jimmy Carmichael of Kailua-Kona; stepson, Jeffery Delatorre of Hilo; father, Ned Carmichael of Goolwa, South Australia; sister, Ruth Calise of Rhode Island; one grandson; family and friends. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.

Paul Carmichael, 63, of Kailua-Kona died April 3. He was born in Bamboo, Fla. Private services. Survived by daughter, Pauline (Tommy Shopay) Carmichael-Shopay of Kailua-Kona; son, Jimmy Carmichael of Kailua-Kona; stepson, Jeffery Delatorre of Hilo; father, Ned Carmichael of Goolwa, South Australia; sister, Ruth Calise of Rhode Island; one grandson; family and friends. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.

Les Kenji Iwashita, 58, of Hilo, died March 9 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Kealakekua, he was a draftsman for Imata and Associates. Services held. Survived by brother, Kent (Jenny) Iwashita of Kealakekua; sisters, Sharon (Alan) Taniyama of Holualoa and Carol Iwashita of Kealakekua; a niece, two nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Leo E. Lacey, 84, of Hilo died April 17 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Boston, he was a retired surveyor for the state of California. No services. Survived by wife, Eligilia Lacey of Hilo; daughters, Brenda Lacey of Ramona, Calif., Marcia Rowden of Brentwood, Calif., and Mellisandra Ubando of Hilo; son, Richard (Min Rae) Garrison of New Mexico; two grandsons. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Buddy Kazuo Toyama, 65, of Kapaau, died April 16 at home. Born in Honolulu, he was a retired heavy equipment operator, hunter and fisherman. Celebration of life 2 p.m.-sunset Sunday, May 3, at Kapaa Beach Park in North Kohala. No flowers. Memorial donations to Planetary Society of America, 85 South Grand Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105 or www.planetary.org. Survived by life partner, Caryl Lindamood of Kapaau; sisters, Carolyn (Donald) Chow of Rancho Palos Verde, Calif., and Scarlette (Max) Schumacher of Las Vegas; brothers, George (Karen) Toyama of Pearl City, Oahu, and Benji (Sandra) Toyama of Ewa Beach, Oahu; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.