Obituaries for May 12

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Jolyn “Jo” Pagasa Fergerstrom, 42, of Hilo died April 27 at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. Born in Hilo, she was the daughter of the late Isidro Nerida, owner and real estate appraiser for Hawaii Island Appraiser LLC, and a member of Hilo High School Class of 1990, Hilo Seventh-day Adventist Church, Hawaii Information Service and American Health Information Management Association. Visitation is from 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at Dodo Mortuary chapel in Hilo. Wake service at 7 p.m. Friends again may visit from 9-10 a.m. Thursday, May 21, at the Hilo Seventh-day Adventist Church, with funeral service at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park Ilima Section. Casual attire. Survived by husband, Vernon “Kaliko” Fergerstrom of Hilo; mother, Elisa P. Nerida of Hilo; brother, Melvin Charles (Melissa) Nerida of Hilo; sister, Sally (Gilbert) Pimentel of Hilo; mother-in-law, Denise (Ernest) Egusa of Hilo; father-in-law, Kalikolehua Vernon Kanaele of Pahoa; sister-in-law, Uilani Kanaele of Hilo; brothers-in-law, Kolomona (Sandy) Kanaele of Hilo, Keliipono (Akoni) Kanaele of Mountain View; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Jolyn “Jo” Pagasa Fergerstrom, 42, of Hilo died April 27 at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. Born in Hilo, she was the daughter of the late Isidro Nerida, owner and real estate appraiser for Hawaii Island Appraiser LLC, and a member of Hilo High School Class of 1990, Hilo Seventh-day Adventist Church, Hawaii Information Service and American Health Information Management Association. Visitation is from 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at Dodo Mortuary chapel in Hilo. Wake service at 7 p.m. Friends again may visit from 9-10 a.m. Thursday, May 21, at the Hilo Seventh-day Adventist Church, with funeral service at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park Ilima Section. Casual attire. Survived by husband, Vernon “Kaliko” Fergerstrom of Hilo; mother, Elisa P. Nerida of Hilo; brother, Melvin Charles (Melissa) Nerida of Hilo; sister, Sally (Gilbert) Pimentel of Hilo; mother-in-law, Denise (Ernest) Egusa of Hilo; father-in-law, Kalikolehua Vernon Kanaele of Pahoa; sister-in-law, Uilani Kanaele of Hilo; brothers-in-law, Kolomona (Sandy) Kanaele of Hilo, Keliipono (Akoni) Kanaele of Mountain View; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Myron Kenneth Kelii Guerrero, 65, of Mountain View died March 11 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Honolulu, he was an electrician and a U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran. His ashes will be inurned at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at a later date. Survived by wife, Tamiko Guerrero of Mountain View; sons, Hauoli Guerrero of California, Kapono Guerrero of Honolulu, Kino Guerrero of Hilo; daughters, Kris (Jay) Nourrie of Honolulu, Leimaile Guerrero of Honolulu; sisters, Penny-Mae (Ron) Takahashi of California, Cheri-Ann Guerrero of California; five grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.