Rhoda Kieko Asao, 82, of Keaau, formerly of Honolulu, died May 29 in Hilo. Born in Honolulu, she was a retired food service manager for the state Department of Education. Visitation 5-6 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, at Hosoi Garden Mortuary in Honolulu. Service at 6 p.m. Casual attire. Survived by husband, Stanley Norio Asao; sons, Mitch Arnold and Jeffrey (Natividad) Loo of Honolulu; daughters, Joy (John) Paulo of Keaau, Stanette Kitamura, Starr Quon and Tammy (Harlan) Kimura of Honolulu; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Rhoda Kieko Asao, 82, of Keaau, formerly of Honolulu, died May 29 in Hilo. Born in Honolulu, she was a retired food service manager for the state Department of Education. Visitation 5-6 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, at Hosoi Garden Mortuary in Honolulu. Service at 6 p.m. Casual attire. Survived by husband, Stanley Norio Asao; sons, Mitch Arnold and Jeffrey (Natividad) Loo of Honolulu; daughters, Joy (John) Paulo of Keaau, Stanette Kitamura, Starr Quon and Tammy (Harlan) Kimura of Honolulu; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Richard “Papa” Benevides, 83, of Hilo died June 20 at a private care home in Hilo. Born in Hilo, he was a retired hawaii Tribune-Herald pressman, U.S. Army Korean War veteran and member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Papaikou. Visitation 8-10 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Shirley “Tutu” Benevides of Paukaa; sons, Richard (Dawn) Benevides and Scott Benevides of California, Darren (Andrea) Benevides of Paukaa; brother, John (Selina) Benevides of Maryland; sisters, Mabel Damasco of Pepeekeo and Eva Santos of Honolulu, Oahu; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Robert “Gene” Eugene Brock, 88, of Waikoloa died May 19 at home. Born in Multnomah, Ore., he owned Amboy Trucking in Amboy, Wash., before moving to Hawaii. Private services. Survived by wife, Betty Brock of Waikoloa; daughter, Sue (Phil) Germer of Covington, Wash.; son, Aaron (Faith) Brock of Waikoloa; brothers, James Brock of Amboy, Wash., and Roy (Carry) Brock of Las Vegas; sisters, Georgia Jackson of Amboy, Wash., and Kerry (Don) Bossie of Las Vegas; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.
Mildred Pauline Miller, 88, of Kailua-Kona died June 16 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in El Paso, Texas, she was a homemaker and mother. Private services. Survived by sons, Marc Miller of Lompoc, Calif., Eric Miller of Fort Worth, Texas, and Paul David Miller of Ocean View; daughter, Kimberly Shaw of Ocean View; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Craig Hideo Murazane, 51, of Hilo died June 21 at Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. Visitation 4-5 p.m. Sunday, June 28, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 5 p.m. Casual attire. Survived by mother, Sachiko Murazane of Hilo; sister, Kay (Neal) Kasamoto of Honolulu; one nephew, uncles, aunts, and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Chie Uemura, 93, of Waipahu, formerly of Captain Cook, died May 20 at The Queen’s Medical Center West Oahu. Born in Kealakekua and raised in Kona, she was a retired licensed practical nurse at Kona Hospital and member of Central Kona Union Church and Akitsu Kumiai. Services held. No koden (monetary gifts). Survived by daughter, Arlene (Mario) Dekdeken of Ewa Beach, Oahu; son, Nelson Uemura of Honolulu; brothers, Takasato and Joseph Shibuya of Los Angeles, Aranobu Shibuya of Captain Cook, Kiyoshi (Jean) Shibuya of Oxnard, Calif.; one grandson; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.