Jane Elizabeth Carter, 92, of Holualoa died June 28 at home. Born in Walla Walla, Wash., she was a homemaker and former business owner. Services held. Survived by husband, James Carter of Holualoa; daughters, Carol (Kirk) Trafficante of Sacramento, Calif.,
Jane Elizabeth Carter, 92, of Holualoa died June 28 at home. Born in Walla Walla, Wash., she was a homemaker and former business owner. Services held. Survived by husband, James Carter of Holualoa; daughters, Carol (Kirk) Trafficante of Sacramento, Calif., and Karen (Bruce) Nyberg of Felton, Calif.; son, Bob (Sue) Hooson of Leavenworth, Wash.; brother, James (Betty) Haskett of Glenn Eden, Ore.; seven grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.
Aloha Nicolasa Carvalho, 93, of Hawaiian Paradise Park died Jan. 1 at Oahu Care Facility in Honolulu. Born in Waialua, Oahu, she was a retired supervisor and chief admitting officer for the former Hilo Hospital and member and pianist for Olaa First Hawaiian Congregational Church. Visitation 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday (July 7) at Haili Congregational Church. Celebration of life at 10:30 a.m. Graveside service to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No 2, with a celebration luncheon afterward. Aloha attire. Survived by sons, Raymond “Bambino” Godfrey Carvalho II and Mark Anthony (Carrie) Carvalho of Hawaiian Paradise Park; daughter, Maria Vivencia Carvalho of Honolulu; daughter-in-law, Daniela Carvalho of Hawaiian Paradise Park; brother, Ben H. Racelis of Texas; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
William “Willy” Gomes Sr., 86, of Kailua-Kona died June 24 at home. Born in Hamakua, he was a retired foreman for Huehue Ranch, truck driver for the former Hamakua Sugar Co., and Hawaii rodeo legend. Services held. Survived by son, Allen (Flora) Gomes of Kailua-Kona; brothers, Johnny Gomes and George Gomes of Hilo, Herbert (Judy) Gomes and Clarence (Sharon) Gomes of Pukalani, Maui; sisters, Louise (Merle) Coon of Washington, Alice Hollenback of Santa Rosa, Calif., Evelyn Costa of Hilo and Frances Wong of North Carolina; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.
Gene Ichiro Mitsunami, 81, of Waimea died June 28 at home. Born on Kauai, he was a retired Hawaii Electric Light Co. diesel operator. Visitation 10-11 a.m. Saturday (July 4) at Kamuela Hongwanji Mission. Memorial service at 11 a.m. Survived by wife, Violet Mitsunami of Waimea; son, Blane Mitsunami of Honolulu; daughters, Lynn (Santos) Barbasa and Faye Mitsunami of Honolulu; sisters, Florence Kawabata of Honolulu and Pearl Ota of Arizona; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Rab Singh Puri, 75, of Kailua-Kona died June 23 at home. Born in Lahore, Pakistan, he was a retired mechanical engineer for American President Lines and Matson, a life master duplicate bridge player and member of Kona Bridge Club. Celebration of life at a later date. No flowers. Memorial donations to Hospice of Kona, P.O. Box 4130, Kailua-Kona, HI 96745. Survived by wife, Lynn Puri of Kailua-Kona; sons, Matt (Clare) Gomes of Pleasanton, Calif., and Dale (Greg) George of San Francisco; sister, Saroj (Rajender) Pachauri of New Delhi, India; two grandsons; a nephew and several nieces. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.
Florence Mae “Aunty Flo” Souza, 71, of Hilo died June 22 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo. Born in Honolulu, she was a retired hairdresser, owner of the former Banyan Tree Beauty Salon and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Big Island Ballroom Dancing Club and Divine Divas O Hilo Red Hat Society. Visitation 8:30-10 a.m. Monday (July 6) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. Survived by son, Karl (Kehau) Kahoonei of Hilo; daughters, Jaynel (Pancho) Aldana and Sherrie Lynn (Ben Cortez) Cronkite of Mountain View; brother, Diego Mantalaba of Honolulu; sister, Maggie Consejo of Waianae, Oahu; hanai daughters, Carrie (Randy) Felipe of Honolulu and Eunice Bagorio of Hilo; hanai son, Shorn De Silva of Hilo; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Visitation for the late Florence Kalei Pine Nakanelua is 9-11 a.m. Friday (July 3) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel with services at 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Kukuihaele Cemetery, with a celebration of life luncheon afterward at Kukuihaele Park. This information was omitted from an obituary published Tuesday.
