Julio Muritok Akapito, 70, of Keaau died Aug. 13 at home. Born in Chuuk, Micronesia, he was a deacon for Pahoa Sacred Hearts Church and St. Joseph Catholic Church. Visitation 8-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 at St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Julio Muritok Akapito, 70, of Keaau died Aug. 13 at home. Born in Chuuk, Micronesia, he was a deacon for Pahoa Sacred Hearts Church and St. Joseph Catholic Church. Visitation 8-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Mass at 11 a.m. Survived by wife Kantita Akapito of Keaau; sons, Marius (Sanrine) Akapito and Bartholomew Akapito of Chuuk, Marcellus (Vida) Akapito of Pohnpei, Silvanus (Darmy) Akapito and Nicholas (Q-Me) Akapito of Oahu, Jonathan Akapito, Eliakim Akapito and Frantisek Akapito of Hilo; daughters, Sylvia (Narcisso) Sebastian of Chuuk, Gracelyn Akapito and Rachel Leah Akapito of Guam, Maria (Tifer) Refit of Hilo; brothers, Ireneus Akapito, John Akapito, Elias Tipeno and Eliseus Akapito; sisters, Vita Skilling, Rita Mori, Micaela Rudolph, Anna Maria Yomai and Margarita Akineo; 21 grandchildren. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Gregoria “Oyang” Domingo Della, 85, of Hilo died Aug. 13. Born in the Philippines, she was a retired fruit packer for Tropical Hawaiian Products and member of Holy Rosary Church in Keaau. Visitation 5-6 p.m. Thursday (Aug. 27) at Ballard Family Mortuary, 570 Kinoole St. Service at 6 p.m. Visitation again 8-10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Service at 10 a.m. Burial at 11 a.m. at Homelani Memorial Park. Survived by daughters, Marlen (Elpidio) Ulep of Keaau and Neda (Alvaro) Cabanting of Lanai; brother, Faustino Domingo of Keaau; sisters, Natividad Dait of Keaau, Consuela Domingo, Feliza Curdy and Maxima Domingo of Philippines; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Deborah “Debi” Louise Carse, 59, of Kailua-Kona died Aug. 16 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Fort Smith, Ark., she was a cook. Services held. Survived by son, Daniel Carse of Kailua-Kona; daughter, Denise (Jeremy) Kent of Kailua-Kona; one granddaughter. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.
Yoshito Nagamine, 84, of Papaikou died Aug. 6 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Pepeekeo, he was retired from A&A Machine Works, a U.S. Army Korean War veteran and member of Papaikou Hongwanji Mission. Services held. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by wife, Hiroko Nagamine of Papaikou; son, Paul (Bessie Shimizu) Nagamine of Hilo; daughters, Susan (Charles) Ley of Las Vegas, Lynn (Craig) Nakaishi and Laura (Max) Pajo of Hilo; brothers, Shigeru Nagamine and Yusei (Tsuruko) Nagamine of Honolulu; sister, Yoshino Hanashiro of Honomu; sisters-in-law, Mabel Nagamine of Honolulu, Kinuyo Knight of San Diego and Hannah Uemura of California; brother-in-law, Gilbert Uemura of Hilo; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Julie Carolyn Foster, 74, of Kapoho died Aug. 11 at home. Born in Alabama, she was a retired special education teacher for California public schools. Memorial and celebration of life 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 in Kapoho. Call Tiffany Edwards Hunt at 938-8592 for more details. Survived by son, Jeff (Tiffany) Hunt of Pahoa; brother David (Laurie) Foster of Honolulu; two grandchildren; two nieces and two nephews. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Edgar David Sullivan, 86, of Paauilo died Aug. 15 at home. Born in Detroit, he was a longtime missionary in Japan and pastor in Hawaii and Arkansas. Visitation 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at Kaneohe Missionary Baptist Church, 45-131B Waikapoki Road, Kaneohe, Oahu. Celebration of life service at 11 a.m. No flowers. Memorial donations to your church’s missions fund. Survived by wife, Neva Joyce (Nixon) of Paauilo; son, David of Paauilo; daughters, Ruth (Greg) Chandler of Colorado Springs, Colo., Mary (Shawn) Souza of Paauilo and Sharon Gonzales of Lihue, Kauai; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Nancy Chiyo Takayesu, 92, of Hilo died Aug. 13 at Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Honolulu, she retired after closing Bar Harana. Services held. Survived by companion, Ben Lagapa of Hilo; son, Miles Takayesu of Hilo; daughters, June Miyazono of Kaneohe, Oahu, Jeri (Louie) Takayesu of Papaikou and Nina (Jay) Salzman of Portland, Ore.; sisters, Frances Kellett of Lahaina, Maui, Hilda (Stanley) Kaneshiro of Honolulu and Nora Regalado of San Diego; brother Robert Nakaima; sister-in-law Alberta Nakaima of Honolulu; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Liana “Malia” Tilini, 32, of Waikoloa died Aug. 12. Born in Kealakekua, she was a homemaker who loved music, the beach and her family and friends. Visitation and services, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Painted Church in Honaunau. Survived by husband, Paea Tilini of Waikoloa; son, Paea Tilini Jr. of Waikoloa; daughter, Hana Tilini of Waikoloa; mother, Tiana Deluna of Kawaihae; sisters, Malama Conn and Leai Conn of Kailua- Kona; godchildren, Kula and Tahiti Cho of Kona; one aunt and two cousins. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
