Yasuo Honda, 92, of Honaunau died Oct. 31 at Life Care Center of Kona. Born in Keei, he was a tomato, vegetable, coffee and macadamia farmer and member of Honaunau Kumiai No. 3 and Ho‘olokahi Congregational Church. Visitation 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at the Kona Outdoor Circle. Celebration of life service at 3 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by sons, Roy (Takako) Honda of Honaunau, Vance (Clarisa) Honda of Waimea and Nathan (Helen) Honda of Whittier, Calif.; daughters, Jean Kadooka of Honaunau and Sherrie Honda of North Hollywood, Calif.; sisters, Sadako Mitsuda and Janet Matsuda of Honolulu, Doris McKee of San Rafael, Calif.; three grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.
Yasuo Honda, 92, of Honaunau died Oct. 31 at Life Care Center of Kona. Born in Keei, he was a tomato, vegetable, coffee and macadamia farmer and member of Honaunau Kumiai No. 3 and Ho‘olokahi Congregational Church. Visitation 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at the Kona Outdoor Circle. Celebration of life service at 3 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by sons, Roy (Takako) Honda of Honaunau, Vance (Clarisa) Honda of Waimea and Nathan (Helen) Honda of Whittier, Calif.; daughters, Jean Kadooka of Honaunau and Sherrie Honda of North Hollywood, Calif.; sisters, Sadako Mitsuda and Janet Matsuda of Honolulu, Doris McKee of San Rafael, Calif.; three grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.
Edward Anthony Horwatt, 88, of Hilo died Nov. 5 at home. Born in Bloomingdale, Ohio, he was a retired U.S. Navy Engineman 1st Class, retired from Scripps Research Institute of Oceanography and Salk Institute of Biological Studies and member of Kaumana Drive Baptist Church. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Tuesday (Nov. 17) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial services together with those of his wife, Rose Ah Lin Horwatt, who died a day earlier, at 10 a.m. Urn committal at noon at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Aloha attire. Survived by son, Edward Anthony (Margaret) Horwatt Jr. of Waimea; daughter, Elizabeth Ann (Rodney) Ware of Springfield, Mo.; brother, Andrew (Shirley) Horwatt of Ohio; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Rose Ah Lin (Akana) Horwatt, 87, of Hilo died Nov. 4 at home. Born in Hilo, she was a housewife, retired from Dietary Food Services and member of Kaumana Drive Baptist Church. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Tuesday (Nov. 17) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial services, together with those of her husband, Edward Anthony Horwatt, who died a day later, at 10 a.m. Burial at noon at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Aloha attire. Survived by son, Edward Anthony (Margaret) Horwatt Jr. of Waimea; daughter, Elizabeth Ann (Rodney) Ware of Springfield, Mo.; sister, Elizabeth Ah Chin of Hilo; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Riley Tetsumi Mende, 62, of Honolulu died Nov. 3 in Honolulu. Born in Hilo, he was a retired banker. Visitation 2-3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at Hosoi Garden Mortuary, Honolulu. Services at 3 p.m. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by wife, Janice of Honolulu; mother, Masae of Hilo; brothers, Derrick (Eileen), Lester (Linda) and Jay of Hilo; sister, Rhonda Sakai of Honolulu. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Candice Kerr Riddle, 67, of Kailua-Kona died Nov. 6. Born in San Antonio, she was a mural artist. Private services. Survived by son, Atlee Riddle of Kailua-Kona. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Yoshito Takamine, 89, of Honokaa died Oct. 27 at home. Born in Hakalau, he was a retired division director for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), worked for Honokaa Sugar Co., and was a member of the territorial and state House of Representatives from 1958-1984, serving many years as House Labor Committee chairman. Visitation 3-5 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 18) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 5 p.m. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by wife, Kimiko Takamine of Honokaa; sons, Dwight (Carol) Takamine of Laupahoehoe and Delbert (Kelcy) Takamine of Las Vegas; daughters, Arlene (Bert) Hashimoto of Hilo, Melanie (Rocket) Fergerstrom of Waimea and Karleen (Alan) Kaohimaunu of Honokaa; brothers, Yoshinobu Takamine and Robert (Linda) Takamine of Honokaa, Takeshi (Sumi) Takamine of San Antonio; brother-in-law, Akira Fujimoto of Honokaa; sisters, Yaeko (Yasu) Tamayose of Gardena, Calif., Sueko (Masao) Kakazu of Waipahu, Oahu, and Yemiko Lum of Kaneohe, Oahu; 15 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Veba Victoria Townsend, 71, of Kailua-Kona died Nov. 9 at home. Born in Hilo, she was a singer, musician, tour greeter and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Kona First Ward. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Kona First Ward. Service at 11 a.m. For information, call 987-6716. Survived by brother, Alapaki Tampos of Kailua-Kona; sisters, Miriam Reyes of Kohala and Daling Chabotte of Kailua-Kona; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.