Kazue “Aunty Kay” Aoki, 82, of Kealakekua died Nov. 7 at home. Born in Kealakekua, she worked at Orchids of Hawaii at the old Kona Inn Shopping Center, was a retired customer service representative for Parts Center Hawaii, office manager
Kazue “Aunty Kay” Aoki, 82, of Kealakekua died Nov. 7 at home. Born in Kealakekua, she worked at Orchids of Hawaii at the old Kona Inn Shopping Center, was a retired customer service representative for Parts Center Hawaii, office manager for Aoki Plumbing and member of Akitsu Kumiai and Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. Visitation 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at Kona Hongwanji. Service at 4 p.m. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by sons, Sidney (Victoria) Aoki and Dale Aoki of Kealakekua; daughters, Pauline (Glenn Yano) Aoki-Yano and Claudia Chang of Kealakekua, Lynn (Arnold Tokuyama) Aoki-Tokuyama of Kailua-Kona; brothers, Richard (Mae) Nakashima and Harry (Marian) Nakashima of Honolulu; sisters, Lily Yuriko Muraoka of Honolulu and Eiko Amy (Raymond) Ikeda of Gardena, Calif.; 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.
Lawrence “Pocho” Shane Deponte, 60, of Kailua-Kona died Sept. 16 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he was a stone mason, artist, tattoo artist, surfer and body surfer, and member of International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local No. 1 and Hawaii Bricklayers and Tilesetters Local No. 1. Celebration of life noon-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at Kona Palisades pavilion. Casual attire; flower lei welcome. Survived by daughter, Ashley (Jason) Narciso of Kailua-Kona; son, Shane Deponte of Ewa Beach, Oahu; brothers, Waltin Deponte, Michael Marks, Joseph Alameda and John Deponte of Honolulu, Wallace Deponte of Maui, Patrick Deponte of San Francisco; sisters, Jojan Alameda and Jodi Deponte of Honolulu; one granddaughter; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Lodybesy “Lody” Ludwig Glory, 81, of Kealakekua died Oct. 25 at his daughter’s home. Born in Honaunau, he was a retired police officer. Visitation 6-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Honaunau. Rosary at 7:30 p.m. Visitation again 8-10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at the church. Mass at 10 a.m. Burial at Kona Memorial Park in Holualoa. Casual attire; flowers welcome. Survived by wife, Pearl Glory of Kealakekua; son; Lloyd (Shari) Glory of Seattle; daughter, Lisa (Thomas) Klein of Chicago; brothers, Bonipacio (Mary) Glory of Torrance, Calif., Joseph (Gertrude) Glory and Robert (Lorraine) Glory of Kohala; three grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Leslie Kurakazu, 80, of Hilo died Nov. 9 at City of Hope Hospital in Los Angeles. Born in Hilo, he was a retired Monterey Park, Calif., travel agency owner. Private services in Los Angeles. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts); cards and notes of remembrance appreciated. Survived by daughters, Jan (Stephen Abe) Kurakazu and Dawn (Willie Wong) Kurakazu; sisters, Nancy (Albert) Okuhara and Martha (James) Igawa; two sisters-in-law; four grandchildren; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Fukui Mortuary.
Steven Dale Olson, 62, of Kapaau died Nov. 6 at home. Born in Clarion, Iowa, he was an electrician and Hawaii Community College instructor. Celebration of life and potluck dinner 4-6 p.m. Friday (Nov. 20) at Kapaau Park. Survived by wife, Juanita Rivera of Kapaau; son, Clifford (Guelynne) Olson of Waimea; mother, Doris Olson of Goldfield, Iowa; sisters, Carol Helmke of Eagle Grove, Iowa, Sheila (Bert) Merrell of St. Louis and Annette (Jeff) Rust of Littleton, Colo.; brother, David (Larayne) Olson of Sioux City, Iowa; three grandsons; uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews and in-laws. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.
Albert Joseph Pihi Jr., 75, of Kailua-Kona died Nov. 6 at home. Born in Hilo, he was a retired plumber and U.S. Navy veteran. Visitation 9-11 a.m. Sunday (Nov. 22) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Celebration of life at 11 a.m. Casual attire; no flowers Cremation to follow. Memorial fund donations to Shakeisha Angay-Pihi, P.O. Box 3276, Kailua-Kona, HI 96745. Survived by sisters, Rita (Manuel) Charvea of Mountain View and Elizabeth Sorkin of Hawaiian Paradise Park; brothers, Walter (Kelly) Diego of Mountain View, Jeffrey Pihi of California and Robert Pihi of Eden Roc; five children; seven grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Arthur Ralston Stalb Jr., 86, of Waikoloa died Oct. 3 at North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Bayshore, N.Y., he was an aerospace engineer, inventor and national defense consultant. Services held. Survived by wife, Marian Stalb of Waikoloa; daughters, Cynthia (Michael) Hickman of Midlothian, Va., Stephanie (Joseph) Brajkovich of Campbell, Calif., and Melissa Stalb of Waikoloa; sons, Arthur Ralston (Anita) Stalb III of Kailua-Kona and Douglas (Rhonda) Stalb of Huntsville, Ala.; brothers, Douglas (Teddy) Stalb of Summerville, S.C., and Alan (Suzanne) Stalb of Windsor, Conn.; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Cremation Services of Hawaii.
Lillian Ayako Taira, 91, of Waimea died Nov. 3 at home. Born in Hakalau, she was a retired Dole Pineapple cannery supervisor and member of Waimea Senior Citizens Club, Kamuela Hongwanji Mission and Waimea Mahjong Group. Private services in Honolulu. Burial at Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Memorial donations to North Hawaii Hospice, 65-1328 Kawaihae Road, Kamuela, HI 96743. Survived by daughter, Sharon (Warren) Higuchi of Waimea; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii and Mililani Memorial Park &Mortuary.
