Kazuyoshi “Kats” “Kachan” Aoki, 90, of Captain Cook died Nov. 20 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Kealakekua, he was a retired county fire captain, real estate agent and broker for Lentz and Gold Coast Realty, coffee farmer, orchid grower, golfer and member of Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and Akitsu Gumiai. Visitation 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27, at Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple in Kealakekua. Memorial service 3 p.m. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Ethel Aoki; son, Bart (Martin Low) Aoki of San Francisco; daughter, Geri Ann (Glenn) Davidson of Kailua-Kona; two grandchildren; nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Kazuyoshi “Kats” “Kachan” Aoki, 90, of Captain Cook died Nov. 20 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Kealakekua, he was a retired county fire captain, real estate agent and broker for Lentz and Gold Coast Realty, coffee farmer, orchid grower, golfer and member of Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and Akitsu Gumiai. Visitation 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27, at Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple in Kealakekua. Memorial service 3 p.m. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Ethel Aoki; son, Bart (Martin Low) Aoki of San Francisco; daughter, Geri Ann (Glenn) Davidson of Kailua-Kona; two grandchildren; nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Milagros Borbos, 63, of Kailua-Kona died Dec. 11. Born in the Philippines, she was a Wal-Mart greeter. Visitation 8:30-10 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 23) at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Holualoa. Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Online condolences: www.ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by husband, Garonimo Barbos of Kailua-Kona; son, Rommel (Winnie) Borbos of the Philippines; daughters, Meldrid Borbos and Mary Jane (Jerome) Tobias of the Philippines; brothers, Jimmy (Fe) Inocencio, Jerry (Pacita) Inocencio, Dremy (Vilma) Inocencio and Danny (Violita) Inocencio of Kailua-Kona; nine grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Stephen Eugene Champieux, 66, of Pahoa died Dec. 4 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo. Born in Burbank, Calif., he was a wildlife rehabilitator and U.S. Navy Vietnam War veteran. Private services. Survived by parents, Robert and Isabel Champieux of Pacoima, Calif.; sisters, Diane Miller of Ventura, Calif., Jane Nelson of Lake Isabella, Calif., Christine Bissonnette of Oxnard, Calif., and Roberta Dixon of Pacoima; brother, Roger Champieux of Aptos, Calif.; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Earl Sanders Robertson Jr., 44, of Pahoa died Oct. 18. Born in Honolulu. Private services. Survived by father, Earl Sanders Robertson Sr. of Oahu; son, Malachi Robertson of Hilo; daughters, Cheanna Robertson-Akimseu and L’rae Robertson of Hilo; sister, Sandra Ostrander of Florida; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
James Napua Wells, 70, of Ocean View died Nov. 30 at Kona Community Hospital. Born on Oahu, he was a heavy equipment operator for PCR Construction, owner of Napua’s Auto Upholstery, disabled U.S. Army veteran, former Disabled American Veterans commander and member of American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Kupuna Council and Ko Hawaii Pae Aina. Inurnment at noon Monday, Dec. 28, at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery in Kailua-Kona. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Y. Mikie Hanato-Wells of Honalo; sons, Schayle-Kigen Hanato-Wells and Renkio (Deja) Hanato-Wells of Honalo, Kitao (Kuulei) Hanato-Wells of Ocean View; daughter, Kyra Wells of the mainland; sister, Lydia Escuadro of Waianae, Oahu; brothers-in-law, Teruo (Toshie) Hanato of Honalo, Himeo (Sarah) Hanato of Kailua-Kona and Minoru Hanato of Captain Cook; sisters-in-law, Tamayo Hanato of Honalo, Lolly Wells, Irene Wells and Maureen Wells of Oahu, five grandchildren; nieces, nephews, and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.