Terry Hanako Hamamoto, 95, of Honolulu, formerly of South Hilo, died Jan. 26 in Honolulu. Born in South Hilo, she was a retired supervisor for the state Identification Bureau. Visitation 5-9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary in Kaneohe, Oahu. Celebration of life service at 6 p.m. Graveside service 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery in Kaneohe. Online condolences: hawaiianmemorialparkmortuary.com. Survived by daughters, Pamela Matsuda, Donna H. (Mark) Teramae and Cheryl Hagio; sisters, Betty Nagata and Doris Uehara; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
Terry Hanako Hamamoto, 95, of Honolulu, formerly of South Hilo, died Jan. 26 in Honolulu. Born in South Hilo, she was a retired supervisor for the state Identification Bureau. Visitation 5-9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary in Kaneohe, Oahu. Celebration of life service at 6 p.m. Graveside service 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery in Kaneohe. Online condolences: hawaiianmemorialparkmortuary.com. Survived by daughters, Pamela Matsuda, Donna H. (Mark) Teramae and Cheryl Hagio; sisters, Betty Nagata and Doris Uehara; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
Tsutomu “Nick” Nekoba, 90, of Hilo died Jan. 23 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo. Born in Pepeekeo, he was the owner of the former T. Nekoba Store, a member of Papaikou Hongwanji Mission and U.S. Army veteran. Private services. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by brother, Atsushi Nekoba of Honolulu; adopted brother, Noboru Nekoba of Japan; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Luis Mercado Pertubal, 103, of Hilo died Jan. 16 at a private care home in Hilo. Born in San Manuel, Pangasinan, the Philippines, he was a papaya and macadamia nut farmer, carpenter and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Services held. Survived by sons, Ceferino (Leticia) Pertubal of Pearl City, Oahu, Domingo (Marcela) Pertubal of Pahoa and Angelito (Rosalie) Pertubal of Honolulu; daughter, Norma Diego of Hilo; sons-in-law, Teofilo Villa of Pahala and Primitivo Ancheta of the Philippines; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
The late William Richard Cliff was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1962. That information was omitted in an obituary published Thursday.