Anthony Gutierres, 65, of Honokaa died Jan. 3 at Hale Ho‘ola Hamakua. Born in Kohala, he was a custodian for Hawaii Preparatory Academy and U.S. Army veteran. Visitation 8:30-9:45 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 13) at Hawi Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mass
Anthony Gutierres, 65, of Honokaa died Jan. 3 at Hale Ho‘ola Hamakua. Born in Kohala, he was a custodian for Hawaii Preparatory Academy and U.S. Army veteran. Visitation 8:30-9:45 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 13) at Hawi Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mass at 10 a.m. Urn burial at a later date. Casual attire. Survived by daughters, Selene C. Gutierres and Misty (Jared Akasaki) Gutierres of Honolulu, Amber (Arthur Jones) Gutierres of California; sons, Anthony Gutierres Jr. and Justin Gutierres of Honolulu; brothers, Kelven (Paticia) Gutierres of Bardstown, Ky., and Gilbert (Faye) Gutierres of Kohala; sisters, Cynthia (Eugene) Amar, Rosemary (Jeffery) Yamamoto and Priscilla (Ralph) Galan of Kohala, in-laws, Jamie Sanchez, Benjamin Sanchez, Wally Sanchez, Richard (Bonnie) Sanchez, Ivan Fernandez, Gloria Sanchez, Carmen Sanchez and Patricia Sanchez; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Yukiko Kajiwara, 87, of Ewa Beach, Oahu, and formerly of Hilo, died Jan. 5. She was born in Papaikou. Visitation 10-11 a.m. Monday (Feb. 15) at Ballard Family Mortuary. Memorial service at 11 a.m. Interment 1:30 p.m. at Homelani Memorial Park and Cemetery. Casual attire. Survived by sons, Wesley (Ann) Kajiwara of Honolulu and Wayne (Evelyn) Kajiwara of Maui; daughter, Eileen (Nathan) Iwamasa of Honolulu; brother, Yiuzo Nii of Honolulu; sister, Nancy (Nobuo) Matsui of Hilo; five grandchildren. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Ralph H. Nabeta, 84, of Los Angeles and formerly of Hilo, died Jan. 19 in Los Angeles. Born in Hilo, he was a retired IBM employee and U.S. Army veteran. Services held. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by wife, Mildred Nabeta of Los Angeles; sons, Randall Nabeta and Wayne Nabeta of Los Angeles; sister, Nora Nabeta of Hilo; two nieces and a nephew. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Eiko Tamaki Sakuma, 84, of Mountain View died Jan. 31 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Taiwan, she was a retired housekeeper for The Queen’s Medical Center. Online condolences: homelanimemorialpark.com. No services. Survived by sisters, June Bennett of Mountain View and Michiyo Kakazu of Mountain View; brothers, Hitoshi (Fumiko) Tamaki of Kagawa, Japan, and Yogi Tamaki of Saitama, Japan; nieces. Arrangements by Homelani Cremation Services.
Richard “Ri” Marshall Timberlake, 84, of Pahoa died Jan. 17 at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. Born in California, he was a retired artist. Celebration of life 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, at Waa Waa. Online condolences: www.ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by sons, Mei (Margaux) Timberlake of Pahoa and Krishan (Heidi) Timberlake of California; daughter, Mai (Kaleo) Timberlake of Kealakekua; sister, Pat Crittenden of California; one grandson. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
