Vernon “Peanut” Tadashi Fujioka, 68, of Hilo died Jan. 31 at home. Born in Hilo, he was a retired carpenter and member of Piihonua Kumiai. Services held. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by son, Dean (Sandy) Fujioka of
Vernon “Peanut” Tadashi Fujioka, 68, of Hilo died Jan. 31 at home. Born in Hilo, he was a retired carpenter and member of Piihonua Kumiai. Services held. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by son, Dean (Sandy) Fujioka of Hilo; sisters, Judy (Steve) Nitura of Las Vegas, Geri (Nate) Hering and Renee (Gary) Miyasato of Honolulu; brother, Sean Fujioka of Hilo; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Kenneth Kikuo Kurokawa, 73, of Kula, Maui, died Feb. 6 at Islands Hospice in Kahului, Maui. Born in Paauilo, he was retired president of Austin, Tsutsumi &Associates engineering firm and a U.S. Army veteran. Visitation 5:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at Ballard Family Mortuary in Kahului. Memorial services at 6:30 p.m. Private inurnment at National Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl, at a later date. No flowers. Memorial donations to Islands Hospice, 149 Maa St., Kahului, HI 96732. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by wife, Beverly Kurokawa; brother, Reginald Kurokawa of Pukalani, Maui; sisters, Geraldine (Harold) Kraynek of Lake Forest, Calif., Jacqueline (Chuck) Probst of Kula and Nadine (Gary) Demaree of Waimea; caregivers, Trudi Vierra, Greer Prince and Kurt Higa. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Margaret Della Crivello Lee, 92, of Hilo died Jan. 17 at Regency Hilo Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Pepeekeo, she was a retired Hilo Union Elementary School teacher and member of the Hawaii Government Employees Association, Hawaii State Teachers Association and Villa Franca Kumiai. Visitation 5-9 p.m. Monday (Feb. 15) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Wake service at 7 p.m. Visitation again 9-10 a.m. Tuesday (Feb. 16) at Saint Joseph Catholic Church. Mass at 10 a.m. Aloha attire; flowers and lei welcome. Burial at Homelani Memorial Park, Lehua section. Survived by sons, Robert “Bobby” Y.W. (Sandra) Lee Jr., Dennis K.W. (Thelma) Lee Sr. and Lloyd P.C.W. (Suzanne) Lee Sr. of Hilo; daughters, Margaret Pamela M.L. Abreu of Keaau and Sharon Ann M.U. Raniada of Hilo; brother, Peter (Irene) Crivello Jr. of San Bruno, Calif.; sister, Blanche Iaukea of Kailua, Oahu; brothers-in-law, Jim Pruitt of Milpitas, Calif., and Bob Gonsalves of Radcliffe, Ky.; sisters-in-law, Margit Crivello of Huntsville, Ala., Miu Chee Matsumura, Miu Lin Sibayton of Keaau and Florence T. Lee of Kailua-Kona; 18 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Yoichi Sato, 93, of Hilo died Feb. 8 at Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Papaikou. Funeral service 9 a.m. Friday (Feb. 12) at Ballard Family Mortuary. Burial 11 a.m. at Homelani Memorial Park and Cemetery. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by wife, Shigeko Takeguchi of Hilo; brother-in-law, Tadashi Imaino of Hilo; sisters-in-law, Sumie Takeguchi of Keaau and Aki Takeguchi of Hilo; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
The late William P. Benevides Sr. is survived by, among others, brother-in-law, Benedict Shon, and sisters-in-law, Marie Benevides and Rosita Benevides, all of Hilo. Their names were omitted from an obituary published Sunday.
