Henry Edward de la Cruz, 63, of Hilo died Sept. 29 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Hilo, he was a U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran awarded the Purple Heart and member of Hale ‘Oluea Clubhouse. Memorial service 9:30 a.m. Wednesday (Oct. 12) at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 522 Ponahawai St., Hilo. Visitation to follow. Noon urn burial at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Aloha attire. Online condolences: homelanimemorialpark.com. Survived by mother, Frances de la Cruz of Honolulu; brother, Michael de la Cruz of Honolulu; sister, Francine Chai of Honolulu. Arrangements by Homelani Cremation Services.
Henry Edward de la Cruz, 63, of Hilo died Sept. 29 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Hilo, he was a U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran awarded the Purple Heart and member of Hale ‘Oluea Clubhouse. Memorial service 9:30 a.m. Wednesday (Oct. 12) at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 522 Ponahawai St., Hilo. Visitation to follow. Noon urn burial at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Aloha attire. Online condolences: homelanimemorialpark.com. Survived by mother, Frances de la Cruz of Honolulu; brother, Michael de la Cruz of Honolulu; sister, Francine Chai of Honolulu. Arrangements by Homelani Cremation Services.
Angeline “Angie” Kehaulani Hao-Pauline, 64, of Hilo died Sept. 15 at home. Born in Kalaoa, Kona, she was a homemaker. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Friday (Oct. 14) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel in Hilo. Funeral service at 10 a.m. Noon burial at East Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. Survived by son, David (Michelle Kaluna) Hao of Kailua-Kona; daughters, Vanessa (Leroy Aguiar) Masi and Suzanna (Garret Freitas) Miller of Hilo; brothers, Eugene (Kerrie Green) Hao of Hilo and William (Donna) Matsu of California; sister, Henrietta Stone of Hilo; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; aunts, nephews and nieces. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Gayle Schouborg Johnson, 78, of Kailua-Kona, formerly of Bonita, Calif., died Sept. 23 at home. Born in Beatrice, Neb., she was a homemaker, retired music and piano teacher and a member of Alpha Chi Omega XI Chapter, University of Nebraska, and served on the Chula Vista (Calif.) Planning Commission. Services held. No flowers. Memorial donations to Hospice of Kona, P.O. Box 4130, Kailua-Kona, HI 96745 or to PBS Hawaii at http://pbshawaii.org/support. Survived by husband, Jim Johnson of Kailua-Kona; son, Robert (Mary) Johnson of Bonita; daughters, Deborah Johnson of Valley Center, Calif., and Beth Daniel of Palm Desert, Calif.; brother, Gary (Nini) Schouborg of Walnut Creek, Calif.; two granddaughters; cousins and friends. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.
Shigeyoshi Katekawa, 93, of Honomu died Sept. 28 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Papaikou, he was a retired cultivation supervisor for the former Mauna Kea Sugar Co. and member of Honomu Hongwanji Kyodan and Hui Okinawa. Services held. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by sons, Kenneth Katekawa of California, Michael (Shirley) Katekawa of Ewa Beach, Oahu, and Lloyd Katekawa of Waimea; brother, Nobuichi Katekawa of California; sister, Harue (Shintoku) Kise of California; a grandson and a granddaughter; two nieces and a nephew. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Aurora Leonida Los Banos, 91, of Honolulu, formerly of Hilo, died Sept. 14 at Kuakini Medical Center in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, she was a retired Bank of Hawaii clerk. Visitation 5-6 p.m. Friday (Oct. 14) at Mystical Rose Oratory, Saint Louis School in Honolulu. Service at 6 p.m. Inurnment at a later date at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Survived by sons, Allan Jr., Michael, Timothy and Chad; daughters, Camelia Los Banos, Marie C. Martinez and Siena Lee; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.