James Bruce Copeland, Jr., 53, of Pepeekeo died Jan. 11 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Honolulu, he was a member of First Assembly of God in Pepeekeo. No services. Online condolences: homelanimemorialpark.com. Survived by brothers, Gerald Copeland of Pepeekeo
James Bruce Copeland, Jr., 53, of Pepeekeo died Jan. 11 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Honolulu, he was a member of First Assembly of God in Pepeekeo. No services. Online condolences: homelanimemorialpark.com. Survived by brothers, Gerald Copeland of Pepeekeo and Guy Copeland of Honolulu; sister, Kelly Copeland of Honolulu; uncles, aunts nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Homelani Memorial Park.
Fred J. Koehnen, 92, of Hilo died Feb. 1 at home. Born in Hilo, he was a businessman, securities broker, consultant, veteran of U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and Hawaii National Guard during the Vietnam War, Hilo Medical Center Foundation Board director, trustee of Lyman House Memorial Museum, Hilo Boarding School, Herbert C. Shipman Foundation and Orlando Lyman Charitable Trust. Private services at a later date. Online condolences: homelanimemorialpark.com. Survived by wife, Carolyn Koehnen of Hilo; daughters, Lynne Forbes and Helie (G.A.) Rock of Hilo, Kristi (Gary) Robinson of Kapolei, Oahu; son, Owen Koehnen of Hilo; sister, Helie Rohner of Hilo; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; a niece and nephew.
Terrence “Kake” Kelii Pule, 67, of North Kohala died Dec. 20 at home. Born in North Kohala, he was a retired maintenance worker for Waikoloa Village Golf Course, former assistant boys’ basketball and girls’ softball coach for Kohala High School, member of Local Boys Kohala senior softball team, a former employee of Kohala Sugar Plantation and Memorex/Unisys Corporation in California and U.S. Army veteran. Celebration of Life at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 at Keokea Beach Park. Urn burial to follow at 3 p.m. at Old Mormon Cemetery in Niulii, North Kohala. Casual attire; no flowers. For info, call 889-0570 or 936-5595. Family condolences to P.O. Box 648, Kapaau, HI 96755. Survived by wife, Bessie Pule of North Kohala; son, Troy (Jenni) Wells of Morgan Hill, Calif.; brother, Lyman Pule of Baltimore; sisters, Gwen Kupukaa of North Kohala and Roberta (Ben) Merkley of Salt Lake City; sister-in-law, Frances Pule of North Kohala; hanai sister, Jonell Bruno of North Kohala; a grandson; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.
Norman George Purves, 63, of Hilo died Jan. 18 at home. Born in St. Paul, Minn., and raised in Portland, Ore., he was a recently retired instructor of physics and astronomy at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, former tutor and former telescope operator at Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. Celebration of life to be announced at a later date. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by wife, Maren Hauschildt-Purves of Hilo; daughter, Caterina Purves of Irvine, Calif.; sisters, Ruth Miller of Portland, Mary Thornton of Vancouver, Wash., and Janet (Larry) Rich of Portland, parents-in-law Arthur and Eva Hauschildt of Hamburg, Germany; brothers-in-law, Jan (Birgit Rothe) Hauschildt of Hamburg and Peter (Angela) Hauschildt of Melsdorf, Germany; sister-in-law Gesine (Rainer) Diebold of Waldbronn, Germany; two nieces and 14 nephews. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Seth Noah Umiamaka, 66, of Kailua-Kona died Jan. 29 at Hospice of Kona Nakamaru Hale. Born in Honolulu, he was a security guard for Jan-Guard Hawaii Security. Private services. Survived by son, Jude Umiamaka of Las Vegas; hanai son, Jason Umiamaka of Mountain View; daughters, Wailani Umiamaka of Waimea, Leialoha Umiamaka of Hookena, Hoku Umiamaka of Kailua-Kona and Lehualani Umiamaka of the Big Island; mother, Mary Umiamaka of Oahu; brother, Ted Umiamaka of Oahu; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Louise Blackman Wilson, 82, of Kailua-Kona died Feb. 1 at Hospice of Kona Nakamaru Hale. Born in Oakland, Calif., she was an elementary school and adult English as a second language teacher. No services. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by brother, Alfred (Cynthia) Wilson of Kailua-Kona. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Henry Mamoru Yamane, 86, of Napoopoo died Jan. 9 at home. Born in Haiku, Maui, he was a retired student transportation officer and minister for Kealakekua Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Visitation 1-2 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 4) at Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel Kamakahonu Ballroom in Kailua-Kona. Memorial service at 2 p.m. No flowers. Survived by wife, Lilly Yamane of Napoopoo; son, Brian (Cynthia) Yamane of Kailua-Kona; daughter, Gail Medeiros of Napoopoo; brother, Kenneth Yamane of San Jose, Calif.; three granddaughters and three great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
