Franklin A. Carvalho, 68, of Sanger, Calif., died Jan. 22 at home. Born and raised in North Kohala, he was a U.S. Navy Vietnam War veteran. Celebration of life 9 a.m. Saturday, March 4, on Union Mill Road in Kapaau. Survived by wife, Karen Carvalho; children, David (Sandy) Carvalho, Berwyn TJ (Johnnalyn Sanborn) Carvalho of Hilo, Lesmond Keala (Kalai) Carvalho-Asuela and Naheana Keahi of Maui, Soo-Jin (David) La‘anui of Woodbury, Minn., and Robert Chilton of Folsom Calif.; sisters, Jeannine (Wendell) Mattos, Andrea Mapuana Carvalho and Mildred Leina (Carter) Carvalho; brothers, Alan Andrew (Tracey) Carvalho and Anthony (Jackie) Carvalho; 11 grandchildren.
Franklin A. Carvalho, 68, of Sanger, Calif., died Jan. 22 at home. Born and raised in North Kohala, he was a U.S. Navy Vietnam War veteran. Celebration of life 9 a.m. Saturday, March 4, on Union Mill Road in Kapaau. Survived by wife, Karen Carvalho; children, David (Sandy) Carvalho, Berwyn TJ (Johnnalyn Sanborn) Carvalho of Hilo, Lesmond Keala (Kalai) Carvalho-Asuela and Naheana Keahi of Maui, Soo-Jin (David) La‘anui of Woodbury, Minn., and Robert Chilton of Folsom Calif.; sisters, Jeannine (Wendell) Mattos, Andrea Mapuana Carvalho and Mildred Leina (Carter) Carvalho; brothers, Alan Andrew (Tracey) Carvalho and Anthony (Jackie) Carvalho; 11 grandchildren.
Roger Bruce Cotting, 86, of Kailua-Kona died Jan. 23 at home. Born in Cleveland, he was an architect, philosopher, author, teacher, founder and member of Forever Living Theodora Foundation and U.S. Air Force veteran. Celebration of life at a later date. Survived by wife, Misty Mistler of Kailua-Kona; sons, Stephen (Lee) Cotting of Anchorage, Alaska, Erik (Laura) Cotting of Waterloo, Wis., and Glenn (Roxanne) Cotting of Seattle; brother, Carlton (Marion) Cotting of Vienna, Va.; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; two nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Mitsue Kajiyama, 92, of Hilo died Dec. 24 at home. Born in Olaa, she was a retired seamstress, homemaker and member of the Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin. Services held. No koden (monetary gifts). Survived by son, Edmund Kajiyama of Honolulu; daughters, Karen (Paul) Mitsuyoshi and Leatrice (Roy) Yamamoto of Hilo; brothers, Akinobu (Aiko) Muranaka of Torrence, Calif., and Jack (Jean) Muranaka of Honolulu; sister, Hisayo Kubo of Pahoa; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
The late Mana Mae Venable was preceded in death by her husband, Jackson Venable, who died in 1982, and was a U.S. Marine Corps World War II veteran. Incomplete and incorrect information was submitted for an obituary published Feb. 1.