Manuel “Maning” Delo Santos Sr., 90, of Captain Cook died Feb. 15 at home. Born in Kohala, he was a self-employed coffee and macadamia nut farmer, U.S. Army World War II veteran and aircraft mechanic, and member of Kona Lions
Manuel “Maning” Delo Santos Sr., 90, of Captain Cook died Feb. 15 at home. Born in Kohala, he was a self-employed coffee and macadamia nut farmer, U.S. Army World War II veteran and aircraft mechanic, and member of Kona Lions Club, Ilocano Ancestry Club and American Legion. Visitation 7-9:30 a.m. Thursday (March 2) at St. John’s Catholic Church in Kealakekua. Mass at 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery in Kailua-Kona. Aloha attire; no flowers. Memorial donations to Lions Club of Kona, P.O. Box 287, Kealakekua, HI 96750. Survived by wife, Vicenta Delo Santos of Captain Cook; son, Manuel (Robin) Delo Santos Jr. of Captain Cook; daughters, Diane (Gary) Nagano, Stephanie (Paul) Armitage, Rose (Glenn) Kekoa and Debbie (Mark) Dumaguinl of Captain Cook, Leialoha Cooper of Savannah, Tenn., Melanie (Cy) Nakamoto of Kainaliu, Cindy (Marvin) Terawaki of Beltsville, Md., and Jolene (Floyd) Kahalioumi of Kealakekua; sister, Mary Belanio of Captain Cook; sisters-in-law, Francesca Delo Santos and Margaret (Andres) Guillermo of Captain Cook; 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Megumi Yugawa, 91, of Pepeekeo died Feb. 5 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Hakalau, he was a retired mechanic for HT&T, member of Hilo Coast United Church of Christ in Honomu and U.S. Army Korean War veteran. Services held. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by daughter, Thal Critchfield of Seattle; son, Elton Yugawa of Mililani, Oahu; sisters-in-law, Hanako Yugawa of Pepeekeo and Helen Yugawa of Hilo; brother-in-law, Tatsumi Hisatake of Aiea, Oahu; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
