Mary Conchita Cantorna, 103, of Keaau, formerly of Honokaa, died May 9 at Hospice of Hilo Pohai Malama Care Center. Born in Honolulu, she was a retired Mauna Kea Beach Hotel employee and Honokaa Senior Center volunteer who loved singing, dancing and entertaining. Visitation 10-11 a.m. Tuesday (May 16) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 11 a.m. Graveside internment service 1 p.m. at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire; no flowers. Preceded in death by husband, Manuel Cantorna, and sons, Raymond and Mario. Survived by sons, Chuck, Marty, Morris, Manny and Richard; daughters, Jean, DeeDee and Gloria; 21 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and 26 great-great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Mary Conchita Cantorna, 103, of Keaau, formerly of Honokaa, died May 9 at Hospice of Hilo Pohai Malama Care Center. Born in Honolulu, she was a retired Mauna Kea Beach Hotel employee and Honokaa Senior Center volunteer who loved singing, dancing and entertaining. Visitation 10-11 a.m. Tuesday (May 16) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 11 a.m. Graveside internment service 1 p.m. at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire; no flowers. Preceded in death by husband, Manuel Cantorna, and sons, Raymond and Mario. Survived by sons, Chuck, Marty, Morris, Manny and Richard; daughters, Jean, DeeDee and Gloria; 21 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and 26 great-great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Mamoru Fukano, 92, of Hilo died May 7. He was a retired sailor for Matson. Private services. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by wife, D. Louise Fukano; sons, Tom (Gloria) Orlando and David (Linda) Orlando; six grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, grandnieces and nephews and great-grandnieces and nephews. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Ernest Akira Kawakami, 80, of Kainaliu died May 4 at home. Born in Kainaliu, he was a self-employed coffee farmer and member of Daifukuji Soto Mission, Kainaliu Makai Kumi, Hiroshima Kenjin Kai and Kumamoto Kenjin Kai. Visitation 10-11 a.m. Saturday, May 20, at Daifukuji Soto Mission in Honalo. Funeral service at 11 a.m. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Hideko Kawakami of Kona; daughters, Patsy (Kevin) Sayphone of Kona and Jeanette (Mark) Mochida of Hilo; brother, Arthur (Joy) Kawakami of Kona; sister, Nancy (Walter) Masaki of Oahu; five grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Hatsue “Aunty H” Mento, 92, of Paukaa died April 29 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Pepeekeo, she was a housewife, retired co-owner of the former Mento Service Station and member of Ijun, Hui Okinawa and So-Shin Kai Koto Club. Visitation 4-5 p.m. Thursday (May 18) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 5 p.m. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by husband, Kameichi “Jimmy” Mento; daughter, Gloria Mento; sons, Dennis Mento, Milton Mento and Michael (Terry Aina) Mento; brother, Koichi Okuda of Okinawa; brothers-in-law, Roy (Yukie) Mento and Robert (Kazuko) Mento; sisters-in-law, Helen Nham, Nobuko Mento and Ayako Higa; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Suyeko Nishina, 99, of Holualoa died April 7 at Hospice of Kona Nakamaru Hale. Born in Kainaliu, she was a housewife and member of Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, Buddhist Women’s Association and Kahaluu Kumiai. Visitation 3-4 p.m. Saturday, May 20 at Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple in Kealakekua. Memorial service at 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by sons, Wilfred (Pauline) Nishina of Sacramento, Calif., Clayton (Nona) Nishina of Kealakekua and Melvin (Eva) Nishina of Hilo; daughters, Jill (Larry) Tanaka of Kaloko, Pauline (Robert) Goodwin of Kealakehe and Patsy (Juergen Naggert) Nishina of Bar Harbor, Maine; brother, Richard (Amy) Matsumoto of Kainaliu; sister-in-law, Sakae Oshima of Kainaliu; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.