Lito Macatbag Asuncion, 69, of Hilo died June 23 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, he was a retired elderly affairs program planner for the counties of Kauai and Hawaii, former manager and co-owner of Prince Kuhio One Hour Photo in Hilo, co-founder, first president and advisor of Sariling Gawa Youth Council and former officer and member of several Filipino and professional organizations in Hawaii. He was the grandson of a 1930 Sakada (sugar plantation laborer) and son of a 1946 Sakada. Memorial service at a later date. Sentiments, memories and tributes to: litoasuncionlegacy@gmail.com or M. Asuncion, P.O. Box 4216, Hilo, HI 96720. Survived by wife, Mildred Macugay Asuncion; son, Rico Macugay Asuncion; sisters, Guillerma Cabie of West Covina, Calif., and Gloria (Feliciano) Bautista of Diamond Bar, Calif.; brothers, Edward Lee (Fidela) Asuncion of Honolulu and Nestor (Chandell) Asuncion of Hilo; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Arrangements by Homelani Memorial Park.
Tion Kawaihona DeMello, 44, of Hilo died June 20 in Kona. Services at a later date. Online condolences: homelanimemorialpark.com. Survived by son, Kayed (Tia) Rodrigues of Hilo; daughters, Tiani Rodrigues and Maya Gonsalves of Hilo; parents, Richard and Sarah Flores of Hilo; brothers, Puna DeMello of Hilo, Keola (Koko) DeMello of Mountain View and Kai-Mana (Evi) Flores of Volcano; a granddaughter. Arrangements by Homelani Memorial Park.
Alice Lihau Hao Gray, 70, of Glenwood died June 22 at home. Born in Kailua-Kona, she worked at the former Uncle Billy’s Hilo & Kona Bay Hotels and retired from C.W. Maintenance Co. Services at a later date. Condolences to: K. Gray, P.O. Box 711437, Mountain View, HI 96771. Online condolences: homelanimemorialpark.com. Survived by husband, Kevin Ellis Gray of Glenwood; stepson, Brad (Tracy) Gray of Arizona; sisters, Laverne Mitchell Bolosan of Honolulu, Brenda-Lee Hao Dorsey of Florida and Rana Hopfe of Hilo; father-in-law, Joseph (Evelyn) Gray, and sister-in-law, Karin (Robin) Kirkpatrick of California; two grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Homelani Memorial Park.
Sandy Jean Linter, 83, of Pahoa died June 18 at Life Care Center in Hilo. Born in Texas, she was a peer counselor for the MS Society after retirement from Pepperdine University Law Library. Celebration of life at a later date. Online condolences: homelanimemorialpark.com. Survived by daughter, Vicki Linter of Pahoa; two granddaughters, two grandsons and four great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Homelani Memorial Park.
John “Jock” William Mair, 68, of Holualoa died June 8 at Hospice of Kona’s Nakamaru Hale in Holualoa. Born in Ewa Plantation, Oahu, he was a cement finisher for Isemoto Contracting, Hawaiian Dredging Construction and Reef Development and member of Cement Finishers Local 630. Services at a later date. Survived by wife, Gail Mair of Holualoa; daughters, Stacey Fujisaka of Hawaii and Molly Mair of Oregon; brother, Donald (Joan) Mair of Kaaawa, Oahu; sister, Margaret Moses of California; two grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.