Timothy Alan Begas, 65, of Ookala died Jan. 11. He worked for the Hamakua Sugar Plantation for 20 years and as a landscaper at the Four Seasons in Hualalai. Graveside services to be held 11 a.m. Feb. 8 at Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery in Honokaa, with a celebration of life to follow at Laupahoehoe Point Park. Outdoor COVID precautions will be observed. Survived by wife Mareen Arcadia Begas, stepdaughter and family Carlyn Marie Sanchez, Isaiah Sanchez and Serafin Sanchez Garcia of Renton, Wash.; sisters Delma (William) Case of Waimea, Valerie (Roy) Begas of Kauai and Tammy (Calvin) Begas of Miss.; nieces Pua (Kalani) Case, Brenda (Saul) Case and Dina (Mike) Case, all of Waimea; nephew William (Susan) Case of Waimea; Trineen (Maka) Lopes of Kauai and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Timothy Alan Begas, 65, of Ookala died Jan. 11. He worked for the Hamakua Sugar Plantation for 20 years and as a landscaper at the Four Seasons in Hualalai. Graveside services to be held 11 a.m. Feb. 8 at Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery in Honokaa, with a celebration of life to follow at Laupahoehoe Point Park. Outdoor COVID precautions will be observed. Survived by wife Mareen Arcadia Begas, stepdaughter and family Carlyn Marie Sanchez, Isaiah Sanchez and Serafin Sanchez Garcia of Renton, Wash.; sisters Delma (William) Case of Waimea, Valerie (Roy) Begas of Kauai and Tammy (Calvin) Begas of Miss.; nieces Pua (Kalani) Case, Brenda (Saul) Case and Dina (Mike) Case, all of Waimea; nephew William (Susan) Case of Waimea; Trineen (Maka) Lopes of Kauai and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Iris Ayame Namaye, 91, of Hilo died Jan. 23 at Hawaii Care Choices Pohai Malama Hospice. Born in Hilo, she was a retired secretary at the Hickam Air Force Base on Oahu, member of the Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin, Hiroshima Kenjin Kai, Project Dana and an avid golfer. Visitation to be held 10-11 a.m. Feb. 8 at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, private services to follow. Inurnment at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific on Oahu to be held at a later date. Survived by daughter Gayle (Don) Yoshimoto of Camarillo, Calif; son Darren Namaye of Brooklyn; two grandsons and numerous nieces and nephes. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Jesse Samuel Aste, 51, of Pahoa died Oct. 13, 2021, at Castle Medical Center. A Big Island resident for most of his life, he attended Pahoa High School and was an excellent surfer. Drive through memorial service to be held 12:30-2:30 p.m. March 4 at Ballard Family Mortuary in Hilo. Survived by son Jesse Rodrigues-Aste, mother Virginia Brautigan-Aste, sisters Ianthe (Paul) Brautigan-Swensen, Ellen (Tim) Bellen, and Mara (Jay) Aste; former companion Lucille Rodrigues; stepdaughter Camille Rodrigues and numerous friends. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
