Clinton Keliikouola Cariaga, 60, of Waimea died July 23 at Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Honokaa, he was a tire salesman for Lex Brodie’s Tire Company and Goodyear Tires. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at New Hope Church in Waimea. Luncheon to follow. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Denaise Cariaga of Waimea; daughters, Iwalani (Donovan) Roque and Noelani Cariaga of Waimea; sons, B.J. Delos Santos and Clinton Cariaga of Waimea; sisters, Kimberly Cariaga and Michelle (Doyle) Domingo of Waimea; brothers, Benjamin (Heidi) Cariaga of Napoopoo and Nathan (Jane) Cariaga of Pahoa; 11 grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Clinton Keliikouola Cariaga, 60, of Waimea died July 23 at Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Honokaa, he was a tire salesman for Lex Brodie’s Tire Company and Goodyear Tires. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at New Hope Church in Waimea. Luncheon to follow. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Denaise Cariaga of Waimea; daughters, Iwalani (Donovan) Roque and Noelani Cariaga of Waimea; sons, B.J. Delos Santos and Clinton Cariaga of Waimea; sisters, Kimberly Cariaga and Michelle (Doyle) Domingo of Waimea; brothers, Benjamin (Heidi) Cariaga of Napoopoo and Nathan (Jane) Cariaga of Pahoa; 11 grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
James Domingo Dumaguin Jr., 36, of Kailua-Kona died Sept. 30 at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. Born in Kealakekua, he was a physical education teacher at Kealakehe Intermediate School and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Friday (Oct. 13) at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 75-230 Kalani St. in Kailua-Kona. Visitation again 9-11 a.m. Saturday (Oct. 14) at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 81-6493 Mamalahoa Hwy. in Kealakekua. Funeral Service at 11 a.m.; Burial to follow at Saints Family Cemetery in Keei. Casual attire; flowers welcome. Survived by wife, Leilani Dumaguin of Kailua-Kona; sisters, Joanna (Sam) Kekuaokalani of Utah, Kara Dumaguin and Jaymie (Matt) Nield of Kailua-Kona; mother, Laurai Dumaguin of Kailua-Kona; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Jaime Florendo Sr., 88, of Pahoa died Sept. 15 at home. Born on Kauai, he was a landscaper at Pahoa Suds and Duds, truck driver for Office Things Hawaii, newspaper carrier for Hawaii Tribune-Herald and a member of Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Services 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Luncheon to follow at the church hall. Survived by sons, Jaime (Dona) Florendo Jr. of Pahoa and James (Leilani) Florendo of Hilo; daughters, Jaylene Florendo and Jolene Florendo of Pahoa; brothers, Casamero “Mero” Florendo and Alfonso “Ponce” (Nemesia) Florendo of Kauai; sisters-in-law, Veronica Koizumi of Hilo and Liwayway “Lily” Florendo of Nevada; 12 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Agnes Sueko Fukumoto, 97, of Kailua-Kona died June 24 at home. Born in Holualoa, she was a secretary for the state Department of Health and member of Wesley United Methodist Church on Oahu. Memorial service 11:30 a.m. on Thursday (Oct. 12) at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu. Survived by son, Alan (Sandra) Fukumoto of Waianae, Oahu; daughters, Lynn Jenks of Nampa, Idaho, and Renee (Gerald) Fukumoto-Ben of Holualoa; three grandchildren and seven step-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Satsuyo “Sats” Taira, 94, of Hilo died Sept. 2 at a private care home in Hilo. Born in Pahoa, she was a retired secretary for United Airlines, owner of the former Taira’s Big Island Anthuriums and Banyan Florist and member of Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, Buddhist Women’s Association, Taishoji Soto Mission, Hilo Daijingu, Nikkei Jin Kai, Hiroshima Kenjin Kai and Niigata Kenjin Kai. Private services held. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by children, Merle (Wil) Okabe of Hilo, Colleen (Bert) Ganir of Pukalani, Maui, Harold (Sharleen) Taira of Lihue, Kauai, and Jeanne (Wayne Ponce) Taira of Pukalani, Maui; sister-in-law, Jane Kawazoe of Hilo; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
