George Perreira Aguiar Sr., 97, of Hilo, died Oct. 28 at home. Born in Hilo, he was a retired supervisor for the county’s South Hilo roads division and U.S. Army World War II veteran. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 10 a.m. Graveside committal service to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No.2 Pavilion. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Ruth Aguiar of Hilo; sons, George Aguiar Jr., Gordon Aguiar, Gerald Aguiar and Shyson Olmos of Hilo; daughters, Georgette (Gene) Puaoi and Nolina Olmos of Ainaloa, Susan (Ben) Pagaduan of Honolulu; sisters-in-law, Leilani Aguiar and Rose Rasay of Hilo; brother-in-law, Narsie (Ruth) Fernandez of Kona; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
George Perreira Aguiar Sr., 97, of Hilo, died Oct. 28 at home. Born in Hilo, he was a retired supervisor for the county’s South Hilo roads division and U.S. Army World War II veteran. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 10 a.m. Graveside committal service to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No.2 Pavilion. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Ruth Aguiar of Hilo; sons, George Aguiar Jr., Gordon Aguiar, Gerald Aguiar and Shyson Olmos of Hilo; daughters, Georgette (Gene) Puaoi and Nolina Olmos of Ainaloa, Susan (Ben) Pagaduan of Honolulu; sisters-in-law, Leilani Aguiar and Rose Rasay of Hilo; brother-in-law, Narsie (Ruth) Fernandez of Kona; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Pakaualani “Paka” “Gene” Kahooilimoku Namahoe, 90 of Hilo died Oct. 16 at Life Care Center in Hilo. Born in Hilo, he was a retired ticket agent for Hawaiian Airlines and U.S. Army veteran during Korean War. Visitation 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 6 p.m. Graveside service with military honors noon Monday, Nov. 20, at East Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 Pavilion. Survived by sons, Maxfield (Luahiwa) Namahoe, Daniel Namahoe and Wadsworth Namahoe of Hilo; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Katherine Mieko Staton, 91, of Kailua-Kona died Aug. 27 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Kukaiau, she was a retired elementary teacher at Kailua and Kealakehe elementary schools and member of Hawaii State Teachers Association-Retired, BPW, Kona Community Chorus and the Kona Koyasan Daishiji Mission. No services. Survived by daughters, Tetsi (Dave) Wierenga of Grand Rapids, Mich., Jai (Albert) Asuncion of Kailua-Kona and Koco Conner of Honolulu; stepsons, Geoff Staton of Aurora, Colo. and Jon (Gina) Staton of Littleton, Colo.; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Kim Leonard Sweeney, 75, of North Kohala died Nov. 3 at the Regency at Hualalai. Born in Los Angeles, he was a retired computer draftsman for Keck Observatory, member of Big Island Magic Club and The Magic Castle of North Hollywood, and bandleader of Solar Wind Surf Band. Private services. Survived by daughter, Dawn (Jeff) Sweeney Kniep of Wichita, Kan.; brothers, Michael (Barbara) Sweeney of San Luis Obispo County, Calif., Dennis (Judy) Sweeney of Maricopa County, Ariz., and Kevin (Kathryn) Sweeney of Nevada County, Calif.; sister, Kathleen (Harold) Jackson of Los Angeles; three grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Mitsuye Toma, 96 of Keaau died Aug. 21 at Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. Born in Aiea, Oahu, she retired from Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. and was a member of Puna Hongwanji Mission and Keaau Village Kumiai. Private services held. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by sons, Clifford (Veronica) Toma of Honolulu and Howard (Susan) Toma of Washington; daughters, Marilynn Motofuji of California, Cheryl Onishi of Honolulu and Beverly (Keith) Nakao of Hilo; brother, Kiyoshi Yonamine of California; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Lenore Van Gieson-Serrao, 88, of Hilo died Oct. 24 at Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Hilo, she was the first executive housekeeper for the former Hilo Lagoon Hotel and later the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, and worked at the University of Hawaii Hilo, where she earned her Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Private services at a later date. Survived by daughters, Celeste Leach of Hilo, Sharlyn Kelly of Bend, Ore., and Lenise Warren of Honolulu; sons William Warren II of Hilo and Van Warren of Kekaha, Kauai; stepsons, Gary (Gloria) Serrao, Richard (Sylvea Tejeda) Serrao and Stanley (Sandra) Serrao, all of Baltimore; sister, Martha McNicoll of Hilo; brother, George Van Gieson of Golden Wash.; nine grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
