Mina Cascayan Alabab, 99, of Mountain View died June 1 at home. Born on Kauai, she was a retired vegetable farmer. Visitation 10-11:30 a.m. Wednesday (July 24) at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel. Funeral service at 11:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Survived by daughters, Priscilla Gaces of Maui, Gloria (Jack) Magann of Waialua, Oahu, Edna (Nestor) Rabago of Mililani, Oahu, Delia (Robert) Villanueva of Fremont, Calif., Nely (Jeff) Boyd of North Carolina, Fely Applegate of Maui, Marlene Berger of Mountain View, Cheryl Alabab and Althea (McCoy Smith) Alabab of Portland, Ore.; son, Tony Alabab of Henderson, Nev.; 21 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Gloria June Montee Hoeppner, 99, of Hilo died July 5 at Yukio Okutsu Veterans State Home. Born in Portland, Ore., she was a retired homemaker, member of the North Kona Baha’i Community and U.S. Navy veteran. Funeral service 11 a.m. Tuesday (July 23) at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. Burial to follow. Survived by son; Mark W. (Winny) Hoeppner of Kauai; a grandson. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Takako Ota, 98, of Waimea died June 28. Born in Palihooukapapa, she was a retired sales clerk for the former Ben Franklin store in Waimea and member of Kamuela Hongwanji Mission. Private services Held. Survived by daughter, Pearl (Ed) Hilden of Diamond Bar, Calif.; daughter-in-law, Joy Ota of Waimea; brother, Tsuruo Nakata of Waimea; sister, Takaye Enomoto of Honolulu; a granddaughter; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Gregg Ramsey Stanton, 76, of Honokaa, died July 11 at home. Born in Needham, Mass., he retired as a diving safety officer from Florida State University in 2004 and owned the Wakulla Diving Center until 2023. No services. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by wife, Ann Rosenau Stanton of Honokaa; son, Eric M. Stanton of Crawfordville, Fla.; daughter, Nicole (Zac) Stanton of Everett, Wash.; brothers, Frank (Evelyn) Stanton of Honolulu and Keith Stanton of Florence, Ore. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuaries.
Derwin Sherwood Taka, 58, died July 2 in Hilo. Born in Hilo, he was a lifelong resident. Memorial service at noon, Saturday, Aug. 3, at the home of Justin Taka and Keola Jacunski-Taka, 54 Ainalako Rd. in Hilo. Online condolences: homelanimemorialpark.com. Survived by fiancée, Wendy Moses; sons, Daynan Taka, Justin (Keola) Taka and Sheldan Taka; stepsons, Bryson Aiona Aka and Shanon (Kari-Lynne) Andrade-Aiona Aka; siblings, Shelly (Kelly) Marote, Rhonda (Vernon) Medeiros, Natalie (Woody) Waltjen and Daniel (Bobbi) Taka Jr.; 14 grandchildren; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Homelani Memorial Park.
Gilbert Sanga Ventura, 72, of Holualoa died July 1 in Holualoa. Born in Honolulu, he was a houseman. Private services held. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by spouse Aida; daughter, Aida Hirchbeck-Ventura of Holualoa; a grandchild. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.