Obituaries for October 16

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Larry Brady, 71, of Kona died June 21 at Kona Community Hospital. No known survivors. Family members may contact Dodo Mortuary, Kona at (808) 322-9592. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Quirino G. Domingo, 93, of Captain Cook died Sept. 23 at Hospice of Kona’s Nakamaru Hale in Holualoa. Born in the Philippines, he was a retired kitchen helper at the King Kamehameha Hotel and member of Filipino Christian Fellowship. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at Lifewater Church in Kealakekua. Service at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park in Holualoa. Casual attire; flowers welcome. Survived by son, Reno (Kalala) Domingo of Captain Cook; daughter, Qny (Eric) Mukai of Arizona; six grandchildren; nieces, nephews, and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Thomas Jefferson Ito, 89, of Kailua-Kona, passed away on September 8th, 2024 at home. He was born on August 25, 1935 in Honolulu, Oahu. He was a terminal manager for Chevron, member of Waikoloa Men’s Golf Club and West Hawaii Hawaiian Men’s Golf Club, and U.S. Army veteran. Inurnment 11 a.m. Monday. Nov. 25, at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. Survived by wife, Sara Ito of Kailua-Kona; daughter, Sonya (Matthew) Rickard of Anchorage, Alaska; sons, Rodney Ito of Honolulu and Michael “Kalii” (Lisa) Ito of Nevada; stepsons, Chad Frazier of Oregon and Sean Frazier of Alaska; siblings, Barbara Sur and Burt (Joyce) Ito of Oahu; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Gavin Kihapiilani Kaimana, 85, of Kawaihae died Sept. 24, at Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea. Born in Kapaau, he was a rebar ironworker for Associated Steel Co., member of Iron Workers Union Local 625 and Hawaii Army National Guard veteran. Services at a later date. Survived by wife, Delilah Kaimana of Kawaihae; daughter, Kolene (James) Ball of Honolulu; sons, Kolen (Laurie) Kaimana of Kahului, Maui and Gabriel Keliikuli of Kawaihae; brother-in-law, Archie Keliikuli of Kawaihae; brothers, David (Dynece) Fonner of Minnesota and Mike (Anita) Fonner of Missouri; sisters, Lani (Huey) Higgins, Lei Ragsdale, Kapua Fonner, and Holla (Bob) Bingham of Missouri; daughter-in-law, Kim Kaimana of Oahu; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Stanley Ronald Szerlip Jr., 49, of Kailua-Kona died Sept. 23 at home. He was a commercial carpenter. Private services. Survived by mother, Mary Szerlip of Kailua-Kona; sister, Tanya (Eric Fleming) Szerlip of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Ronald Yasuo Takamoto, 79, of Captain Cook died Sept. 20 at home. Born in South Kona, he was a retired mason and U.S. Army veteran. Private services. Survived by brothers, Kenneth Takamoto of Pearl City, Oahu, and Jerry (Charlotte) Takamoto of Hilo; sisters, Mildred Yamashiro of Hilo and Dora Fukumoto of Kailua-Kona. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Dr. James Harrison “Jim” Ziegler, MD, 82, of Kailua-Kona died July 21 in Kailua-Kona. Born in Lawrence, Kan., he was a retired Kaiser Permanente family physician and partner in the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, U.S. Navy Reserve medical officer, graduate of Johns Hopkins University and George Washington University Medical School, clarinetist in the West Hawaii County Band and Chamber Orchestra of Kona, and tenor in the Kona Community Chorus. Celebration of life Wednesday, Dec. 11 at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. No flowers; memorial donations to the West Hawaii County Band. Survived by wife, Janet DeLong; children, Katherine Rhynard, Shira Ziegler and James C. Ziegler; two granddaughters. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.