Obituaries for January 3

Michael Clarence Benoit, 84, of Hawi died Dec. 28 in Hawi. Born in Lafayette, La., he was a plasterer. Private services. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by sons, Michael (Janice) Benoit of Shadow Hills, Calif., and Richard (Sylvia) Benoit of Palmdale, Calif.; daughters, Ingrid (Robert) Clark of Hawi, Anita (Steve) Norman of North Hills, Calif., Teresa (Michael) Donahue of Littlerock, Calif., Vickie Edwardson of Fullerton, Calif., and Brenda (Bill) Graves-Leifermen of Palmdale; sisters, Rita Harper of North Bend, Wash., Teresa Sinn of Hunington Beach, Calif., and Priscilla (Chuck) Hiers of Fountain Valley, Calif.; sister-in-law, Patricia Benoit of Cypress, Calif.; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.