Alvin “Sonny” K. Ching, 77, of Hawi died Tuesday, Oct. 28, at North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Kaneohe, Oahu, he was a retired supervisor for GTE Hawaiian Tel and also a veteran in the U.S. Army (Special Forces). Friends
Alvin “Sonny” K. Ching, 77, of Hawi died Tuesday, Oct. 28, at North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Kaneohe, Oahu, he was a retired supervisor for GTE Hawaiian Tel and also a veteran in the U.S. Army (Special Forces). Friends may call Sunday at Hawi Jodo Mission Church; Visitation from 8-10 a.m.; Memorial and celebration of life at 10 a.m. with military honors. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Sue Ching of Hawi; sons, Henry Ching and Lyle (Kendi) Ching of Kaneohe; Errol K. Ishimine and Scott K. Ishimine of Kohala; daughter, Noelle (Reid) Hasegawa of Kaneohe; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; sisters, Geraldine “Geri” Farley, Lillian “Dot” Morgan, Nancy Char and Candice “Candy” Hee all from Kaneohe, Alice “Iwalani” Chigbrow of Kingston, Washington; brothers, William “Bill” Ching and Kurtis Ching of Kaneohe; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Francis Ah Kit Lee, 92, of Pahoa died Oct. 26 at a private care home. Born in Kalapana, he was a retired rancher from Kalapana and member of the former Star of the Sea Church in Kalapana. Friends may call 4-5 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel; Funeral service at 5 p.m. Burial at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Mauna Kea Memorial Park. Casual attire. Survived by cousin, Ah Choi (Evelyn) Lee of Honolulu; sisters-in-law, Pamela Lee of Puna, Pearl Lee of Honolulu; numerous nieces, nephews, grand nieces and nephews and great-grand nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Kenneth “Mickey” Ronald Loeffler, 81, of Hilo died Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Hilo, he was a retired administrator for the County of Hawaii, Department of Parks &Recreation and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He was also a founding member of the Menehune Band and sang in various choirs. Visitation from 9-10 a.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, Hilo; Funeral service at 10 a.m.; Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Section 7. Casual attire. Survived by son, Vaughn (Sylvia) Loeffler of North Carolina; daughters, Alana (Craig) Hindle of Pahoa, Luana (Greg) Wilson of Vancouver, Wash., Tania Phillips of Monrovia, Calif. and Tamara (Brian) Ching of Bonney Lake, Wash.; sisters, Leatrice Mahuna of South Point, Ka‘u and Edna Mendonca of Kohala; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one aunt; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary Inc., Hilo.
Seiko Otsu, 78, of Hilo died Oct. 25 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Kumamoto, Japan, she was retired from the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Company as a factory worker. Private services held. No flowers. No Koden. Survived by daughters, Bonnie (Cary) Honda of Hilo and Cindy Otsu of Honolulu; brother, Ichiro (Mae) Hirayama of Hilo; sister, Kuniko (Douglas) Tsuda of Hilo; two grandchildren; numerous nephews and nieces. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary Inc., Hilo.
Clifford Dean Guerpo’s obituary in the Tuesday edition provided incorrect information regarding the services. Friends may call on Saturday at Pukalani Stables 67-139, Waimea. Visitation from 9-11 a.m.; Celebration of life at 11 a.m.
