Gladys Keauililani Farias, 84, of San Lorenzo, Calif., died Jan. 6. Born in Hilo, she was a food operations manager for Oakland Zoo. Celebration of life service 10 a.m. Saturday, March 5, at Waiwaiole Hale, 59-412 Kamehameha Highway, Haleiwa, Oahu.
Gladys Keauililani Farias, 84, of San Lorenzo, Calif., died Jan. 6. Born in Hilo, she was a food operations manager for Oakland Zoo. Celebration of life service 10 a.m. Saturday, March 5, at Waiwaiole Hale, 59-412 Kamehameha Highway, Haleiwa, Oahu. Aloha attire. Survived by daughters, Christine K. (Duwayne) Waipa, Fannie K. (Robert) Amantiad and Gladys M. (Thomas) Jelf; sons, Tyrone K. (Luana) Farias and Peter Henry K. Farias (Denise Kaheiki-Farias); 17 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary
Sterling H. Sylva Jr., 63, of Pahoa died Jan. 21. Born in Honolulu, he was a produce farmer. Graveside service 9 a.m. Wednesday (Feb. 10) at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 in Hilo. Gathering to follow 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Ainaloa Longhouse, 16-303 Ainaloa Boulevard, Pahoa. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by sons, Benjamin Sylva of Honolulu and Alex (Brendy) Sylva of Pahoa; brothers, Fred (Dayna) Sylva of Honolulu and Dwayne (Charlene) Sylva of California; sister, Cathy Sylva Smith of Montana; 10 grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Kichiro Sumida, 86, of Hilo died Dec. 25 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Hilo, he was a retired frozen food manager for the former Sumida Enterprise and a U.S. Army veteran who served in Germany. Services held. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by brothers, Calvin (June) Sumida of Los Angeles and Masayuki Sumida of Hilo; sisters, Emiko (Fumio) Maedo of Hilo and Mieko Waldorf of Chicago; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
James “Kimo” Hamilton Tabor II, 74, of Waimea died Feb. 3 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he was a retired accountant and management consultant, and U.S. Army veteran. Private services. No flowers. Memorial donations to St. James Episcopal Church, 65-1237 Kawaihae Road, Kamuela, HI 96743. Survived by sons, Joshua Tabor of Wellington, New Zealand, and Britton (Kelly) Tabor of Gastonia, N.C.; daughter, Sloane (Len) Perroots of San Jose, Calif.; sister, Lisa (Jake Emery) Davis of Colorado Springs, Colo.; six grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.
