Guillermo Cubangbang Afaga, 79, of Pahoa died July 20 at Hospice of Hilo Pohai Malama Facility. Born in Bacarra, the Philippines, he was a retired vegetable farmer and member of the Iloko Congregation of Jehovah Witnesses. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Saturday
Guillermo Cubangbang Afaga, 79, of Pahoa died July 20 at Hospice of Hilo Pohai Malama Facility. Born in Bacarra, the Philippines, he was a retired vegetable farmer and member of the Iloko Congregation of Jehovah Witnesses. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 13) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service 7 p.m. Casual attire; flowers welcome. Survived by wife, Rosalina Afaga of Pahoa; daughters, Ermelyn (Zaldy) Acoba of Pahoa, Teresita (Henry) Ursolon, Gloria (Ruben) Nacario, Shirley Afaga and Rosenda (Reynaldo) Ocampo of the Philippines; sons, Bhoy (Eugenia) Afaga and Renato (Gilda) Afaga of the Philippines; 16 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Mildred Teruko “Tetchan” “Aunty Milly” Akamine, 85, of Piihonua died July 18 at her residence. Born in Hilo, she was the co-owner of the former Dennis Place Restaurant, a retired grill cook for the University of Hawaii at Hilo and a member of the Piihonua Community Association (Kumiai). Visitation 9-10:30 a.m. Monday (Aug. 15) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel in Hilo. Memorial service at 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 in Hilo. Casual attire. Survived by son, Dennis Akamine of Hilo; daughters, Joni (Ralph) Tokuuke and Thelma (Myron) Iwasaki of Hilo, and Patricia Oku of Tokyo; brothers, Herbert (Madeline) Yamada of Kealakekua and Harvey (June) Yamada of Hilo; brother-in-law, Shigeru (Mildred) Akamine of Honolulu; sisters-in-law, Mieko Wagatsuma of Hilo and Yaeko Pang of California; five grandchildren; an aunt, numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Lori Anne Jones Calip, 60, of Mountain View, died July 30 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in San Francisco, she was a Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Co. production manager and member of Puna Covenant Church in Keaau. Visitation 2-4 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 14) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Celebration of life 4 p.m. Casual attire; flowers welcome. Survived by husband, Elpidio Calip of Mountain View; sons, Kailani (Caitlino) Calip of Oregon and Kainoa (Mariah Milar) Calip of Mountain View; mother, Joanie Jones of Kailua, Oahu; sister, Lynni (David) Robinson of New Zealand; brother, Steve (Corinne) Jones of Kailua; two grandsons; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Gladys Etrulia Kawaha, 76, of Hilo died July 12 at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. Born in Seattle, she was a social services aide for the state of Hawaii and member of the Haili Congregational Church. Visitation 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at Haili Congregational Church. Memorial service at 11 a.m. Casual attire; flowers and lei welcome. Survived by husband, Samuel Kawaha of Hilo; sons, Michael Anthony Kawaha and Daniel Martin Kawaha of Hilo; brothers-in-law, William Kanui of Oregon, Edwin (Alexandria) Kanui and John Kanui of Hilo; sisters-in-law, Anna (Willard) Wesel, Margaret Hill and Lucille Morris of Oregon; three grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Sumiko Manliguis, 73, of Hilo died July 17 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Poston, Ariz., she was a homemaker. Private services held. Survived by sons, Sean Manliguis, Lance (Beryl) Manliguis of Hilo; daughter, Laureen Manliguis of Honolulu; sister, Setsuko (Thomas) Wong of Honolulu; two grandsons; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Suse Soares Jr., 91, of Kailua-Kona died July 20 at Legacy Hilo Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Honomakau, he was a housekeeper at the former Hilo Hotel, Waiakea Village Resort and Volcano House; a kumu hulu in Hilo and Kohala halau; a Hawaiian language teacher; volunteer for the Merrie Monarch Festival and Kohala Aloha Week; judge, chairman and coordinator for the Kohala King Kamehameha Day parade in Kohala; and judge for the Miss Filipina and the Miss Sampagita clubs. Visitation 7-8 a.m. Saturday (Aug. 13) at Kalahikiola Congregational Church in Kapaau. Service 8 a.m. A 1 p.m. entombment will be at Homelani Memorial Park in Hilo. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by sister, Leilani Belanio of Kailua-Kona; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
