Florentino Miguel Acacio, 90, of Kapaau died March 28 at his residence. Born in Vintar, the Philippines, he was a retired laborer for the Kohala Sugar Plantation, a retired grounds maintenance man at the Kona Village Resort and a member
Florentino Miguel Acacio, 90, of Kapaau died March 28 at his residence. Born in Vintar, the Philippines, he was a retired laborer for the Kohala Sugar Plantation, a retired grounds maintenance man at the Kona Village Resort and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Friends may call at 9 a.m. April 13 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 55-3374 Akoni Pule Highway in Hawi for an 11 a.m. Mass with burial to follow in Sacred Heart Church cemetery. Casual attire; flowers welcome. Survived by wife, Filomena Acacio of Kapaau; sons, Albert Acacio of Harbor City, Calif., Romeo Acacio of North Las Vegas; brothers, Lorenzo (Valentina) Acacio, Elipidio Acacio and Juan Acacio, all of the Philippines; sisters, Manuela Zuniga of Pahoa and Zenaida Villanueva of Philippines; three grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Tadaaki “Darling” Egusa, 96, of Papaaloa died March 22 at the Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Papaaloa, he was a retired journeyman welder employed by the former Laupahoehoe Sugar Co. and Hamakua Sugar Co. and a member of the Papaaloa Hongwanji. Private services. No flowers. No koden. Survived by wife, Tatsue Egusa of Papaaloa; son, Newton (Lynette) Egusa of Hilo; daughters, Norma (Harvey) Shima of Honolulu and Willa (Alton) Nakamichi of Hilo; sisters, Masae Tamamoto and Asako (Stanley) Tanaka of Hilo; brother-in-law, Charles Rodillas of Hilo; one granddaughter; numerous nephews, nieces, and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Theresa C. McKinney, 87, of Hilo died March 2 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in California, she was a retired high school teacher. No services. No known survivors. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Walter Thomas Perreira, 85, of Kailua, Oahu, formerly of Hilo, died March 30 at home. Born in Hilo, he was a retired cost accountant with the Department of Public Works, County of Hawaii and U.S. Army and Army National Guard Veteran. Friends may call 9 a.m. April 16 at St. John Vianney Roman Catholic Church in Kailua; Mass at 10 a.m. Burial 1:00 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery (Kaneohe). Casual attire. Online condolences: www.borthwickoahu.com. Survived by wife, Marie Dolores Vidinha Perreira; son, Duane Perreira (Kathleen); daughters, Yvette Lewis (Patrick), Emelyn Furtado (Chico), Anne Eustaquio (Ismael), Millicent Gilmore (George); 11 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
Audrey Mamie Shaffer, 90, of San Jose, Calif., formerly of Hilo, died Feb. 26. She was born in New Orleans. Memorial service at 10 a.m. April 25 at The Church of the Holy Apostles, 1407 Kapiolani St.; private graveside services to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the National Stroke Association, www.stroke.org or American Breast Cancer Foundation, www.abcf.org. Survived by daughters, Gayle Shaffer of Concord, Calif., Carolyn Shaffer of Bellingham, Wash., Jeanne Shaffer of San Jose, Calif., Patrice (John) Cooper of Portland, Ore.; five grandsons; and three great-grandchildren.
Stanley Satoshi Watanabe, 87, of Hilo died March 20 at the Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Olaa, he was a project foreman for S.K. Oda and Glenn Construction, general superintendent for Constructors Hawaii and Hawaiian Dredging and Construction and member of Taishoji Soto Mission and Carpenters Union Local 745. Private services. No koden; no flowers. Survived by wife, Satsue Watanabe of Hilo; sons, Wilton Watanabe and Earlton Watanabe of Hilo; daughter, Lorene Higa of Hilo; sister, Peggy Takamori of Honolulu; four grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Dennis Wayne De Motta Sr. is survived by, among others, two stepgrandchildren. Other information published in an obituary Thursday.
