Obituaries for August 20

Wallace K. Beck Jr., 73, of Fredericksburg, Md., died July 2 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Born in Hilo, he was retired from General Electric, a U.S. Army veteran and loved Hawaii, its music, competitive sports and ‘ohana. Celebration of life Saturday (Aug. 25) at Hilo Municipal Course Banquet Room. Aloha and golf attire. Public, but please RSVP to Kealii at 854-4384 or kealii.beck@gmail.com. Survived by wife, Rose M. Beck; children, Wallace K. “Kealii” Beck III, Lacia K. Benson, John Anthony Dangler, Rose Davis and Mike Dangler; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Obituaries for August 17

Linda Ann Derasin, 70, of Pahoa died Aug. 5 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. She was born in Paia, Maui. Visitation 9-10:30 a.m. (Aug. 24) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Prayer service at 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. Survived by husband, Clarence “Choppy” Derasin of Pahoa; sons, Douglas (Jetta) Derasin of Phoenix, Radford (Valerie) Derasin, Christopher Derasin and Craig Derasin of Pahoa; daughter, Mona Lisa (Will) Tolentino of Utah; brothers, Anthony Louis, James (Janet) Louis and Robert Louis of Maui; sister, Rosemarie Saito of Maui; nine grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Obituaries for August 15

Jose Manulani Augustin, 66, of Hilo died Aug. 8 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Hilo, he was a retired operating assistant for Hilo Medical Center and member of Kokua Committee for the Merrie Monarch Festival and St. Joseph Catholic Church. Visitation 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Wake service at 7 p.m. Visitation again 9-10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24, at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Mass at 10 a.m. Casual attire; no flowers or lei. Survived by wife, Sandra Augustin of Hilo; daughters, Tiffany (Gaison) Okada and Shannon Augustin of Hilo; son, Chase (Kim) Augustin of Hilo; brothers, Peter (Pua) Kamano and Ronald (Leona) Augustin of Honolulu, Chang (Althea) Augustin of Hilo; sisters, Jane Redulla of Honolulu, Diane Easley of Florida and Joanne (Tony) Bruggemans of Palm Springs, Calif.; three grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Obituaries for August 16

Vicente Bolusan Antonio, 86, of Keaau died Aug. 13 at Hawaii Care Choices’ Pohai Malama Care Center in Hilo. Born in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he was a retired farmer and jack-of-all-trades. Private services for immediate family only. Online condolences: homelanimemorialpark.com. Survived by wife, Juana Antonio of Keaau; sons, Merto (Eva) Antonio of Halawa, Oahu, and Hipolito (Yvette) Antonio of Santa Maria, Calif.; daughters, Maria (Steven) Kelly of Keaau and Jocelyn Antonio of Thule Air Base, Greenland; eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Homelani Memorial Park.

Obituaries for August 14

Martin F. Bartolome, 95, of Pahoa died June 21 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Banna Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he was a retired worker for the former Puna Sugar Co., self-employed papaya farmer and member of Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Visitation 6-9 p.m. Friday (Aug. 17) at Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Wake service at 7 p.m. Visitation again 8-9:30 a.m. Saturday (Aug. 18) at the church. Mass at 10 a.m. Casual attire; flowers and lei welcome. Burial at the church cemetery. Survived by daughters, Helen (Dimas) Maulit of Pahoa, Dinah (Jerry) Battles of Keaau and Rosario Engle of Honolulu; sons, Jose (Esther) Bartolome of Seattle, Gabriel (Aurea) Bartolome of Keaau and Elvis (Cheryl) Bartolome of Pahoa; sister in-law, Yolanda R. Bartolome of Pahoa; 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Obituaries for August 12

Sharon Roxanna Angelo, 54, of Kapaau died July 31 at home. Born in Kapaau, she was a cashier at a retail store in the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel. Visitation 8-10 a.m. Saturday (Aug. 18) at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hawi. Mass at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawi County Cemetery. Casual attire; flowers welcome. Survived by son, Kallan Angelo of Kapaau; daughter, Tesha Angelo of Kapaau; parents, Roy and Nancy Antonio Sr. of Kapaau; brother, Roy (Melissa) Antonio Jr. of Kailua-Kona; sisters, Janice Antonio of Kapaau and Rochelle (Vance) Antonio of Hilo; two grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Obituaries for August 9

Harue Araki, 91, of Paauilo died July 14 at Kohala Hospital. Born in Mountain View, she was a retired meat clerk for the former Sure Save Supermarket in Waimea and member of Paauilo Hongwanji Mission and Kapahu Kumiai. Private services held. No koden (monetary gifts). Survived by son, George (Doris) Araki of Hakalau; sisters-in-law, Edna Kimura, Shizuka Kimura and Daisy Asako Miyamoto of Hilo; brother-in-law, Masayoshi (Kathleen) Araki of Hilo; two grandchildren and a great-grandson; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Obituaries for August 8

Ethel Leilani Mahi, 84, of Waikoloa died on July 21 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Kukaiau, she was a homemaker, retired from Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, a member of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Hawaiian Civic Club bowling team. Visitation 4-5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Celebration of life at 5 p.m. Casual attire; flowers and lei welcome. Survived by sons, Richard Mahi Jr. and Marshall Mahi of Honolulu, John Mahi of Washington, D.C., Kelii (Lovey) Mahi of Keaau and Ricky (Karen) Mahi of Kapaau; daughters, Lani Anne Ferreira and Terry-Ellen (Alvin) De Vera of Honokaa, Lani (Gordon) Dano of Honolulu, Gayle Gacayan and Candace (Raymond) Alnas of Waikoloa and Kuulei Mahi of Washington, D.C.; brother, Richard (Aiko) Mahuna of Kaneohe, Oahu; sisters, Margaret Ynigues of Paauilo, Nora Thomason of California and Elizabeth Lee Loy of Hilo; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Obituaries for August 7

Marie Angela Bodet Haena, 75, of Kailua-Kona died July 31 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Teaneck, N.J., she was a former Catholic nun and member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church and St. Elizabeth of Hungary Secular Franciscans. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Friday (Aug. 10) at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Kailua-Kona. Mass at 10 a.m. Inurnment noon at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Survived by husband, Calvin Haena of Kailua-Kona; sons, Tracy Haena of San Mateo, Calif., and Todd Haena of Foster City, Calif.; daughter, Anna Haena of Tracy, Calif.; brother, Paul Bodet of Boynton Beach, Fla.; sisters, Lillian (William) Barry of Philadelphia and Joan McCarthy of Marshfield, Mass.; a grandchild; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Obituaries for August 6

Sandra Chiyo Baijo, 58, of Waimea died June 25 at North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she was a server at the Moana Surfrider Hotel in Waikiki. Visitation noon-1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, at Mana Christian Ohana Church in Waimea. Celebration of life service 1-2 p.m. Lunch to follow. Casual attire; lei and loose flowers welcome. Survived by children, Courtney (Napo) Horn, Samantha (Arturo) Martinez, Jasmine (Dustin) Miller, Johana (Alan) Baijo and Jonathan (Rose) Baijo; sister, Toni (Carroll) Hall; brothers, Kerry Jordan, Bryan Jordan and Shannon (Ai) Jordan; nine grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

Obituaries for August 2

Noah “Bradda” Paulaula Chong Jr., 47, of Kahaluu Mauka died July 9 at home. Born in Kealakekua, he was a truck driver. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at Kona Faith Center in Captain Cook. Celebration of life at 10 a.m. Casual attire; flower lei welcome. Survived by mother, Agnes Chong Kihara of Kahaluu Mauka; brothers, Steven (Sara) Chong of Ewa Beach, Oahu, and Conrad O. (Davlyn Pua) Chong of Kahaluu Mauka; sister, Nova M. Chong of Kahaluu Mauka; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Obituaries for July 31

Christy Donaldson Daniels, 83, of Volcano died July 22 at Hawaii Care Choices Pohai Malama Care Center. Born in Alton, Ill., she was a retired teacher and librarian for Ka‘u High School, U.S. Navy veteran an animal lover. Private services. Memorial donations can be made to ASPCA, P.O. Box 96929, Washington, D.C. 20090-6929 or www.aspca.org. Survived by children, Maile Zsupnik of Waimea, Allen Daniels of Kona and Pualani Daniels of Volcano. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Obituaries for July 30

Timothy J. Fleming, 64, of Ocean View died June 28 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Waukegan, Ill., he was a bus driver, long-haul truck driver, heavy equipment operator and worked for the former Ka‘u Sugar Co. Celebration of life 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at Hope DIA-mend Ministries, 94-2066 South Point Rd., Naalehu. Casual attire. Survived by brother, Michael J. Fleming of Summerfield, Fla.; hanai brother, Henry (Dawna) Waiwaiole of Naalehu; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Obituaries for July 27

Purtusa “Pat” Aguinaldo Benarao, 95, of Pahala died July 16 at Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Honolulu, she was a homemaker and a volunteer for numerous charitable organizations. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 6, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 10 a.m. Casual attire; flowers and lei welcome. Burial to at Alae Cemetery, new section. Survived by daughters, Linda (Terry) Roberts of Honolulu, Rose Camero of Pepeekeo, Barbara Bidal of Kurtistown, Julie (Howard) Fujioka of Hilo, Christine (Tony) Page of Ocean View and Juanita Valeros of Hawaiian Paradise Park; sons, Adriano (Ida) Aguinaldo of Pahala, Melvin Aguinaldo of Keaau, Francis (Lani) Aguinaldo and Joseph (Donna) Aguinaldo of Pahoa; son-in-law, Art Rodriguez of Iowa; 34 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Obituaries for July 26

Albert B. Cortez, 78, of Hilo died July 19 at Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Honolulu, he was retired from Hawaiian Electric. Services noon-4 p.m. Wednesday (Aug. 1) at Ballard Family Mortuary. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by wife, Evelyn “Manaku” Cortez of Hilo; son, Jason (Michelle) Cortez of Hilo; daughter, Dorinna Cortez of Hilo; brother, Leighton Hahn of Wisconsin; six grandchildren; a great-grandchild; aunts, uncles and cousins. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

Obituaries for July 25

Richard “Dick” B. Ball, 88, of Naalehu died July 19 at Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Santa Monica, Calif., he was a teacher, inventor, entrepreneur, manufacturer of educational materials and U.S. Navy Korean War veteran. Private services a later date. Survived by wife, Judith Guertin of Naalehu; three daughters; six grandchildren and a great-grandson. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Obituaries for July 24

Ernest “Sonny” Abaya, 79, of Ewa Beach, Oahu, died July 3 in Kapolei, Oahu. Born in Hilo, he was a retired supervisor for the City and County of Honolulu Department of Wastewater Management and fisherman. Visitation 5-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, at Mililani Memorial Park Makai Chapel. Memorial service at 6 p.m. Inurnment 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Alae Cemetery. Casual, UH or sports attire; no flowers. Survived by sons, Ernest (Barbara) Abaya, Jonathan Flores and Jace Flores; brothers, Nemecio “Jr.” (Anne) Abaya and Daniel (Kathy) Abaya; sisters, Dixie “Linda” Kingsolver, Myra (Bill) Louia and Mary Abaya; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park.

Obituaries for July 23

Betty Lou De Sa, 85, of Pepeekeo died July 9 at home. Born in Pepeekeo, she was a homemaker, former religious education teacher, member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church and former member of Portuguese Club. Visitation 8-9:30 a.m. Friday (July 27) at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Papaikou. Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, section 5. Casual attire. Survived by son, Edwin De Sa Jr. of Pepeekeo; brother, Robert DeMotta of Hilo; sister-in-law, Trina DeMotta of Hilo; two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Obituaries for July 22

Dennis J. Andrade, 64, of Pahala died June 30 at home. Born in Ka‘u, he was a retired harvesting supervisor for the former Pahala Sugar Co., ranchhand, Hawaii Army National Guard veteran and member of Pahala Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Visitation 8-10 a.m. Saturday (July 28) at Pahala Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Memorial Mass at 10 a.m. Casual attire; flowers and lei welcome. Survived by son, Brandon (Kathy) Andrade of Pahala; daughters, Jenny (Jamie) Moniz of Hilo and DeAnise Andrade of Naalehu; brothers, Walter (Mary Jane) Andrade and Gilbert Andrade of Pahala; sisters, Rachel (Richard) Johansen of Naalehu and Diane (Gary) Lumanlan of Mountain View; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Obituaries for July 20

Philip Donald Bell, 68, of Kailua-Kona died July 5 in Kailua-Kona. Born in Long Beach, Calif., he was a roofer and fisherman. Services at a later date. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by sister, Linda (David) Steinkraus of Goodyear, Ariz., two nephews. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.