Valentine (Val) Kapiolani Gonsalves Sr., 63 of Hilo died Feb. 8 at Hawaii Care Choices’ Pohai Malama Care Center in Hilo. Born in Maile, Oahu, he owned V & D Roofing and Construction Co. Celebration of life 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, March 10, at Living Waters Assembly of God, 89 Maikai St., Hilo. Online condolences: www.ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by lifelong partner, Diana Mae Gonsalves; parents, Edward and Julie Rose; sons, Valentine K. (Tiffany) Gonsalves Jr., Edward N. Gonsalves, Jarday K. Gonsalves and Albert M. Gonsalves; daughters, Ernesta M. Gonsalves and Danyal L. (David) Roberts; brothers, Frances Gonsalves, Danny Gonsalves Jr. and Stephen Rose; sisters, Diana Gomes, Lolita Rohr, Bernadette Gonsalves, Gigi Rosa Phyllis (Charles) Dudoit, Julie Ann Deguair, Edie (Alizabeth) Hilihema-Rose and Karolyne Gonsalves; 12 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; numerous uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces and cousins. Ballard Family Mortuary.
Custis R. Green Jr., 95, died Feb. 27 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. He was a World War II veteran and former prisoner of war, a pianist, singer, member of DAV Puna Chapter No. 9, Haili Kumiai, St. Lucia National Trust and St. Lucia Naturalist Society and former member of Unitarian Roundtable and First United Protestant Church. Celebration of life at a later date. Online condolences: www.homelanimemorialpark.com. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Koshare Indian Museum, 115 W. 18th St., La Junta, CO 81050. Survived by spouse, Annette Green of Hilo; daughters, Ruth Sandoval of Columbus, Ga., and Amy (Fred) Nutter of Rockaway Beach, Ore.; son, Custis (Amy) Green III of Blaine, Minn.; four stepchildren; seven grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, four step-grandchildren; one step great-grandchild; nieces and nephews.