Yoshio Yanagihara, 91, of Hilo died Nov. 23 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Hilo, he was a retired Hawaii Community College auto body instructor. Private services held. Survived by wife, Sachiko Yanagihara of Hilo; son, Edwin (Debbie)
Yoshio Yanagihara, 91, of Hilo died Nov. 23 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Hilo, he was a retired Hawaii Community College auto body instructor. Private services held. Survived by wife, Sachiko Yanagihara of Hilo; son, Edwin (Debbie) Yanagihara of Kauai; daughters, Alice (Audy) Kimura and Nancy (Floyd) Higa, both of Honolulu; brothers, Myron Yanagihara of Honolulu, Kazuo (Kay) Yanagihara of Hilo and Noboru Yanagihara of Hilo; sister, Dora K. Akina; sister-in-law, Millie Uchima of Hilo; three grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Sakaru Kohashi, 101, of Hilo died Oct. 31 at Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center in Hilo. Born in Hilo, he was a retired papaya inspector and salesman for American Factors and Libby McNeil companies. Private services. No flowers. No koden. Survived by daughters, Joan Shibuya of Hilo and Linda (Michael) Inouye of California; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews, and nieces. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Isidoro Unciano Oandasan, 92, of Kailua-Kona died Nov. 23 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Ballesteros Cagayan, Philippines, he was a cook at the former Kona Galley Restaurant, a foreman at the Ackerman Ranch, a coffee farmer and a security guard. Friends may call at 8 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Kailua-Kona. Mass at 10 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome. Survived by sons, Conrad Oandasan of Maui, Sidney (Corinna) Oandasan of Kailua-Kona and Jason (Denise) Oandasan of Kailua-Kona; daughters, Francine (Rockney) Perez and Stephanie Oandasan, both of Oahu; stepson, Effren (Tammy) Pascua of Paauilo; stepdaughters, Mindy Clark of Kailua-Kona, Vilma (George) Pascua-Lindo of Kailua-Kona, Lisa (Lou) Gomera of Kailua-Kona, Jessica (Steven Tossman) Pascua of Kailua-Kona and Florinda (Zach) Tadio of Paauilo; daughter-in-law, Leina Carvalho of Waimea; 31 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, brothers, sisters and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Fusae Kitaoka, 81, of Kealakekua died Nov. 26 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Holualoa, she was a postal clerk and member of Kona Hongwanji and Akitsu Kumiai. Friends may call at 3 p.m. Friday at Kona Hongwanji in Kealakekua for a 4 p.m. memorial service. Casual attire. No flowers. Survived by husband, Boston Kitaoka of Kealakekua; sons, Guy (Carol) Kitaoka of Kealakekua and Tracy Kiraoka of Honolulu; daughter, Cynthia (Terry) Taniyama of Kealakekua; brothers, Chuji (Jane) Ohta of Honolulu, Itsuo (Bertha) Ohta of Holualoa, Tyrone (Lena) Ohta of Kealakekua, Kenneth (Esther) Ohta of Honolulu and Stanley (Louise) Ohta of Honolulu; sister, Sumie (Monty) Minei of Honolulu; sister-in-law, Mizie Ohta of Honolulu; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Alvin Francis Jardine Sr., 87, of Kurtistown died Nov. 6 at Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Naalehu, he was a retired industrial painter, a Golden Gloves two-time champion, and member of the Painters Local Union 1791, Pig Hunters of Hawaii, and the CYO Boxing Club. Friends may call from 1-7 p.m. Sunday at Aunty Sally’s Luau Hale. Memorial service at 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Survived by wife, Rebecca Jardine of Kurtistown; sons, Alexander “Pinky” Jardine of Kailua-Kona, Renfred “Ren” (Earllyn) Jardine of Kurtistown and Tyson “Ty” (Stacey) Jardine of Kurtistown; daughters, Jermayne (Reynold) Crivello of Hilo, Loralei “Lei” (John) Campbell of Kurtistown, Parona (Roscoe) Cobb-Adams of Kurtistown and Shezale (Robert) Kanahele of Kurtistown; daughter-in-law, Mana (Alvin, Jr.) Jardine of Maui; brother, Clarence (Frances) Jardine of Kaneohe, Oahu; sisters, Agnes Freitas of Honolulu, Edna Stoliker of Honolulu and Linda Keliikipi of Ewa Beach, Oahu; 26 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Roseline Lilinoekilipuhiinalani Losalio Ching, 61, of Ocean View died Oct. 31 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Kealakekua, she was a former grounds keeper for state Department of Transportation at Kona International Airport and a former member of the King Kamehameha Day Parade planning committee in Kona. Casual attire. Leis welcome. Friends may call at 10 a.m. Saturday at Halau Maluhia in Keei, South Kona, for a celebration of life. Survived by son, Len (Andi Pawasarat-Losalio) Losalio of Ocean View; mother, Roseline Grace of Ka‘u; brother, Charles Grace Jr. of South Kona; sisters, Cheryl Taupu (Tava Teikivaeohu) of Keei, Melamie Grace of Red Bluff, Calif.; companion, Anthony Kawaauhau of Ocean View; three grandchildren; husband, Arthur Ching of Waimea; hanai sons, Scott (Amanda) Gaylord of Chico, Calif., Rio Taupu of Keei, and Todd Gaylord of Walnut Creek, Calif.; hanai daughter, Helene Taupu of Keei; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Alberta Lindsay, 91, of Hilo died Nov. 26 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Philadelphia, she was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran, a singer who performed with Ed McMahon and Dick Clark, an educator, member of the League of Women Voters and Amercian Association of University Women, and volunteer at Lyman Museum and Pearl S. Buck International. Friends may call from 9-10 a.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Celebration of life at 10 a.m. Casual attire. Burial to take place at the Washington Crossing National Cemetery in Newtown, Penn. In lieu of flowers, family requests donations be made to Pearl S. Buck International (520 Dublin Road, Perkasie, Pennsylvania 18944). Survived by daughter, Andrea Lindsay of Volcano; son, William Lindsay Jr. of Doylestown, Penn.; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Madlyn Accardo, 83, of New York died Nov. 22 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in New York, she was a retired administrative assistant for Union Carbide. Private services to be held. Survived by son, John (Anita) Accardo of New York; daughter, Julia Williams of Volcano; brothers, Edward Fusco of New Jersey and Eugene (Mary Jane) Fusco of New York; four grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Sylvia Patricia Boldwyn, 75, of South Jordan, Utah, died Nov. 13 at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah. Born in Ookala, she was an administrator for Northrop Grumman Corporation. Friends may call from 9-10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Papaaloa. Memorial Mass at 10 a.m. Family requests purple clothing. Flowers OK. Urn burial to follow at St. James Catholic Cemetery in Ookala. Survived by husband, Kenneth Boldwyn of South Jordan; sisters, Isabella “Bella” Cabote of Ookala, Jane Yanos of Kapolei, Oahu, and Doris (Francis) Ah Loy of Waipahu, Oahu; stepmother, Nilda (Ganong) Caboter of Hilo; stepbrother, Neil Cabote of Hilo; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
