Obituaries for February 18

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Ricky Elliot Caraballo, 61, of Pahoa died Feb. 9 at home. He was born in Honolulu. Visitation 5-6 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 23) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 6 p.m. Casual attire. Survived by sons, Conrad (Johanna) Caraballo and Ricky (Brooke) Caraballo of Sacramento, Calif., Ricky D. (Crystal) Caraballo of Pahoa and Gerardo (Shanayd) Caraballo of Kona; daughters, Chasity (Liwai) Napuelua of Honolulu and Samantha (Ashton) Rivera of Pahoa; brother, Robin Caraballo of Honolulu; sisters, Sylvia Gilbert of Pahoa and Linda Caraballo of New York; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; nephews, nieces and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Ricky Elliot Caraballo, 61, of Pahoa died Feb. 9 at home. He was born in Honolulu. Visitation 5-6 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 23) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 6 p.m. Casual attire. Survived by sons, Conrad (Johanna) Caraballo and Ricky (Brooke) Caraballo of Sacramento, Calif., Ricky D. (Crystal) Caraballo of Pahoa and Gerardo (Shanayd) Caraballo of Kona; daughters, Chasity (Liwai) Napuelua of Honolulu and Samantha (Ashton) Rivera of Pahoa; brother, Robin Caraballo of Honolulu; sisters, Sylvia Gilbert of Pahoa and Linda Caraballo of New York; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; nephews, nieces and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Sadaichi Kakugawa, 85, of Hilo died Jan. 28 at Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Kapoho, he was a retired public elementary school principal and member of Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. Services held. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by wife, Lei Kakugawa of Hilo; daughters, Ann (Keith) Fernandez of Anchorage, Alaska, Jill (Lee) Bonga of Hilo and Lynn Kakugawa of Waimea; brothers, Paul (Ruby) Kakugawa of Honolulu and Albert Kakugawa of Hilo; sisters, Frances Kakugawa of Sacramento, Calif., and Janet (Herbert) Aoki of Hilo; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; nephews, nieces and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Katherine Basa Villanueva, 44, of Pahoa died Jan. 19 at Hospice of Hilo Pohai Malama Care Center. Born in Saipan, she was a cook for several Hilo restaurants. Visitation 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. Survived by companion, Jesse Sablan of Pahoa; sons, Wayne (Silhoutte) Villanueva Sablan and Dewayne Villanueva Sablan of Pahoa; daughters, Julieanna (Jarret Talamoa) Villanueva Sablan of Mountain View and Dana (Sepeti A. Tuaefe) Villanueva Sablan of Pahoa; sisters, Janet Villanueva of Saipan, Arlene Villanueva of Keaau, Patricia Mae Villanueva Kolish and Dolores Villanueva of Hilo; nine grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

The late Lawrence Dela Rosa is survived by, among others, nieces and nephews. Incomplete information was submitted for an obituary published Wednesday.