Alvin Hisao Akamine, 65, of Ainaloa died May 16 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Hilo, he was retired from Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Co. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Friday (June 8) at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Memorial Mass at 10 a.m. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Marilou Akamine of Ainaloa; son, Jake Akamine of Ainaloa; daughter, Jamie (Elliott) Sugai of Kurtistown; mother, Dorothy Akamine of Hilo; sisters, Karin Akamine of Hilo, Joyce Akamine of Honolulu and Mona (Fred) Tavares of Hilo; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Patricia Namnama Bautista, 88 of Keaau died May 15 at home. Born in Philippines; she was a retired picker for Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Co. and member of New Hope (Filipino ministry). Visitation 5-9 p.m. Thursday (June 7) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 6:30 p.m. Casual attire; flowers welcome. Graveside service 11 a.m. Friday (June 8) at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima section. Survived by sons, Erdinio (Felicitas) Bautista, Silverio (Maria Salve) Bautista, Samuel (Pacita) Bautista, Irenio (Hilda) Bautista, Larry (Anna Grace) Bautista and Elmer (Margie) Bautista of Keaau, Severino (Lourdes) Bautista and Juanito (Josephine) Bautista of Honolulu; daughter, Delia B. (Manuel Sr.) Prado of Keaau; sisters, Maria Batacan of Philippines and Juliana Duyao of Keaau; brothers, Rizalino Namnama and Liborio Namnama of Keaau, Bernardo Namnama of Oahu; 29 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren; cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by DoDo Mortaury.
George Branco Jr., 68, of Honokaa died April 26 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Haina, he was a retired county groundskeeper and member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Honokaa. Graveside service and urn burial 4 p.m. Friday (June 8) at Honokaa Catholic Cemetery. Survived by brother, Clinton D. Branco of Honokaa; sister, Diane B. Labrador of Honokaa; nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Rudy Domingo Carlos, 56, of Waikoloa died April 29 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Philippines, he was a maintenance worker for a Waikoloa resort. Visitation 5-6:30 p.m. Friday (June 8) at Annunciation Catholic Church in Waimea. Service at 7 p.m. Casual attire. Visitation again 8-9:30 a.m. Saturday (June 9) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Service at 10 a.m. Burial 1 p.m. at Homelani Memorial Park, Lehua section. Survived by wife, Zenaida Corpuz Carlos of Waikoloa; son, Sean Carlos of Waikoloa; parents, Julio “Johnny” and Pilar Domingo Carlos of Pahoa; brother, Robert Wilson (Agnes) Carlos of Waimea; sisters, Rose (Alan) Takahata and Rebecca (Gilbert) Javier of Las Vegas, Remey (Charles) Deleon of San Jose, Calif., Ronella (Greg) Bidad of Puna and Mila Domingo (Cole) Becker of Virginia; father- and mother-in-law, Jose Ilaban (Andrea Ibarra) Corpuz of Philippines; brother- and sister-in-law, Bernard and Carolina Corpuz of California; aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Quyen Tu Lu, 73, of Hilo died May 30 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Vietnam, she was a farmer. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Thursday (June 7) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima section. Casual attire. Survived by husband, Man Voong of Hilo; daughters, Elaine (Darren) Higa and Linda Voong of Hilo; five sisters and two brothers, all of California; two grandsons. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
William “Black” Manuwa, 82, of Keaukaha died May 28 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Lahaina, Maui, he was a retired construction laborer, U.S. Army Korean War veteran, and member of Malia Puka O Kalani Catholic Church and Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 368. Visitation 10-11 a.m. Friday (June 8) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 11 a.m. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Barbara Manuwa of Keaukaha; children, William “Willy” Manuwa Jr. of Hilo, Wendell (Nora) Manuwa of Phoenix, Ariz., Kaleo (Shannon) Warfield of Waimea and Wade Manuwa of Huntington, W.Va.; sisters, Theone Morgan of Waianae, Oahu, Kuulei (Vasega) Pili of Kaneohe, Oahu, and Ernestine Milles of Ewa Beach, Oahu; three grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.