Kalson Mokuola Akiona, 39, of Kailua-Kona died Oct. 8. Visitation 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at West Hawaii Community Health Center, 74-5214 Keanalehu Dr., Kailua-Kona. Celebration of life at 10:30 a.m. Lunch and fellowship to follow. Survived by parents, Garolyn Aganus Akiona and Bimo Akiona; brothers, Tyson, Kui and Dayson; grandparents, Gary and Helen Aganus; aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.
Earl Elmer Bakken, 94, of North Kona died Oct. 21 at his home. Born in Minneapolis, he was co-founder and senior chairman of Medtronic Inc., inventor of the world’s first battery-operated, transistorized external wearable pacemaker, founded the Bakken Museum and co-founded the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting in Minneapolis, helped found North Hawaii Community Hospital, was a fellow of the Bakken Society, honorary Fellow of Biomedical Engineering Society, member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, National Academy of Engineering, Society of Heart-Brain Medicine, North Hawaii Rotary Club, Board Chairman, Friends of the Future, and U.S. Army Air Force veteran. Private services. Memorial donations to: Bakken Museum, Pavek Museum, University of Minnesota Foundation, North Hawaii Community Hospital, Friends of the Future, Kohala Center, Five Mountains Hawaii (Kipuka O Ke Ola) and Na Kalai Waa (Makalii Voyaging Canoe). Survived by wife, Doris Bakken of North Kona; sons, Jeff (Linda) Bakken and Bradley (Mary) Bakken of Orono, Minn.; daughter, Pamela (Jeff) Petersmeyer of Prior Lake, Minn.; stepson, David (Linda) Marshall of Rice, Minn.; stepdaughter, Ramona West of Waikoloa; 11 grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and eight step-great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Christine Mae Peters, 60, of Pahoa, formerly of Southborough, Mass., died Oct. 15 in Hilo. She was a laboratory technician at Brigham &Women’s Hospital in Boston and Maui Memorial Hospital, Penn State alumna, artist and gamer. Private services. Online condolences: www.homelanimemorialpark.com. Memorial contributions to Hui No‘eau Visual Art Center, the Pacific Primate Sanctuary or Art Maui. Survived by mother, Bertha Peters; fiancé, Christopher Ellis; brother, Ronald Peters; sisters, Lynn Peters, Laureen Martin, and Charlene Smith; niece and nephews. Arrangements by Homelani Memorial Park.
Veronica Rivera Yadao, 85, of Paauilo died Oct. 20 at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. Born in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, she was a retired waitress for Hilton Waikoloa Resort and member of St. Columba’s Episcopal Church. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church in Paauilo. Funeral service at 10 a.m. Burial to follow in church cemetery. Casual attire. Survived by daughter, Letty Jane (Michael) Galloway of Keaau; sons, John (Sylvia) Yadao Jr. of Paauilo and Thomas (Wendy) Yadao of Waipahu, Oahu; sisters, Marina Melchor of Maui, Elsie Marcelia Younce of Oregon and Nena (Kausiga) Tukana of Maui; 10 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary,