Andrew Boniface Afong, 76, of Kona died Nov. 6 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he was a greeter at Makalapua Cinemas. Celebration of life 10 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 15) at South Kona Assembly of God. Potluck to follow. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by wife, Elizabeth “Sharon” Afong; sons, Walter Afong and Darren Afong of Kailua-Kona; daughters, Jamie Montano of Arizona and Tammy Afong of Kailua-Kona; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Rosalia “Rose” Agliam, 89, of Kohala died Nov. 9 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Kohala, she was a housekeeper at Mauna Kea Beach and King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach hotels and the former Royal Waikoloan Resort and a cover seed field laborer and lab tech for the former Kohala Sugar Co. Visitation 8-10 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 15) at Hawi Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mass at 10 a.m. Burial to follow. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by daughter, Monalisa (Moses) Coito of San Diego; sons, Douglas (Marilyn) Agliam of Honolulu and Reggie (Lolita) Agliam of Hilo; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Albina Amaral, 95, of Kailua-Kona died Nov. 30. Born in Rhode Island, she was a hotel housekeeper. Visitation 8:30-10 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 19) at Hawi Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mass at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawi County Cemetery. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by sons, Albert (Michelle) Amaral of Kailua-Kona, Alipio Amaral of Bakersfield, Calif., and Tony Amaral of Oakland, Calif.; daughters, Bina Amaral of St. Louis and Carmen Amaral of Kailua-Kona; sister, Maria Eugenia Morgado of San Jose, Calif.; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Ambrosio Callo, 91, of Hilo died Nov. 29 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Narvacan, the Philippines, he was a retired heavy equipment operator for Yamada and Sons, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Visitation 8:30-10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 21, at St. Joseph Catholic Church Memorial Mass at 10:30 a.m. Casual attire; no flowers. Urn committal service with military honors 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 24, at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2, Columbarium/Niche Section. Survived by wife, Rose Marie Callo of Hilo; sons, Gerard Callo and Gregory (Jonette) Callo of Honolulu; daughters, Rochelle (Guy) Masutani of Honolulu and Lourdette (James) Ontiveros of Waimea; sister, Angelita Callo of Napoleon, Ohio; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Henry Theodore Francis, 77, of Pahoa died Dec. 5 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Los Angeles, he was a roofing inspector. No services. No known local survivors. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Jerry James Spain, 89, of Kailua-Kona died Nov. 17 at home. Born in Omaha, Neb., he was a former president of American Federation of Musicians Local 6, former deputy city attorney in San Francisco and U.S. Army World War II and Korean War veteran. Private services. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by wife, Dorothea of Kailua-Kona; stepson, Mike (Sally) Broderick of Kailua-Kona; sister, Sally Leffler of Bella Vista, Ark.; a stepgranddaughter. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary
Celebration of life for the late Zachary “Zack” Bradford Gibson for close friends and family is at noon Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, at Honokohau Harbor, 74-380 Kealakehe Parkway in Kailua-Kona, and noon Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, at Pu‘u‘ala Farms and Ranch, 44-2224 Government Main Road in Honokaa. No flowers. Memorial donations to MD Anderson Center at https://gifts.mdanderson.org. Additional information was in an obituary published Nov. 18.
