Obituaries for January 22

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John Dignan, 72, of Hilo died Jan. 14. Born in Minot, N.D., he retired from the Internal Revenue Service. Celebration of life at a later date on the mainland. Survived by sisters, Kathleen (Donald) Robichaud of Warwick, R.I., Jean (Marion) Cook of Martinsville, Ill., and Dorothy (Si Tae) Cho of East Ridge, Tenn.; brother, Robert (Louise) Dignan of Warroad, Minn.; nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Lily Loka Farm, 97, of Kailua-Kona died Jan. 14 at Regency at Hualalai. Born in Kaauhuhu, North Kohala, she was a retired front desk clerk for Kona Tiki, former food and cocktail waitress, special education school bus driver, cook for Kona Head Start and member of Kona Hawaii Pidgin Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Services via Zoom to be announced. For information, call G. Farm Sr. at 808-217-7286. Survived by children, Gerald (Elaine) Farm Sr. of Kailua-Kona, Audrey (Wayne) Yara and Leonard (Linda) Farm of Honolulu and Sharon Piper of Las Vegas; siblings, Adeline Mandac and Delano Keohokapu of Honolulu and Judith Koffman of Kailua-Kona; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.