Sidney Lee, 77, of Hilo died Dec. 12 at home. Born in Honolulu, he was president and owner of Hawaii Island Glass Inc. and member of Boogie Man and Born Losers golf clubs. No services. No flowers or koden (monetary offerings). Survived by wife, Dorothy Lee of Hilo; daughters, Kristine (Chris) Lee Sleeper of Massachusetts and Jennifer Lee of Hilo; stepson, Troy (Celeste) Hall of Keaau; stepdaughter, Marcy Hall of Hilo; brother, Leonard Lee of Rancho Mirage, Calif.; sister, Maxine (Roger) Song of Vancouver, Wash.; sisters-in-law, Amy Lee of Kent, Wash., Barbara Ward and Sharon (Ed) Querubin of Hilo, Sheila Valdez of Honolulu; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Sadako Okunami, 92, of Ahualoa died Dec. 14 at her daughter’s home in Hilo. Born in Kapoho, she was the retired owner of Okunami Enterprises Inc., dba KOGEN Pickles. Private services held. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by sons, Larry (Laurie) Okunami of Oahu, Ronald “Ron” (Cathy Davis-Okunami) Okunami of Hilo and Michael “Oku” (Loretta Cacoulidis) Okunami of Ahualoa; daughters, Janice “Jan” (Harlan) Asano of Hilo and Lynne (Wayne) Daimaru of Kailua-Kona; sister, Sumiko Higa of Oahu; sisters-in-law, Tamayo Yoshioka of Papaikou, Fukue “Fay” (George) Yamasaki and Shirley (Ernest) Kawamoto of Hilo, Nancy Okunami of Arizona, Katherine “Kathy” Okunami of Hilo; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.