Obituaries for January 19

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Rosalia “Rose” Batalla Barcelona, 85, of Hilo died Jan. 11 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Pangasinan, Philippines, she was retired from Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp., and a member of World Mission Center-Hilo. Visitation 9-11 Thursday, Jan. 27, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Limited seating; casual attire. Face masks and social distancing required. Survived by sons, Bobby (MaryAnne) Barcelona of Honolulu and Ferdinand “Fred” Barcelona of Portland, Ore.; daughter, Minda Barcelona of Hilo; brother, Marcial (Tessie) Batalla of Ewa Beach, Oahu; sisters, Marcing “Juana” Verona of Ewa Beach, Oahu, Esperanza “Pacing” Oliveros of Pearl City, Oahu, Erlinda (Milian) Julian of Ewa Beach, Dionicia Basilio of Las Vegas, Gemina Soria of Ewa Beach, Basilia Sarceda and Juliana Felipe of the Philippines; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Virginia Motoki, 76, of Mililani, Oahu, died Dec. 21 at home. She was born in Hilo. Funeral service 9 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel. Vaccination card or negative COVID-19 test result within previous 48 hours required. Survived by husband, Richard Motoki; brothers Robert, Charles (Carol) and Edward Ah Toong; children Levi (Mia) Motoki, Lara (Kyle) Canales and Alan (Cherlynn) Motoki; three grandchildren and a great- grandchild. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.