Catherine “Cathy” D. Ah Choy, 47, of Ookala died June 24, at Queens’s North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Honokaa, she worked for R. Sakata Insurance and was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Laupahoehoe. Visitation 8-10 a.m. Saturday (July 30) 2022 at Dodo Mortuary. Funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Burial 1:15 p.m. at Alae Cemetery, New Section. Survived by husband, Bradford “Brad” Ah Choy of Ookala; sons, Austyn (Stacia Cacatian) Ah Choy and Daysen Ah Choy of Ookala; mother, Encarnation “Sioning” Datuin of Kapehu; sister, Juliann (George) Gascon of Waimea; brother, Richard Datuin of Kapehu; father- and mother-in-law, Joseph (Pauline) Ah Choy Jr. of Papaaloa; brothers-in-law Sheldon (Noel) Ah Choy of Ookala and Joseph “Joey” (Denise) Ah Choy III of Hawaiian Paradise Park; sister in-law, Tenille Ah Choy of Ookala; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Sandra Lee (Hoover) Botelho, 83, of Arizona, formerly of North Kohala, died June 30 in Marana, Ariz. Born in Lansing, Mich., ahe was a retired bus driver, teacher’s aide, ukulele instructor and pathfinder leader for Kohala Mission School and member of Kohala Seventh-day Adventist Church. Visitation 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday (July 30) at Hawi Seventh-day Adventist Church. Service at 10:30 a.m. Inurnment to follow at the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery. Survived by sons, John (Merlyn) Botelho of Hawi, Paul (Robin) Botelho of North Carolina, Joseph (Joni) Botelho of Marana, Ariz., James Botelho, Jeff Goddard, Rich Schneider of Maine; sister-in-law, Sharon Botelho of Kapaau, Bonnie Botelho of Colorado, brother-in-law, Bob Morikawa of Honolulu, hanai sister, Patricia Cabral-Takata of California; 12 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Arrangements by Desert Rose Heather Cremation in Arizona.
Emiko Hamakawa, 93, of Hilo died Dec. 19, 2021, at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Hilo, she was a retired office assistant at Hilo Medical Center. Visitation 4-5 p.m. Friday (July 29) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Celebration of life service at 5 p.m. Private urn committal service at a later date. Aloha attire; no koden (monetary gifts). Survived by daughter, Dale Hamakawa of San Francisco; sons, Gary (Darlene) Hamakawa of Honolulu, Craig (Lyn) Hamakawa of San Francisco and Ron Hamakawa of Seattle; brothers, Harold Mimaki of Hilo and Harry Mimaki of Honolulu; sisters-in-law, Keiko Mimaki and Mikako Hamakawa of Hilo; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Irineo “Irin” S. Jara, 86, of Naalehu died July 19 at home. Born in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, Philippines; he was a retired sugar processor for the former Ka‘u Sugar Co., worked for Mac Farms and was amember of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Naalehu. Visitation 8-9:30 a.m. Saturday (July 30) at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Naalehu. Rosary at 9:30 a.m. Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Naalehu Community Cemetery. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Lali Jara; daughter, Kathy (Jasper) Jara; sisters, Ludivina Sevilleja, Martina Jara, Lucena Guzman and Conchita Jara; sisters-in-law, Editha (Aaron) Kaneshiro, Erlinda Oganiza and Elisa (Rogelio) Hullana; brother-in-law, Floro (Dolly) Cauton; a granddaughter; nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Priscilla J. Reynolds, 80, of Honokaa died May 15at home. Born in Haina, she was a homemaker. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Saturday (July 30) at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Honokaa. Mass at 10 a.m. Face masks required; no loose flowers (lei accepted). Survived by son, James E Reynolds Jr. of Honokaa; brother, Ronald (Linda) Gonsalves of Haina; sister, Stella Vaughn of Hilo; sister-in-law, Jeanette Reynolds-Santos of Hilo; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.