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Gregory T. Smith, 71, of Pahoa died Oct. 24 at home. Born in California, he was a commercial fisherman and U.S. Army veteran. Private services held. Survived by partner, Joyce A. Folena of Pahoa. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Neal Patrick Tsunehiro, 73, of Hilo died Oct. 28 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Honolulu, he was a retired dental lab technician, U.S. Air Force veteran and avid fisherman, waterman and hunter. Private services held. Survived by daughter, Laura (Stanley Jr.) Tsunehiro Kang of Hilo; sisters, Susan (Alvin) Satogata of Mililani, Oahu, and Lynn (Gerald) Muramoto of Kapaa, Kauai; a grandson. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.