Charlene Ilima Thomas Chiquita, 82, of Mountain View died Nov. 13 at Hilo Medical Center. She was a retired homemaker and deaconess of the Hilo Seventh-day Adventist Church. Visitation 10-11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 11 a.m. Urn burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Survived by husband, George Chiquita Jr. of Mountain View; children, Tammie (Dwayne) Cypriano and George (Sheryl) Chiquita III; siblings, Jill (Tom) Miller, Ronnette Thomas, Maurice (Jiranan) Thomas, Heidi Thomas, Wolfgang Thomas, Eva (Windell) Vickers, Rosie Morikawa and Eduart Morikawa; eight grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Thomas “TATA” Gianan Gurrobat Jr., 76, of Kalaoa, Kona, died Nov. 15 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he was a U.S. Army Airborne Ranger and long-range reconnaisance patrol member who served in Vietnam, golf attendant at Hualalai Resort, limo driver and bartender at the former Ritz Carlton and bellman at the old and the new Halekulani Hotel. Services at a later date. Survived by wife, Mona Ewing Gurrobat of Kalaoa, Kona; son, Sheldon (Cindy) Gurrobat of Las Vegas; daughter, Trina (Dan) Gurrobat-Serrao of Las Vegas; stepdaughters, Bri Gamiao of Mililani, Oahu, and Alena Gamiao of Kailua-Kona; brothers, Peping, Raymond and Tyrone, all of Honolulu; sister, Angie (Donald) Haramoto of Maui; a granddaughter and a hanai grandson; nieces, nephews, and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Margaret Howlett Hasty, 91, of Kailua-Kona died Oct. 26 at her residence. She was born in Cambridge, Mass. Public memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024 at at First Parish in Needham, Mass. Private burial in the Newton (Mass.) Cemetery and Arboretum. No flowers. Memorial donations to The Center for Grieving Children, 555 Forest Ave., Portland, ME 04101 or cgcmaine.org; or Hospice of Kona, P.O. Box 4130, Kailua-Kona HI 96745 or hospiceofkona.org. Survived by daughters, Vicki (Dave Honma) Hasty of Kailua-Kona and Laurie (Benson Gray) Hasty of Falmouth, Maine; son, Chris (Jacqueline) Hasty of Houston; six grandchildren; cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Gay Lani Spencer, 81, of Kailua-Kona died Oct. 18 at the Regency at Hualalai. Born in Honolulu, he was a ramp agent for Hawaiian Airlines, Hawaii National Guard veteran and member of Christ Church Episcopal and Church of the Nazarene. Visitation 10-11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at Christ Church Episcopal in Kealakekua. Memorial service at 11 a.m. Inurnment committal to follow. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by brother, Guy (Pauline) Spencer of Hilo; sisters, Diane (Donald) Kockelman of Mililani, Oahu, and Nukilani Baker of Waialua, Oahu; hanai brother, Swope Conn of Kailua-Kona; an aunt, cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.