Obituaries for December 21
Sylvia Joyce Ingram Braun, 79, of Laupahoehoe, formerly of Bethlehem, Conn., died Nov. 26 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Fitchburg, Mass., she graduated from Fitchburg High School in 1962, received a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, was a second grade teacher and office administrator, and later volunteered at her church in Torrington, Conn. Celebrations of life at a later date in Hawaii and the mainland. Survived by husband, Jim Braun of Laupahoehoe; daughter, Charlotte (Frank) Musonda of Ellicott City, Md.; brother, David (Jennifer) Ingram of Florida; sister, Alma (Edwin) Hubbell of Tennessee and Cape Cod, Mass.; three grandchildren; nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Wraynetta Adelaide Keomailani Naleimaile, 79, of Hilo died Nov. 16 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Honolulu, she was a retired teller with Territorial Savings Bank on Oahu. Visitation 4-6 p.m. Wednesday (Dec. 27) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial services at 6 p.m. Committal services on Oahu at a later date TBA. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by son, Sean (Kathy) Naleimaile of Hilo; six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.