Helen Hart Aganus, 89, of Papaaloa died Dec. 14 at North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Paauilo, she was a retired secretary for Hamakua Medical Center and member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 20) at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Honokaa. Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Honokaa Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire. Survived by husband, Gary Aganus of Honokaa; daughter, Garolyn Aganus Akiona of Kona; son, Stacy Aganus of Honokaa; sisters-in-law, Caroline Hart and Kazue Hart of Honokaa, Charlene (Michael) Sohriakoff of Kona, Jane Aganus of Waimea; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Krystal Kuuipolani Ah Nee, 30, of Hilo, died Jan. 3 at Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. Visitation 9-10 a.m. on Wednesday (Jan. 17) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Celebration of life at 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. Survived by daughter, Honey-Rose Ah Nee; mother, Alicia (Wayne Kawamura) Hua; father, David Ah Nee; brothers, Kawika (Rosita Mercado) Ah Nee, Kaleo (Monica Cruz) Ah Nee and Kaimana (Nawai Makua) Ah Nee; grandmother, Marilyn Wong of Washington; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Iris Toyoko Asato, 92, of Hilo died Nov. 16. Born in Osaka, Japan, she was a retired factory worker. Service 11 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 13) at Ballard Family Mortuary Hilo Chapel. No koden (monetary gifts). Survived by sons, Paul (Thora Mae) Asato and Charles (Kara Ann) Asato; brothers, Yoshito and Toru Ota; sister, Kikue Kaneshima; three grandchildren; cousins. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Roberta Lehuanani Banks, 65, of Ahualoa died Nov. 22 2023 at Hale Ho‘ola Hamakua in Honokaa. Born in Honolulu, she was retired from University of Hawaii at Hilo’s Na Pua No‘eau Center for Gifted and Talented Native Hawaiian Children and owner/operator of Aloha Gutters and Awnings. Celebration of life 4-9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, at Aunty Sally Kaleohano’s Luau Hale in Hilo. Casual Attire. Condolences: P.O. Box 126, Kamuela, HI 96743. Survived by daughters, Celica (Boo) Oda of Hilo and Cristin Kaiopua Banks of Kohala; siblings, Diane (Tante) Pascual of Honolulu, Kim (Paul) Michele of Pennsylvania, Kenneth Akimseu of Keaau and Patricia Kainoa (Michael) Hodson of Waimea; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Homelani Memorial Park.
Sylvia Kapuras Lorenz, 83, of Honolulu died Nov. 2 at Straub Medical Center in Honolulu. She was born and raised in Pahoa. Visitation 9:30-11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23 at Borthwick Mortuary Maunakea Chapel, 1330 Maunakea St. in Honolulu. Celebration of life service at 11 a.m. Inurnment 1:30 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu. Survived by stepchildren, Andrea (Rodney) Proctor, Lucinda, Jane, Charles (Diana) and Mary; siblings, Ellen (Rosendo) Reformina, Arlene (Bob) Perez, Dennis (Sheena) Kapuras, June (Bob) Barr, Benjamin (Paulette) Kapuras and K. China Kapuras; 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
Jade Hatsuko Tsutsui, 93, of Honolulu and Kunia, Oahu, died Dec. 7 in Honolulu. Born in Pepeekeo, she was a retired housekeeper for the former Pacific Beach Hotel in Waikiki. Visitation 3-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28 at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary in Honolulu. Celebration of life service at 4 p.m. Aloha or casual attire. Private burial. Survived by son, Derwin (Cherice) Tsutsui of Honoluly; daughter, Lee Ann Shipp of San Francisco; sister-in-law, Florence Shibata of Hilo, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.