Mildred Hideko Kaneta, 93, of Paukaa died Dec. 16 at home. Born in Honokaa, she was a retired cook from the former Sky Chefs and the former Dicks Coffee House and member of Papaikou Hongwanji Mission, Orchid Isle Dance Club, Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association and Big Island Ballroom Dance Club. Visitation 4-5 p.m. Friday (Jan. 3, 2020) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 5 p.m. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by sons, Dell (Lea) Kaneta and Alan (Carol) Kaneta of Hilo; daughters, Jeanne Demattos of Pepeekeo and Laurie Kaneta of Hilo; brothers, Walter (May) Takimoto of Kaneohe, Oahu, Roy (Priscilla) Takimoto of Honolulu and Herman (Jane) Takimoto of Hilo; sisters, Ruth Tachibana of Hilo, Katherine Wong of Arizona and Earline (Richard) Nakamoto of Kaneohe; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Mildred Hideko Kaneta, 93, of Paukaa died Dec. 16 at home. Born in Honokaa, she was a retired cook from the former Sky Chefs and the former Dick’s Coffee House and member of Papaikou Hongwanji Mission, Orchid Isle Dance Club, Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association and Big Island Ballroom Dance Club. Visitation 4-5 p.m. Friday (Jan. 3, 2020) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 5 p.m. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by sons, Dell (Lea) Kaneta and Alan (Carol) Kaneta of Hilo; daughters, Jeanne Demattos of Pepeekeo and Laurie Kaneta of Hilo; brothers, Walter (May) Takimoto of Kaneohe, Oahu, Roy (Priscilla) Takimoto of Honolulu and Herman (Jane) Takimoto of Hilo; sisters, Ruth Tachibana of Hilo, Katherine Wong of Arizona and Earline (Richard) Nakamoto of Kaneohe; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Kenneth “Kenn” Douglas Kemp, 70, of Pahoa died Dec. 20 at home. Born in Sacramento, Calif., He was a civil engineer for the city of West Linn, Ore. U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Private services. Online condolences: homelanimemorialpark.com. Survived by son, Benn (Emily) Kemp of Qatar; daughter, Lisa Kemp of Washington; sisters, Janice Dahlstrom of Portland, Ore., and JoAnn (Oscar) Swanson of Hebo, Ore.; three grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Homelani Memorial Park.
Sydney “Syd” Alexander Kraul Jr., 74, of Kailua-Kona died Dec. 23 at home. Born in Seattle, he was an aquaculture researcher, owner of Pacific Planktonics, member of World Aquaculture Society and U.S. Navy veteran. Private services; no flowers. Memorial donations to Hospice of Kona, P.O. Box 4130, Kailua-Kona, HI 96745. Survived by wife, Lois Diane Kraul of Kailua-Kona; stepmother, Dora Kraul of Hilo; stepsister, Pamela Fern of Honolulu; stepbrother, Jonathan Rickard of California; hanai sister, Audrey Wilson of Volcano; cousins. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.
Ernest Jun Kunitake Sr., 75, of Holualoa died Dec. 10 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Honaunau, he was a retired coffee farmer for Blue Skies Kona Coffee Co., janitor at Uncle Billy’s Kona Bay Hotel, former horse racing jockey and attended St. Michael’s Catholic Church. Visitation 2-3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Kailua-Kona. Mass at 3 p.m. Aloha attire; flowers welcome. Survived by wife, Kathleen Kunitake; son, Ernest Kunitake Jr. of Holualoa; daughter, Veronica (Pomaika‘i) Anduha of Henderson, Nev.; brothers, Ray Kunitake and Jon Kunitake of Holualoa, Larry (Maxine) Kunitake of Palm Harbor, Fla., Michael (Jean) Kunitake of California, Daniel (Eleanor) Kunitake of Holualoa; sisters, Eleanor (Kiyoshi) Hamada of Los Angeles, Carol (Robert) Koshi of Anaheim, Calif., Marie Kuramoto of Hilo, Dinah Kunitake, Helen (Jeffrey) Lorance and Jeanne Koyanagi of Holualoa; a granddaughter; numerous hanai children, hanai grandchildren, godchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Iwao Takaki, 93, of Naalehu died Dec. 2 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Pahala, he was a retired welder for the former Ka‘u Sugar Company, U.S. Army World War II veteran and member of Naalehu Hongwanji Mission. Visitation 10-11 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 4, 2020) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 11 a.m. Casual attire. Survived by son, Rodney Takaki of Pahala; daughters, Nora (Robert) Kaaua of Hilo and June (Albert) Takaki-Garcia of Naalehu; sisters, Ayame Nagata of Hilo, Yaeko Inoue of Kaneohe, Oahu, and Toshiko Mikawa of Cerritos, Calif.; sisters-in-law, Martha Takaki of Honolulu, Gladys Takaki of Morgan Hill, Calif., Yuriko Prentice of Texas and Irene Kohara of Naalehu; brother-in-law, Clayton Murakami of Kaneohe; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
