Rhonda Marie Brown, 69, of Hilo died Feb. 16 at home. Born in Laupahoehoe, she was a retired child care provider. Visitation 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, March 28, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 11 a.m. Casual attire. Survived by husband, Sanford “Sonny” Brown of Hilo; son, Douglas
Lee (Lezlie Filoteo) Brown of Hilo; brothers, Karl
(Rita) Nobriga and Louis (Joleen) Nobriga of Laupahoehoe; sister, Kim (Yarett) Rosario of Laupahoehoe; sister-in-law, Sandra Lee (Herbert) Saldana of Hilo; four grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Rhonda Marie Brown, 69, of Hilo died Feb. 16 at home. Born in Laupahoehoe, she was a retired child care provider. Visitation 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, March 28, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 11 a.m. Casual attire. Survived by husband, Sanford “Sonny” Brown of Hilo; son, Douglas
Lee (Lezlie Filoteo) Brown of Hilo; brothers, Karl
(Rita) Nobriga and Louis (Joleen) Nobriga of Laupahoehoe; sister, Kim (Yarett) Rosario of Laupahoehoe; sister-in-law, Sandra Lee (Herbert) Saldana of Hilo; four grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
William Vincent “Will” Ferguson Jr., 71, of Keaau, died Feb. 9 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Auburn, Mass., he was a master plumber and gasfitter, owner of Will’s Plumbing
and Heating, licensed pilot and certified scuba diver and paralegal. Visitation 10-11 a.m. Wednesday (March 22) at Keaau Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Mass at 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park in Hilo. Casual attire; no flowers. Memorial donations to American Heart Association. Survived by brothers, Gerald F. Ferguson, Kevin W. Ferguson, Brian M. Ferguson and Timothy J. Ferguson; sisters, Patrica A. Sprunger and Jayne F. Kolofsky; longtime friend, Rose Aganlon; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Wallace Aeae “Wally” Ishibashi Jr., 66, of Kalaoa, died Feb. 16 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Hilo, he was senior advisor at the University of Hawaii at Hilo Office of Maunakea Management, former Hawaii Island Division director and business agent for ILWU Local 142, factory mechanic and truck driver for the former Hilo Coast Processing Co., member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, former branch president of LDS Honomu Branch, former East Hawaii Hawaiian Homes commissioner, former Hilo Medical Assocation board member, former advisor to the Wildlife/Aquatic Commission, Big Island Community Coalition member, former chair of the Hawaii County Windward Planning Commission, former labor chair of the Hawaii Island United Way and former president of Rural South Hilo Community Association. Visitation 10-11 a.m. Saturday (March 25) at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Hilo Stake Center, 1373 Kilauea Ave. Memorial service at 11 a.m. Casual attire, no flowers. Lei welcome. Survived by son, Wally (Dini La‘a) Ishibashi III of Pepeekeo; daughter, Victoria Poli‘ahu (Leebert) Naboa of Paukaa; mother, Patricia Puahala Delaries of Hilo; sister, Wendy (Kenneth Sr.) Urbanozo of Ookala; half-brother, Anthony (Rosie Morante) Delaries of Hawaiian Paradise Park; half-sister, Melanie (Mosese Kauvaka) Molinero of Hilo; sister-in-law, Denise Ishibashi of Hilo; stepbrother, Norman (Cookie) Gaspar of Mountain View; seven grandchildren; aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Margaret Rose Ku‘upuakakahiaka Kamanu, 83, of Mountain View died Feb. 14 at home. Born in Honolulu, she was co-owner/office manager of Jimmy’s Automotive Service and member of Kalapana Maunakea Church and Hale o Na Ali’i of Kalakaua. Visitation 10-11 a.m. Saturday (March 25) at Kalapana Maunakea Church in Nanawale Estates, Pahoa. Celebration of life at 11 a.m. Casual/aloha attire; flowers and lei welcome. Survived by husband, James Kamanu of Mountain View; daughters, Loke Kamanu of Mountain View, Linda Kaye Kuuipo (Joshua) Spencer of Waimanalo, Oahu, and Michelle Wahinekaupua (Howard) Hinds of Waimea; sisters, Leinaala Lopes of Maunalaha, Elaine Auala, Kapua Braine and Laverne (Bernard) Abaya of Waimanalo; brothers, Andrew (Susan) Glushenko of Waimanalo and Ronald (Marianne) Glushenko of Waianae, Oahu; hanai son, Freddie Winkle of Kona; hanai daughters, Annie (Lance) Brooks of Virginia and Roxanne (Arcinio) Racpan of Mountain View; 14 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
