Taps

William Yen Chow “Bill” Yim, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii National Guard master sergeant, passed away in the Queen’s Medical Center on May 4, 2016. He was born in Guangdong, China. He is survived by wife Hui Ling Chen, son…

Alfred Hanuala “Freddy” Rabara Sr., 87, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Hawaii Police Department sergeant, West Hawaii coordinator under Mayor Herbert Matayoshi, and a National Guard veteran, passed away in Nakamaru Hale, Hospice of Kona on May 14, 2016. He was born…

Xavier “Buda” Ishihara Sr., 77, of Pearl City, an Army and Air Force Exchange Service retiree and a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, passed away on April 7, 2016. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Margaret “Mike”;…

Retiree News is sad to report that Aurora Lee passed away on Sunday morning at the Veterans Affairs Continuing Living Center at Tripler Army Medical Center.  Caz Ross emailed this information into Retiree News. Aurora performing at a Open House Aurora…

Anthony Pacheco Benevides, 93, of Hilo, a retired mechanic for the former Hilo Coast Processing Co. and Mauna Kea Sugar Co., and a veteran in the Army and Hawaii Army National Guard, passed away in the Hospice of Hilo Pohai Malama…

William Olin Crowell, 78, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired Hawaii Air National Guard 154 Air Control Squadron operations superintendent, passed away on April 24, 2016. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Leimomi B., sons Mark…

James R. Gonsalves, 85, of Kekaha, Kauai, an Army veteran who served in the Korean War, retired Air National Guard staff sergeant and Pacific Missile Range Facility heavy-equipment operator, passed away on April 1, 2016. He was born in Omao,…

George “Kappy” Kapeliela, 84, a musician, vocalist and drum major for the Royal Hawaiian Band and a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, passed away on April 15, 2016. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jolynn T.,…

Terence J.W.K. Chun, 61, of Honolulu, an Army National Guard retiree, passed away on April 8, 2016. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Armelina V., daughter Chelsea M., brother Carlton and sisters Almira Craig, Camellia Chun…

Dennis Lehua Sin, 70, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii Army National Guard sergeant, passed away on April 9, 2016. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Polly Ann; son Micah; daughters Kimberlee and Marisa Sin, and…