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…
Read MoreXavier “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”;…
Read MoreRetiree 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…
Read MoreAnthony 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…
Read MoreWilliam 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…
Read MoreJames 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,…
Read MoreGeorge “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.,…
Read MoreWilliam Pahowai Haalilio, age 80, of Pearl City, passed away April 2, 2016 in Honolulu. Born January 16, 1936 in Opihali, South Kona. He was a Korean and Vietnam War veteran and retired as Sergeant First-Class in the U.S. Army.…
Read MoreTom Tamotsu Kato, 85, a retired Air Force senior master sergeant who served 42 years as an aircraft mechanic in the US Air Force and Hawaii Air National Guard, passed away on February 22, 2016 in Honolulu. He was born…
Read MoreJames Francis “Jim” Hovatter, 77, of Pleasant Hill, Calif., a retired Hawaiian Airlines pilot and a veteran of the Army National Guard, Navy and Air Force, passed away on February 11, 2016. He was born in Manown, West virginia. He…
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