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Lyle Hood
Lyle Earl Hood, 83, of Hawi, died April 13, 2016, at Kohala Hospital. Born in Paia, he was a retired mechanical engineer for C. Brewer Sugar in Pahala, Wailuku and overseas in Iran and Bumble Bee Sea Food in Long Beach, California; member of Kalahikiola Congregational Church; past treasurer and member of the Kohala Senior Citizens; 31st Degree Mason and past Lodge Master at the Golden Trowel Masonic Lodge in Norwalk, California, and a U.S. Coast Guard veteran.
Friends may call at 9 a.m. April 30 at Kalahikiola Congregational Church in Kapaau for a celebration of life at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at the Hawi County Cemetery.
He is survived by wife, Eileen Hood, of Hawi; son, Steven (Carol) Hood,m of Hawi; brother, Dale (Teresa) Hood, of Oahu; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Gregory Kaprielian
Gregory Gordon Kaprielian, 66, of Ocean View, died April 21, 2016. Born March 13, 1950, in Portland, Oregon, he was an Army veteran and worked in manufacturing as a sheet metal worker and previously in construction and drove tours and taxi in Kona.
Services will be held at a later date.
He is survived by mother, Irene Livingston, of Lebanon, Oregon; son, Joshua (Ashley) Kaprielian, of Kirkland, Washington; daughter Nicole (Aaron) Nakano of Aloha, Oregon; brothers, Mitch Kaprielian and Todd Livingston, both of Lebanon, Oregon; sister, Jennifer Thayer, of Lebanon, Oregon; grandson, Koby Nakano; and lifelong friend, Janelle Guidry.
Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary-Kona.
Katsumi Yahiro
Katsumi Yahiro, 89, of Hilo, died April 11, 2016, at Hilo Medical Center. Born May 8, 1926, in Waihee, Maui, he was a retired construction mechanic for Dole Pineapple Co. on Lanai and member of Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin.
Private services were held.
He is survived by wife, Yuriko Yahiro, of Hilo; numerous nephews, nieces, and cousins.
Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary Inc.