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Christine Bean
Christine Estelle Bean, 57, of Holualoa, died Jan. 18, 2022 at Stanford Health Care in Santa Clara, California. Born March 4, 1964, in Hilo, she was a foundation manager and property operations director, Teach for America Hawaii board member and a devoted advocate for cultural preservation of Hawaii.
Friends may call at 9 a.m. March 26 at Dodo Mortuary chapel for an 11 a.m. service; cremation to follow. Casual attire is requested. Donations can be in the form of cards for family or to two of Christine’s favorite nonprofits – Boys &Girls Club Big Island and/or Teach For America Hawaii.
She is survived by husband, Ross Bean of Holualoa; daughters, Taryn (Pasha) Moshiri of Los Angeles, and Dannielle (Bobby) Leslie of Kona; parents, Clifford and Jane Tam of Holualoa; sisters, Carla Tam of Kailua-Kona and Corie (Chris) Potter of San Jose, California; and four grandchildren.
Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
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Harley Rhodes
Harley Leroy Rhodes, 75 of Waikoloa died March 11, 2022. Born Dec. 28, 1946 in Minot, North Dakota, he was a U.S. Coast Guard and Navy veteran and worked as a military and commercial pilot.
Private services will be held.
He is survived by spouse, Keala of Waikoloa; sons Michael (Michelle) Rhodes of Chalfont, Pennsylvania, and Eric Rhodes of Thorne Bay, Alaska; brothers Steve Rhodes and Kelly Patrick Rhodes, both of Mandan, North Dakota, and Conrad (Nancy) Rhodes of Brighton, Colorado; sister Charlene (Sam) Daniel of Byrdstown, Tennessee; and two granddaughters.
Private Services will be held.
Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
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Kris Gitelson
Kris Leslie Gitelson, 68, of Captain Cook, died Feb. 7, 2022 at Kona Community Hospital. Born Oct. 31, 1953, in Minneapolis, she was an artist and a bookkeeper.
Services to be held at a later date.
She is survived by husband, Barry Gitelson of Captain Cook; brother, Bryan (Sandy) Caldwell of Kailua-Kona; one aunt; and a niece and nephew.
Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
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Danderine Clark
Danderine “Dee” Kaui Clark, of Captain Cook, died Feb. 14, 2022 at Kona Community Hospital. Born Aug. 11, 1957, in Honolulu, she was a medical unit clerk at Kona Community Hospital.
Services will be held at a later date.
She is survived by son, Clifford Chung-Hoon Palau of Kealakekua; daughter, Elizabeth Aniu of Honaunau; step-son, Todd Ryan of Topeka, Kansas; step-daughter, Tracy Boyle of Kansas City, Missouri; brothers, Edmund Chung-Hoon and Randall Kaaloa, both of Honolulu; half-brothers, Richard Kaaloa of Waianae, Oahu and Steven (Georgia) Chung-Hoon of Hilo; step-brother, Michael (Gay) Regohos of Kailua-Kona; sister, Ululani (Hillary) Kanuha of Waimanalo, Oahu; half-sister, Primrose (Rudy) Tayros of Honolulu; step-sisters, Joanne Morimoto of Pearl City, Oahu and Cathy (Clay) Villanueva of Kailua-Kona; six grandchildren; one aunt; one uncle; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
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Steven Abreu
An obituary published March 11 for Steven Abreu, 80, 0f Kailua-Kona, who died Feb. 27, 2022, omitted two surviving sisters due to information provided by the mortuary. Abreu is also survived by Margaret Sampaio of Honolulu and Elizabeth Seal of Virginia.