•Donald Nii •Eldefonso Abalos •Haruo Sato Donald Nii Donald S. Nii of Arlington Heights, Ill., died April 19, 2009, in Arlington Heights, Ill., at age 71. Born July 3, 1937, in Lihu‘e, he was engineering manager for Graco in Minneapolis,
•Donald Nii
•Eldefonso Abalos
•Haruo Sato
Donald Nii
Donald S. Nii of Arlington Heights, Ill., died April 19, 2009, in Arlington Heights, Ill., at age 71. Born July 3, 1937, in Lihu‘e, he was engineering manager for Graco in Minneapolis, Minn., and then Franklin Park, Ill.
He was survived by wife Natalie Nii (nee Walsh); daughter Melanie (Tony) Lannan; son Jonathan (Teresa) Nii; granddaughters Elizabeth and Melissa Lannan and LilyBeth Nii; sister Gladys Nii Fujiuchi; and sister-in-law Carol Nii.
Memorials may be made to Northwest Community Hospital Foundation, 3060 Salt Creek Lane, Arlington Heights, IL 60005, or to The American Heart Association at 1-800-242-8721.
Services were held in Arlington Heights, Ill.
Eldefonso Abalos
Eldefonso “Pancho” Sanchez Abalos Sr. of Makaweli died April 22, 2009, at home at age 81. Born Jan. 23, 2009, in the Philippines, he was an irrigator and field laborer for Gay and Robinson.
He was preceded in death by father Pantaleon Abalos Sr., mother Cipen Sanchez Abalos, brother Dominador Abalos Sr. and sister Germana Corpuz.
He is survived by brother Pataleon Abalos Jr.; children Betty Ann (Gus) Carbullido of California, Cynthia (Derek) Sone of Puhi, Derwin Abalos of Puhi, Eldefonso Abalos Jr. of California, Janean (Raymond) Blouin of ‘Ele‘ele, Devita (Michael) Bernaldes of Nevada and ElyLeo Abalos of Nevada; nine grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Visitation 9-11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, at Borthwick Kaua‘i Mortuary; service 11 a.m.-noon.
Casual attire is suggested.
Haruo Sato
Haruo Sato died April 18, 2009, at Wilcox Memorial Hospital at age 80. Born March 2, 1929, in Lihu‘e, he was a supervisor for Grove Farm and McBryde Sugar Plantations.
He was preceded in death by parents Ikutaro and Tsune Sato; brothers Tsutao, Shigeru and Isamu Sato; and sisters Asako Tomita, Matsuko Sakamoto and Toshiko Sato.
He is survived by spouse Dora O. Sato; son Dana K. Sato of Hilo; daughter Sara J. Sato of Honolulu; brother Toshiyuki (Ellen) Sato of Pearl City, Hawai‘i; and sister Nobuko “Ann” Kusatsu of Kaimuki, Hawai‘i; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 25, at Lihu‘e Christian Church; service at 11 a.m.
Casual attire suggested. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua‘i Mortuary.
