• Gary Aoki • Clarence Curran • Laurey Fernandez Gary Aoki Gary Francis Aoki died peacefully at Wilcox Memorial Hospital on Sept. 30, 2011, at age 66 after an eight-year battle with Hodgkin’s disease. Born in Honolulu on March 16,
• Gary Aoki • Clarence Curran
• Laurey Fernandez
Gary Aoki
Gary Francis Aoki died peacefully at Wilcox Memorial Hospital on Sept. 30, 2011, at age 66 after an eight-year battle with Hodgkin’s disease. Born in Honolulu on March 16, 1945, he worked for the Canadian airline Wardair and in the hospitality industry with Starwood Hotels & Resorts where he retired from the Sheraton Po‘ipu.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Wilfred and Fumiko Aoki, and brother, Lowell Aoki.
He is survived by his wife, Kymry; stepsons, Ashton and Ryan Perez; daughters, Danielle (Ian) Lin of Des Moines, Iowa, Chelsea (Scott) Hermodson of Blaine, Minn.; 7 grandkids, sister, Janice Sawada, brother, Earl (Susan) Aoki, many nieces and nephews, and his beloved dog, Taffy.
A celebration of his life will be held at 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 8, at Joe’s on the Green in Po‘ipu. UH attire preferred. Online: memorialwebsites.legacy.com/GaryAoki
Clarence Curran
C.P. “Duke” Curran of Kapa‘a died Sept. 30, 2011, at Wilcox Memorial Hospital at age 90. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on April 5, 1921, he was a U.S. Army, ret., 165 INF “The Fighting 69th.”
He is survived by his wife, Veronica Curran; daughters, Lois Handwerker of New York, Geraldine (Leonard) Marro of New York and Clare Gude of New York; 14 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Kapa‘a on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. with service at 10 a.m. Burial will be held at a later date in New York.
Arrangements by are made by Borthwick Kaua‘i Mortuary Koloa.
Laurey Fernandez
Laurey Christine Fernandez died on Oct. 1, 2011. She was born on June 6, 1955, in Columbus, Ohio, but called Kaua‘i her home since 1975. She was a beloved mother, daughter, grandmother, wife and friend.
She is survived by her parents, Sally and William Mitchell; daughter, Joi Mitchell; son, Joshua Fernandez; step-son, Kyrus Fernandez; and her husband, Kamaka Fernandez; son-in-law, Nathan Rich; her three grandchildren, Imani, Kenalu and Nia Rich; and many other family and friends who knew and loved her. She will be greatly missed and loved always.
“Aloha o’e until we meet again.”
A celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 9, at Sun Village, 3-3400 Kuhio Hwy, Building D Clubhouse. Light refreshments will be served after the service. All are welcome.
