• Antone Arruda • Elsie DeBusca Antone Arruda Antone Rente Arruda of Kapaa passed away at home on March 1, 2014, at the age of 96. He was born in Kealia, Kaua’i on July 4, 1917, and retired in 1979
• Antone Arruda • Elsie DeBusca
Antone Arruda
Antone Rente Arruda of Kapaa passed away at home on March 1, 2014, at the age of 96. He was born in Kealia, Kaua’i on July 4, 1917, and retired in 1979 from Lihue Plantation after 46 years of service as a Blacksmith and was a part-time pineapple farmer and rancher.
Preceded in death by wife, Marie (Freitas) Arruda; son, Earl Arruda; nephew, Gary Freitas, Parents, Manuel Sr. and Mary Rente Arruda; brothers, Manuel Jr., Joseph, Henry; sisters, Mary (Joseph) Rapozo, Jennie (Jack) Rapozo, Helen (Alfonso) Fial, Bernice (Edward) Braun
He is survived by daughter, Caroline (Loren) Franklin; daughter-in-law, Beth Arruda; 4 grandsons, Lorrin (Geraldine) Aiwohi, Bryan (Akala) Aiwohi, Nathan (Leah) Aiwohi, Boyd (Mariko) Franklin; 2 granddaughters, Eleanor (Steve) Hackney, Elizabeth (Brad) Otey; special niece, Dianne Nunes; 12 great-grandchildren; 1 brother, John Arruda of California; 2 sisters, Florence Carvalho of Oregon, Lydia Rodrigues of Omao; numerous nieces and nephews.
A celebration of his life will be held on Friday, March 7, 2014, at St. Catherine Church with viewing from 10:00 a.m. and Mass celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow at St. Catherine Cemetery in Kealia.
Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home assisted the Arruda family with arrangements.
Elsie DeBusca
Elsie Penna DeBusca of Lihue passed away at Wilcox Memorial Hospital on February 28, 2014, at the age of 87. She was born in Lihue, Kauai on March 11, 1926, and was a dedicated homemaker.
Preceded in death by her son, Norbert DeBusca; parents, Norbert and Adeline Penna and sister, Dora Penna.
She is survived by her husband, Fred DeBusca of Lihue; two sons, Patrick (Rosalind) DeBusca and Freddy (Trudy) DeBusca; five grandchildren, Patrick (Michelle) DeBusca Jr., Keith (Kari) DeBusca, Debra DeBusca, Monica (Derek) Kawakami, Kateri (Kevin) Tennberg; nine great-grandchildren, Michael DeBusca, Kaitlin DeBusca, Liam DeBusca, Emily DeBusca, Joshua Dobashi, Teia DeBusca, Matthew Dobashi, Christopher Kawakami, Hailee Kawakami; sister, Vivian Mandrigues; nieces and nephews.
A celebration of her life will be held on Monday, March 10, 2014, at Immaculate Conception Church with viewing from 8:00 a.m. and Mass celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens.
Kauai Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home assisted the DeBusca family with arrangements.
