• Marlene Helela • Sueko Tamashiro • Robert Salvatore Marlene Helela Marlene “Winkie” Helela of Wailua Homesteads died on Dec. 25, 2011, at Wilcox Memorial Hospital at the age of 76. She was born on Dec. 8, 1935, in Honolulu.
• Marlene Helela • Sueko Tamashiro • Robert
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Marlene Helela
Marlene “Winkie” Helela of Wailua Homesteads died on Dec. 25, 2011, at Wilcox Memorial Hospital at the age of 76. She was born on Dec. 8, 1935, in Honolulu. She was the middle child of Elizabeth and Charles Bernard (deceased). She was a truly devoted wife, loving mother and an abiding friend.
She was preceded in death by an older sister, Ramona, and younger brother, Charles Jr. She is survived by her husband of nearly 55 years, David of Wailua; her children, Keith of Omao, Kauai; Kimberly of San Antonio, Texas, and Steven (Malia) of Honolulu; grandsons Kristopher Kele Antonio; Noa Hanaloa Helela; Waiea Imiolahooilohookui Helela; Kaiehu Mohalamauliolahalawai Helela; granddaughter Ilana Maluehoe Helela and beloved nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services in Honolulu to celebrate her life will be held at Borthwick Mortuary on Maunakea Street Thursday, Jan. 5, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The inurnment of her ashes will be made at a private family gathering at Punchbowl Cemetery on Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, at 2 p.m. (Family members are advised to check in at the office for directions to the site).
Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home assisted the Helela family with arrangements.
Sueko Tamashiro
Sueko “Sue” Tamashiro of Wailua Houselots died at Wilcox Memorial Hospital on Dec. 18, 2011, at the age of 85. She was born in Moloaa, Kauai on Jan. 24, 1926, and retired as the proprietor of Ilima Florist.
She was preceded in death by her son, Lloyd, and granddaughter, Laura Gerum.
She is survived by her husband, Chokichi; sons, Wayne (Ruby), Randall (Donna), Warren (Arceli); daughter-in-law, Judy; sister, Bessie (Yoshio) Awakuni; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Private graveside services were held. Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home assisted the Tamashiro family with arrangements.
Robert Salvatore
Robert E. Salvatore died on Dec. 6, 2011, at Wilcox Hospital at the age of 83. He was born on June 20, 1928, in Queens, New York. He was an Air Conditioning Supervisor with Dyna Electron at PMRF.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Anthony and Margaret Salvatore, two sons, Robert and Thomas Anthony Salvatore; brother, Arthur Salvatore and sister-in-law, Emily Viquelia.
He is survived by his wife, Maxima Salvatore of Lihue; son Rory Salvatore of Lihue; hanai son James Mcgihon of Waimea; goddaughter Julie Ann Rivel of Waimea; two sisters, Collette Schick and Cecilia Salvatore, both of Washington; three brothers-in-law, Gabriel (Betty ) Bernaldes of California, John ( Leilani) Bernaldes of Waimea and Fred Viquelia of Kaumakani, four sisters-in-law, Mary (Tex) Wilson of Nevada and Frances (Fausto) Gragasin of Waimea; Alice Canales of Kekaha, and Jean Stenson of Alabama; numerous uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Memorial Services will be held on Jan. 7 at the Kauai Veterans Cemetery Pavilion with visitation at 9:30 a.m. Services to begin at11 a.m. Interment to follow. The family suggests casual attire and requests that flowers be omitted.
Arrangements are being handled by Garden Island Mortuary Ltd.
