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Jake Conol
Jake Justin Conol, 29, of
Hilo died Sept. 27, 2015, at
Hilo Medical Center. Born Jan.
17, 1986, in Hilo, he formerly
worked as an office clerk/
warehouseman and musician.
Friends may call at 5 p.m.
Oct. 10 at Dodo Mortuary
chapel for a 7 p.m. service.
Family requests casual attire
be worn. Flowers are welcome.
He is survived by fiancee,
Coco Malunay of Hilo;
father, Jacinto Conol Jr. and
mother, Carolyn Conol of
Mountain View; brothers,
Jino Conol of California, Jacin
Conol of Mountain View;
two nephews; numerous
aunts, uncles and cousins.
Kelly Asato
Kelly “Braddah K” Shofu
Asato, 60, of Hilo died Sept.
18, 2015 at his residence
in Hilo. Born Nov. 24, 1954,
in Laupahoehoe, he was a
retired automotive diesel
mechanic for the state
Department of Transportation
Highways Division and
member of Laupahoehoe
Congregational Church.
Friends may call at 5 p.m.
Oct. 12 Dodo Mortuary chapel
in Hilo for a 7 p.m. service.
Friends may also call at 8
a.m. Oct. 13 at Laupahoehoe
Congregational Church for
a 10 a.m. service. Luncheon
will follow services. Family
requests casual attire be worn.
He is survived by wife,
Dawn Asato of Hilo; son,
Kellen (Marlena Midallia)
Asato of Hilo; daughters,
Arly (Earl Carvalho Jr.) Asato
and Kira (Adrian Bacdad)
Asato, both of Hilo; mother,
Shizue Asato of Ookala;
sister, Blossom (Bob)
Lee of Washington state;
brothers, Tracy (Louise)
Asato of Kailua, Oahu, Mack
Asato of Ookala; numerous
grandchildren, hanai sons,
hanai daughters, uncles,
aunts, nephews and nieces.
Arrangements by
Dodo Mortuary.
OBITUARIES
Events planned
at VFW post
Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 12112 is
located behind Kona
Locksmith off Kaiwi
Street. The following
events will be conduct-
ed this week:
Wednesday, free cof-
fee will be served start-
ing at 9 a.m. Veterans
are invited to meet for
camaraderie with oth-
ers who have served
honorably.
“Thursday
Night
Football” will on the
TVs at 3 p.m. with free
light pupu provided.
A $5 Octoberfest
Friday
dinner
of
bratwurst, red potato
salad, pretzel bread,
German apple des-
ert and salad will be
served from 5 to 7 p.m.
A German beer will be
offered.
The post will be
closed on Saturday
because of the Ironman
World Championship.
Sunday, the doors
open for football at
10 a.m. Bring pupu to
share.
For more informa-
tion, call Don Zero at
509-879-1040.
Caregiver classes
being offered
Hawaii Community
Caregiver Network is
sponsoring Powerful
Tools for Caregivers
classes at two locations
beginning in October.
The free six-week class
series is designed to
help family caregivers
cope with the demands
of caring for their loved
ones.
Classes in Kailua-
Kona are held from 9 to
11 a.m. Oct. 17 and con-
tinue every Saturday
through Nov. 21 at Life
Care Center of Kona,
78-6957 Kamehameha
III Road. In Waimea,
classes will be held from
9:30 until 11:30 a.m. at
Tutu’s House, 64-1032
Mamalahoa Highway,
No. 305, starting Oct.
19 and continuing
every Monday through
Nov. 23.
The series teach-
es family caregivers
about using self-care
tools to: reduce per-
sonal stress; change
negative
self-talk;
communicate their
needs to family mem-
bers and health care
or service providers;
communicate more
effectively in challeng-
ing situations; recog-
nize the messages in
their emotions, deal
with difficult feelings;
and make tough care-
giving decisions.
A $25 deposit for
course materials will
be collected at the first
class and refunded
upon completion of the
series. Participants who
complete the series may
keep “The Caregiver
Helpbook.”
Class size is limit-
ed to 10 participants
and advance regis-
tration is required.
To register for either
series, call Judy Bell
at 322-0056.
Quilters’ group
meeting in Waimea
Mauna Kea Quilters
in Waimea meets from
9:30 a.m. to noon
Saturday in the meet-
ing room of the Thelma
Parker
Memorial
Library.
For more infor-
mation, call Becky
Parkinson at 937-2159.
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