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Obituaries

Lloyd Lee Loope, 74

Lloyd Lee Loope, 74, of Makawao, passed away July 4 in his home. A celebration of his life is being planned for a later time. Lloyd was a conservation biologist for the U.S. Geologic Survey and worked at Haleakala National Park. His passion was for preserving Hawaii’s native ecosystems; ...

• CORRECTION: Petra Domingcil Rivera, 85

There was an error in the survivor’s portion of the obituary that ran on Sunday, July 9, 2017 in The Maui News. Petra was a retired planter at Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company. She is survived by her husband, Ignacio Rivera; children, Marcelino (Esmenia) Rivera, Florentino ...

Robert Joseph Sabagala, 59

Robert J. Sabagala, 59, of Wailuku, Maui, died in Honolulu on Tuesday, June 6, 2017. He was born in Honolulu on March 18, 1958. Visitation: 11:00 a.m. Services: 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 22nd at Hale Makana Community Center.

Josephine V. Medeiros, 75

Josephine V. Medeiros, 75, of Kahului, passed away on June 3, 2017 at her residence. She was born on December 20, 1941 in Puunene, Maui. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at St. Anthony Church in Wailuku, mass will begin at 11 a.m., and burial will ...

James Raleigh Hill, 96

James Raleigh Hill, 96, of Hilo and formerly of Kihei, Maui died July 2 at the Hospice of Hilo Pohai Malama Facility. Private services. Dodo Mortuary Hilo is assisting with arrangements. Mr. Hill was born on November 16, 1920 in French Lick, Indiana. He was a retired accountant and real ...

Aaron Thomas Demello, 30

There was an error on the service date of the obituary that ran in The Maui News on Sunday, July 9, 2017. A celebration of Aaron’s life will be held from 4pm to 8pm on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary, 45-425 Kamehameha Hwy., Kaneohe, HI 96744. Online ...