Eleanor Marote

Eleanor Marote

Eleanor “Ele” Marote, 85, of Hilo, died April 17 in Hilo. Born Sept. 6, 1926, in Hilo, she was a telephone operator for Hawaiian Telephone Co.

Private services were held.

She is survived by sons, Russell Marote, Chad (Tracie) Marote and Kelly Marote, all of Hilo, Bradford Marote, of Gresham, Ore.; daughter, Rochelle Harris, of Gresham, Ore.; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.