James Ater James Ater ADVERTISING James “Jim” Lee Ater, 83, of Hilo, died Aug. 16 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born Feb. 15, 1929, in Oberlin, Kan., he was a retired marine electrician for Kem, Inc. on Oahu, U.S.
James Ater
James “Jim” Lee Ater, 83, of Hilo, died Aug. 16 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born Feb. 15, 1929, in Oberlin, Kan., he was a retired marine electrician for Kem, Inc. on Oahu, U.S. Navy Korean Conflict veteran and member of AFL-CIO IBEW Local Union 1186 and the NEBF.
Private services were held.
He is survived by wife, Judith Ater, of Hilo; daughters, Jamie Ater, of Honolulu, Jessica (Duane) Vargas, of Hilo; sons, Mark (Anna) Ater, of Hilo, Thomas (Genevieve) Teixeira, of Waimanalo, Oahu; sisters, Joanne (Walt) Castle, of Oberlin, Kan., Jackie (Larry) Rathbun, of McCook, Neb.a; five granddaughters; five great-grandchildren; one aunt; one cousin; numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
