Manuel Bernabe Gebin Sr., 66, of Pahoa, died Jan. 8, 2013, at Hilo Medical Center. Born on May 3, 1946, in Binalonan, Pangasinan, Philippines, he was a retired tractor operator for Puna Sugar Company and a retired papaya worker for Alii Papaya Company. He was a member of Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Manuel Bernabe Gebin Sr., 66, of Pahoa, died Jan. 8, 2013, at Hilo Medical Center. Born on May 3, 1946, in Binalonan, Pangasinan, Philippines, he was a retired tractor operator for Puna Sugar Company and a retired papaya worker for Alii Papaya Company. He was a member of Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Visitation will be held 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 18 at Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church with a 7 p.m. wake service. Visitation will continue 7 to 8 a.m. Jan. 19 at the church, with a funeral mass at 8 a.m.; burial to follow at Pahoa Catholic Church Cemetery. The family requests casual attire.
He is survived by his wife, Lita Gebin of Pahoa; daughter, Flordeliza (William Carrillo) Gebin of Colorado; son, Manuel (Jeimy) Gebin, Jr. of California; step-mother, Rita Gebin of Pahoa; sisters, Rosalind (Pablo) Martinez of Arizona and May (Edward Smithe) Gebin of Honolulu; brothers, Jeffrey (Cheyenne Handa) Gebin of Honolulu, Felipe (Feliciana) Gebin of Kona and Avelino (Violeta) Gebin of Ainaloa; two grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Inc. – Hilo Branch.