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Gilbert Benevides Sr.

By West Hawaii Today | Saturday, May 18, 2013, 6:08 a.m.
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Gilbert Benevides Sr.

Gilbert Benevides Sr.

Gilbert “Mr. B” P. Benevides Sr., 83, of Hilo died May 7, 2013, at Hilo Medical Center. Born Oct. 18, 1929, in Hilo, he was a retired water meter reader for the Hawaii County Department of Water Supply, sheet metal fabricator and game cock fighter; Army Korean War veteran and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo and the Holy Name Society.

Friends may call at 5 p.m. May 20 at Dodo Mortuary chapel for a 7 p.m. wake service. Friends may also call at 8:30 a.m. May 21 at St. Joseph Catholic Church for a 10:30 a.m. Mass. Burial follows at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Family requests casual attire be worn.

HE is survived by wife, Marie Benevides of Hilo; son, Gilbert (Mary Lou) Benevides Jr. of Hilo; daughters, Natalie (Chad) Chaves and Yvonne (Paul, Jr.) Caitano, both of Hilo; brothers, Anthony (Etta) Benevides and William Benevides, both of Hilo; sister, Fannie (Richard) Gouveia of Kona; 18 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.