Paeaina Williams

Date of Birth: June 19, 1930 Birthplace: Hilo, HI

Father: Benjamin “Tuna” Maikona Brown Mother: Adele Rikita Keola Brown

Paeaina went home to our Lord May 7th after eighty-one glorious and enriched years of ALOHA. She came to the Northwest (Eugene, OR) in 1949 from the big island of Hawaii on scholarship to University of Oregon. This is when her transfer from the “Tropical Rains of Hilo” to the “Mountain Rain of the Northwest” began her memorable and beautiful journey. She is survived by her 5 children; Charles E. Williams III (Misha) of Winchester, CA; Paul Keola Williams of Vancouver, WA; Gregory Lono Williams (Katie) of Portland, OR; Haunani Adele Williams (joined our Lord 3 yrs ago); & Christine Iwalani Anderson (Antonio) of Tacoma, WA and their father Charles E. Williams Jr.; and her grandchildren Jonathan Kanealii Williams; Immanuel Pomaikai Anderson; Nathanael Kapono Anderson; Lonokai Roy Kaeo Williams; Kalani Mana Kaleo Williams; and the Brown Ohana “Family”.

Also she was lovingly called Auntie Paeaina to her maternal and extended family from her homeland of Hawaii.

During early 1970’s she became an elementary school teacher in the Vancouver Public School District and retired after 33 years. She continued substitute teaching in both Vancouver and Evergreen School Districts up until 2009. She remained very active in community affairs such as Women’s Bible Study; Hawaiian Club; Mahjong Group with former teacher colleagues; as well as, enjoying the arts in the Portland/ Vancouver community.

A Memorial Service is being held on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 2:30 PM at the First Church of God, 3300 NE 78th Street, Vancouver, WA 98665.

Vancouver Funeral Chapel is entrusted with the arrangements.