Waldemar J Contrades

October 14, 2023, at the age of 91. He was born in Lihu’e on November 7, 1931, and retired

from Citizens Utilities where he worked as a Lineman.

He was preceded in death by his parents Peter and Ruby Contrades; sister Myrtle (Frank)

Napoleon; brothers Peter (Anita) Contrades, Ervin (Mercy) Contrades; sister-in-law Emmaleen

Contrades; great grandsons Keanu Saito, Kendrick Fejeder and great-great granddaughter

Naleiha Sanay-Wong.

He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Patsy Contrades; sons Waldemar Contrades Jr. and

Frederick Milton Contrades; daughters Leila (John) Kaneholani, Ruby (Floyd) Sugimura, and Lola

Rodriguez; brothers Daniel Contrades, Joseph (Betty Jane) Contrades, and Lester (Richard)

Contrades; sisters Imogene Richards and Alicia (Tony) Fernandez; 17 grandchildren, 45 great

grandchildren, and 9 great-great grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

A celebration of his life will be held Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at Borthwick Kaua’i

Mortuary in Koloa. Visitation will be held from 9:30 am to 10:30 am; services to follow. Burial

service will be held at the Kaua’i Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe at 1:00 pm.

Casual aloha attire is suggested.

The family would like to extend their gratitude and mahalo to Veterans Administration, Bayada

Home Care, Kaua’i Hospice, and to all his caring physicians, for the excellent services they

provided which allowed him to live a life of quality. Mahalo is also extended to Borthwick Kaua’i

Mortuary and the Office of Veterans Services for their assistance.