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Kiddy's Playground

Born in 1933 in Iceland, "Kiddy" DeCoster grew up shearing sheep and spinning their wool into yarn with which she would crochet into mittens, hats, scarves and other things. She met her husband Richard DeCoster, a U.S. submarine cook, when he was stationed in Iceland.

After Richard retired from the Navy, the two settled in Hawaii and joined our parish ohana.

The couple met Del Monte at Pearl Harbor in 1979, while he was doing restoration work on the USS Bowfin, the sub on which Richard was assigned at the close of WWII.

In Hawaii, Kiddy and her husband threw themselves into numerous volunteer activities at the parish and for the care of veterans.

Richard died in 1997, but Kiddy continued her bighearted ways, which included resurrecting her childhood crocheting skills, making hats for cancer victims and thousands of lei for new parishioners and visitors to our parish. For anyone with a military connection, the lei was created with red, white and blue yarn.

Kiddy died in Del Monte’s arms on April 5, 2021.

“They gave to everyone and volunteered for everything,” her obituary read.

More about Kiddy’s Playground can be found at www.hawaiicatholicherald.com/2022/07/20/from-kiddy-for-the-kiddies-bishop-blesses-mililani-playground/ and www.khon2.com/local-news/playground-honors-navy-widow-who-helped-others/

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