Helen Yaeko Yamamoto, 86, of Pahoa died May 15 at the Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. Born in Hilo, she was a retired secretary with Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Company. She was a member of Taishoji Soto Mission and its
Helen Yaeko Yamamoto, 86, of Pahoa died May 15 at the Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. Born in Hilo, she was a retired secretary with Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Company. She was a member of Taishoji Soto Mission and its Fujin Kai, Baikako and Busshin Kai, Kyu Pahoa Kumiai and Pahoa Nikken Jin Kai. Private services held. No flowers, no koden. Survived by daughters, Suzanne Yamamoto of Brightwood, Ore., Gayle Enriquez of Pahoa, Doris (Patrick) Taketa of Hilo; brother-in-law, Ronald Jimbo of Hilo; sisters-in-law, Teruko Hara of Hilo, Karen Hara of Hilo; five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
