Fumie Morikawa Hanamoto, 95, of Honokaa died Sept. 28. Born in Honokaa, he was retired as a U.S. Postal Service clerk. Private services held. Survived by sons, Ronald (Janice) Hanamoto of California, Allen (Esetera) Hanamoto of Honolulu and Melvin Hanamoto
Fumie Morikawa Hanamoto, 95, of Honokaa died Sept. 28. Born in Honokaa, he was retired as a U.S. Postal Service clerk. Private services held. Survived by sons, Ronald (Janice) Hanamoto of California, Allen (Esetera) Hanamoto of Honolulu and Melvin Hanamoto of Hilo; sister, Sadie Fujinaka of Maui; brothers-in-law, Mamoru (Etsuko) Hanamoto of California and Hiroji Miyazaki of Honolulu; sister-in-law, Caroline Harada of Honolulu; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary, Hilo.
Delta Mae Feliciano, 81, of Mountain View died Oct. 2 at her residence. Born in Naalehu, she was a homemaker. Private services. Survived by husband, Joseph Sanchez Feliciano Sr. of Mountain View; sons, Joseph (Barbara) Sanchez Feliciano of Hilo, John (Linda) Feliciano of Kailua, Oahu; daughters, Tina Romero of Anchorage, Alaska, Delta (James) Baxter of Charles City, Louisiana, Roseanna (John Martin) Soares of Mountain View, Sarafina (Terry) Jennings of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Brenda (Jon) Sampson of Portland, Oregon; sister, Elsie Stoud of Tennessee; 26 grandchildren, 67 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Kamekichi “Steve” Tanoue, 91, of Laupahoehoe died Oct. 3 at the Hilo Medical Center. Born in Papaaloa, he was a retired harvesting shift supervisor for the former Hamakua Sugar Company, member of the Papaaloa Hongwanji Mission and Laupahoehoe Senior Citizens. Friends may call 9:30-10:30 a.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 10:30 a.m. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Matsuyo “Patsy” Tanoue of Laupahoehoe; son, Ralph Tanoue of Arvada, Colorado; brother, Hisashi (Lois) Hirata of Oahu; sisters, Tokiko Yamada of Temecula, California, Teruko Kansaku of Waimea, Hawaii, Yukiko (Norman) Masaki of Hilo, Alice Ishii of Paauilo, Katherine (Pete) Ottoboni of Portland, Oregon; three grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Wilmer Hiromu Koshi’s obituary in the Friday, Oct. 3, edition provided an incorrect date of his passing. Koshi died Sept. 22.
