Kahoolulu “Lulu” Neki Leialoha, 89, of Hilo died Oct. 14 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Hilo, she was a homemaker and member of Haili Church, Ka‘ahumanu Society and Keaukaha Community Association. Visitation 3-4 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 21) at Dodo Mortuary chapel in Hilo. Memorial service at 4 p.m. Aloha attire. Survived by daughters, Evalou (Stan) Yamabe, Janice (Anthony) Maldonado, Lorene (James) Hough, Evonne Kehau (Lawrence) Kaloi, Helen Henderson, all of Hilo, Harriet Ku’ulei (Mike) Wilton of Utah and Miriam Maile (Ken) St Louis of Washington; sons, James Kimo (Lynn) Leialoha and Neki (Davelyn) Kauhi Jr., both of Hilo; daughter-in-law, Bernadette Leialoha of Pahoa; 31 grandchildren, 70 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Kahoolulu “Lulu” Neki Leialoha, 89, of Hilo died Oct. 14 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Hilo, she was a homemaker and member of Haili Church, Ka‘ahumanu Society and Keaukaha Community Association. Visitation 3-4 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 21) at Dodo Mortuary chapel in Hilo. Memorial service at 4 p.m. Aloha attire. Survived by daughters, Evalou (Stan) Yamabe, Janice (Anthony) Maldonado, Lorene (James) Hough, Evonne Kehau (Lawrence) Kaloi, Helen Henderson, all of Hilo, Harriet Ku’ulei (Mike) Wilton of Utah and Miriam Maile (Ken) St Louis of Washington; sons, James Kimo (Lynn) Leialoha and Neki (Davelyn) Kauhi Jr., both of Hilo; daughter-in-law, Bernadette Leialoha of Pahoa; 31 grandchildren, 70 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Jean Aiko Nakamoto, 81, of Honolulu, formerly of Captain Cook, died Sept. 19 at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. Born in Puna, she was the cafeteria manager at Holualoa Elementary School before retiring from the state Department of Education. Visitation at 5 p.m. Friday (Oct. 23) at Hosoi Garden Mortuary in Honolulu. Memorial service at 6 p.m. Funeral service at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Kona Hongwanji. Casual attire. Survived by sons, Dr. Stuart T. (Jo-Anne) Nakamoto of Honolulu and Craig (Laureen) Nakamoto of Iowa; daughters, Cynthia Nakamoto-Tomono of Kealakekua, Cathy (Delwayne) Arakaki of Las Vegas and Sheila Lee of Honolulu; stepmother, Kiku Sakoda; brother, Douglas (Mae) Sakoda of Pahoa; sisters, Janet Ikeda of Pahoa, Doris (Jacob) Bender of Maryland, Elsie Sakoda of Honolulu and Ethel Deguchi of Hilo; sister-in-law, Peggy Sakoda of Hilo; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary Inc. of Honolulu.
Sumiko Okamoto, 90, of Hilo died Sept. 29 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Hilo, she was a housewife, an avid stamp collector and member of Hilo Higashi Hongwanji Mission. Private services held. Memorial donations can be made to Hospice of Hilo, 1011 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo, HI 96720. Survived by husband, Noboru Okamoto of Hilo; son, Ford (Sylvia Lee) Okamoto of Hilo; brother, James (Jane) Murayama of Hilo; sister-in-law, Sally Murayama of Hilo; two granddaughters and three great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Elsie Fumie (Nakao) Yamamoto, 81, of Honolulu died Sept. 20 in Honolulu. Born in Hilo, she was a federal government retiree. Private services. No monetary gifts. Survived by husband, Stanley S. Yamamoto of Honolulu; sons, Darryl T. Yamamoto and Neil Y. Yamamoto, both of Honolulu; brother, Roy K. Fukumoto of Rowland Heights, Calif.; sisters, Mildred T. Fukumoto and Judy A. Fukumoto and Beverly T. Kaneshiro, all of Honolulu, and Irene K. Fukumoto of California; one grandchild. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.