Elgen Kazuyoshi Fujimoto, 86, of Hilo died April 17 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Volcano he was a retired state public housing maintenance worker, retired carpenter, U.S. Army Korean War veteran and member of Disabled American Veterans Hilo Chapter No. 6, Korean War Veterans Big Island Chapter No. 231, Korean War Veterans Association Oahu Chapter 1, Hawaii Carpenters Union, Hilo Carpenter’s Pension Club, Anela Street Kumiai, Honomu Henjoji (Odaishisan) Mission and Yamaguchi Kenjinkai, and was a United Public Workers retiree. Visitation 4-5 p.m. Friday (May 6) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 5 p.m. Burial 9 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at East Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Janet K. Fujimoto of Hilo; son, Arlen (Gayle Cho) Fujimoto of Hilo; sister, Grace Hirata of Chicago; sister-in-law, Aiko Fujimoto of Hilo; brothers-in-law, Stan (Marjorie) Kinoshita and Bert (Ruth) Kinoshita of Hilo; two grandchildren; nephews, nieces and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Elgen Kazuyoshi Fujimoto, 86, of Hilo died April 17 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Volcano he was a retired state public housing maintenance worker, retired carpenter, U.S. Army Korean War veteran and member of Disabled American Veterans Hilo Chapter No. 6, Korean War Veterans Big Island Chapter No. 231, Korean War Veterans Association Oahu Chapter 1, Hawaii Carpenters Union, Hilo Carpenter’s Pension Club, Anela Street Kumiai, Honomu Henjoji (Odaishisan) Mission and Yamaguchi Kenjinkai, and was a United Public Workers retiree. Visitation 4-5 p.m. Friday (May 6) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 5 p.m. Burial 9 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at East Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Janet K. Fujimoto of Hilo; son, Arlen (Gayle Cho) Fujimoto of Hilo; sister, Grace Hirata of Chicago; sister-in-law, Aiko Fujimoto of Hilo; brothers-in-law, Stan (Marjorie) Kinoshita and Bert (Ruth) Kinoshita of Hilo; two grandchildren; nephews, nieces and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Denny Wayne Ko, 49, of Washington state, died March 23. He was born in Hilo. Visitation 5-6 p.m. at Ballard Family Mortuary. Celebration of life service at 6 p.m. No flowers; cremation to follow. Survived by mother, Yon Ha “Christine” Ko; father, Joseph “Bully” (Antonette “Tony”) Kaipo Jr.; sons, Mitchell Kaipo Ko and Riley Kaipo Ko; brothers, Joseph I. Kaipo III and Travis (Tricia) Santa-Isabel; sisters, Mechelle Kaipo and Jonette (Dennis) Figueroa Jr.; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Francis Arnold Morris, 93, of Hilo died April 23 at Life Care Center in Hilo. Born in Spiro, Okla., he was a retired junior college custodian and U.S. Navy retiree. Private services. Survived by wife, Belva May Morris of Hilo; son, Richard Milo (Diana) Milligan of Hilo; brother, Harold (Betty) Morris of Pacola; nine grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and numerous great-great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Noboru Okamoto, 95, of Hilo died April 18 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Hilo, he was a retired house painter, U.S. Army World War II veteran and member of Hilo Higashi Hongwanji Mission. Private services. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Memorial donations to Hilo Higashi Hongwanji Mission, 216 Mohouli St., Hilo, HI 96720. Survived by son, Ford (Sylvia Lee) Okamoto of Hilo; sisters, Chizuko Tarutani of Honolulu, Toshiko Okamoto of Hilo and Yoshiko Sasahara of Waipahu, Oahu; sister-in-law, Kayono Okamoto of Hilo; two granddaughters and three great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.