Wade Alan Fukui, 62, of Hilo died Aug. 18 at home. Born in Hilo, he was a warehouse associate for Kona Trans Moving and Storage. Visitation 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 11 a.m. Casual attire. Survived by brother, Ryan (Jolana Colobong) Fukui of Hilo; sister, Desiree (Conrad) Kaleohano of Hilo; hanai sister, Erica (Adrian) Jefferson of South Dakota; a niece and nephew; cousins, aunts and uncles. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Jason Nobuichi Marumoto, 75, of Hilo died Sept. 3 at Hilo Benioff Medical Center. Born in Pahala, he was a supervisor for the former Mauna Kea Agribusiness and ML Macadamia. Visitation 1-3 p.m. Monday (Sept. 30) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 3 p.m. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by wife, Carol Ann Marumoto of Hilo; sons, Jason N. (Eunice Bala) Marumoto Jr. of Waikoloa, Christopher (Linda) Young of Mountain View and Cory Young of Hilo; daughter, Cara (Reginald) Souza of Mountain View; brothers, Anthony (Debbie) Marumoto of Honolulu and Brian (Marcella) Marumoto of Maui; sisters, Jerrolyn Miller of Rochester, Wash., Dr. Marsha (Brian Pactol) Marumoto of Mililani, Oahu, and Pamela (Fernando Doctor) Marumoto of Pahoa; three grandchildren; an aunt, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
The Rev. Tadamasa Nishimura, 92, of Hilo died Sept. 20 at home. Born in Yamaguchi-ken, Japan, he was a retired head minister for Tenrikyo Kilauea Church and member of Tenrikyo Hawaii Shima Kyoyukai. Visitation 2:30-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 4 p.m. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Yumiko Nishimura; daughters, The Rev. Lorna (Craig) Yamaguchi, Kathy (The Rev. Hitoshi) Igarashi and Sophie (Kendric) Ching; five grandchildren and one great-grandson. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Daisy Lilinoe (Chong) Ikeuchi, 97, of Honokaa died Sept. 1 at home. Born in Waimea and raised in Waipio Valley, she was the owner of B. Ikeuchi &Sons Inc. and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Honokaa Ward, Honokaa Senior Club, E Mau Na Ala Hele and Halau Manu Le‘a Hawaii. Private services held. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Memorial donations to North Hawaii Hospice, 65-1328 Kawaihae Rd., Kamuela, HI 96743. Survived by son, Alan (Leina‘ala) Ikeuchi; daughters, Sandra (Glen) Fortune and Susan (Carl) Tanoue; son-in-law, Roy Veloria; sisters, Winona Tanaka and Rosalie Ho; sister-in-law, Lani Olsen-Chong; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Angeles “Angie” Cecil Omaya, 79, of Las Vegas, formerly of Kalaoa, Kona and Pepeekeo, died June 11. Born in Pepeekeo, she graduated from St Joseph School and the former Hilo Commercial College, worked at Kona Inn and retired from Creative Day Care Center. Funeral mass at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Kailua-Kona and Celebration of Life at the Old Kona Airport Beach Park Pavilion on Saturday, Oct. 5. Visitation at 9-10 a.m. at St. Michael the Archangel Church. Mass 10-11 a.m. at St Michael’s Church. After mass, celebration of life at 12:30 p.m. with scattering of ashes at 1:05 p.m. at Old Kona Airport Beach Park. Luncheon to follow at the last beach pavilion. Wear casual or aloha attire with Angie’s favorite color, green. Survived by children, Clyde (Amy) Omaya of Pepeekeo, Francine Omaya and Mark Omaya of Las Vegas; siblings, Jane (Clifford) Tam of Kona, Arthur (Beryl) Sampaga Sr. and Paquito Clyde (Martha) Sampaga of Hilo, Veronica Ronnie (Oren) Kitayama of Pepeekeo, Petrona Petty (Derek) Valentino of Las Vegas and Nedeen (Danford) Calica of Hilo; six grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Marina “Nene” Vinluan, 95, of Honolulu, formerly of Hilo, died July 20 at St. Francis Hospice in Honolulu. Born in Hilo, she was a retired kitchen manager for Zippy’s Kapahulu on Oahu. Private services held. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by daughters, Sandra Walker, Karen Capua, Cynthia Ramos, Yvonne Ramos and Candace (Chad) Strodel; brother, Balligui (Cynthia) Vinluan; sister, Tala (Roger) Pannier; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
