Ethel Yaeko Kaneshiro, 96, of Waimea died May 30 at home. Born in Waimea, she was a homemaker and member of Kamuela Hongwanji Mission and Buddhist Women’s Association. Services held. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by sons, Melvin
Ethel Yaeko Kaneshiro, 96, of Waimea died May 30 at home. Born in Waimea, she was a homemaker and member of Kamuela Hongwanji Mission and Buddhist Women’s Association. Services held. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by sons, Melvin Kaneshiro and Arnold (Linda) Kaneshiro of Waimea; daughters, Karen Santos of Hilo and Sharyn (Tim) Rodriguera of Roseville, Calif.; brother, Tad (Eiko) Okura of Walnut Creek, Calif.; sisters, Toshiko (Harry) Tanabe and Setsuko (Minoru) Ota of Honolulu, Jeanette Horii of Gardena, Calif., Elaine Honma of Waimea; caregiver, Pamela Phillips of Waimea; sisters-in-law, Kay Okura of Hilo, Mary Okura of Honolulu, Alyce Yamaguchi and Nancy Kaneshiro of Waimea, Teruko Kaneshiro of Kohala; brothers-in-law, Charles Hokama and Stanley Kiyuna of Honolulu; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Tamio Kawasaki, 80, of Hilo died June 12 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Hilo, he was a retired county parks caretaker, member of Hilo Higashi Hongwanji Mission and U.S. Army veteran. Services held. Memorial donations to Hilo Higashi Hongwanji Mission or Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Survived by sisters, Setsuko Mann of Maine and Tsukiko (Shoroku) Komoto of
Aiea, Oahu; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Arlene Bessie Lindamood, 92, of Hilo died June 17. She was born in Wisconsin. Services held. Survived by sons, Alan (Melba) Halgren of Vancouver, Wash., David (Marilyn) Lindamood of Oahu and Donald (Patricia) Lindamood of Vancouver, Wash.; two daughters, Dianne (Roderick) Rogers of Pahoa and Donna (Thomas) Hackett of Ocean View; sister, Sally Miller of Minnesota; 20 grandchildren, 49 great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Masao Ochi, 97, of Hilo died June 20 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Puu Oo Ranch, South Hilo, he was the retired owner of the former Hilo Quality Cleaners, served in the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Service during World War II and a member of Hilo Meishoin Mission and Hilo Interpreters Club. Services held. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by son, Howard (Maureen) Ochi of Moreno Valley, Calif.; daughters, Naomi Kido of Mililani, Oahu, Lynn (Glenn) Nakamura and Audrey (Harold) Mitsuyoshi of Hilo; sister-in-law, Haruno Ochi of Hilo; eight grandchildren and two great-grandsons; nieces and nepehws. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Einobu “Yalo” Miyashiro, 91, of Pepeekeo died May 31 at Regency Hilo Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Pepeekeo, he was a retired warehouseman with the former C. Brewer and Co. and member of Honomu Hongwanji Mission. Services held. Survived by wife, Kimie Miyashiro of Kona; son, Gregg (Rhoda) Miyashiro of Hilo; daughter, Patty (Calvin) Okahara of Kona; brother, Isamu Miyashiro of California; sister, Carol Setsuko Miyashiro of California; sister-in-law, Terri Miyashiro of California; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Walter M. Schilling Jr., 66, of Pahoa died June 23 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Philadelphia, he was a retired security officer and U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Graveside services noon Tuesday (July 5) at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Survived by wife, Judy Schilling of Pahoa; son, Walter M. Schilling of New Jersey; daughters, Jeanne (Anthony) Gelak of New Jersey and Tracy (Robert) Martin of South Carolina; sister, Samirah Amantullah “Deborah C. Schilling” of Pennsylvania; six grandchildren; three nephews and two nieces. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
To contact the family of the late Francis T. Kiyabu Jr., call Kathy at 960-0776. That information was omitted from an obituary published Saturday.
