Josephine Grace, 80, of Keaau died Sept. 16 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Wahiawa, Oahu, she was a retired sales clerk for the former Kilauea Preserve Center and former cashier and tutor at Pahoa High School. Private services held.
Josephine Grace, 80, of Keaau died Sept. 16 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Wahiawa, Oahu, she was a retired sales clerk for the former Kilauea Preserve Center and former cashier and tutor at Pahoa High School. Private services held. Survived by children, Dylan (Nadine K.) Grace of Waianae, Oahu, Maureen (Miguel) Garcia Leyva of Chicago, Delbert (Virginia) Grace of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Regina (Oliver Silva) Grace of Hawaiian Beaches and Nadine (Paul Abiley Sr.) Grace of Ainaloa; brother, Apolinario (Bernie) Suan of Waialua, Oahu; sister, Marion (James) Cui of Whitmore Village, Oahu; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Corlis O. Ishikawa, 65, of Waimea died Sept. 19 at North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she worked for Eastman Kodak Co., Hawaii County Liquor Control, U.S. Postal Service and was a member of Kamuela Hongwanji Mission. Visitation 5-6 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 7) at Kamuela Hongwanji Mission. Memorial service at 6 p.m. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by husband, Terrence Ishikawa of Waimea; sisters, Amy (Carl) Masuhara of Honolulu and Kelly Ann (Kerry) Kanbe of Austin, Texas; mother-in-law, Janet Ishikawa of Waimea; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Kikue Arakaki Nakamura, 98, of Hawi died Sept. 16 at Kohala Hospital. Born in Kohala, she was a homemaker, part-time produce clerk at Takata Store and member of Hawi Jodo Mission, Hawi Jodo Mission Fujinkai and Kohala Okinawa Kenjin-Kai. Visitation 1-2 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 7) at Hawi Jodo Mission. Memorial service at 2 p.m. Casual attire. Survived by sons, David Nakamura of Honolulu, Thomas (Elaine) Nakamura, Steve (Shirley) Nakamura and Guy (Kaui) Nakamura of Kapaau; daughters, Harue Koyama of Kapaau, Naomi (David) Higa and Bess (Rod) Torigoe of Honolulu; brothers, Kenkichi (Tomi) Arakaki and Minoru Arakaki of Honolulu, Kensuke (Mina) Arakaki of Torrance, Calif.; sister, Jean Matsuda of Kapaau; sister-in-law, Emiko Arakaki of Honolulu; 15 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Aiko Okui, 98, of Hilo died Sept. 7 at Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. Born in Hilo, she was a homemaker. Private services held. No koden (monetary gifts). Survived by sons, Harvey E. Okui of San Diego, Craig S. (Rheda) Okui and Garret M. (Hyonchu) Okui of Hilo; brother, Richard (Hanae) Nishioka of California; sisters, Teruko Matsunaga and Takeko Ide of Hilo; two grandchildren and a great-grandson; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Richard Tokuo Tao, 80, of Hilo died Sept. 10 in Hilo. Born in Pahoa, he was a retired diesel mechanic. Private services held. Survived by wife, Ellen Tao of Hilo; daughter, Sheri (Alan) Kimura of Hilo; son, Scott Tao of San Luis Obispo, Calif.; sisters, Yukie Sakai of Honolulu, Yasue Ichinotsubo of Hilo, Kikue (Toshio) Ushijima of Holualoa, Dorothy (Takaaki) Izumi of Honolulu and Janet (Hardy) Iida of Hilo; sisters-in-law, Lois Tao, Mary Ann Fujishige and Norma (Harry) Sukita of Honolulu; three grandchildren; nephews, nieces and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
