Gladys Naoko Gushiken, 85, of Hilo died April 8 at a private care home on Oahu. Born in Hilo, she was a retired manager of Hilo Printers and member of Honomu Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and Hui Okinawa. Services held. No flowers. Survived by sisters-in-law, Chiyoko Nakamura of Hilo and Yasuko Yahiku of Los Angeles; nephews, nieces, cousins, grandnephews, grandnieces, great-grandnephews, great-grandnieces, great-great-grandnephews and great-great-grandnieces. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Gladys Naoko Gushiken, 85, of Hilo died April 8 at a private care home on Oahu. Born in Hilo, she was a retired manager of Hilo Printers and member of Honomu Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and Hui Okinawa. Services held. No flowers. Survived by sisters-in-law, Chiyoko Nakamura of Hilo and Yasuko Yahiku of Los Angeles; nephews, nieces, cousins, grandnephews, grandnieces, great-grandnephews, great-grandnieces, great-great-grandnephews and great-great-grandnieces. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Nancy Elizabeth O’Connell, 93, of Kailua-Kona died May 21. Born in Santa Ana, Calif., she was a public school teacher in California. Private services. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by daughter, Nancy MacGregor of Kailua-Kona; a granddaughter, grandson and three great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Tsuya Takahashi, 96, of Honolulu died May 10 in Honolulu. Born in Hilo, she was a private housekeeper. Services held. Survived by sisters, Tsuyuno Watanabe of Hilo and Tsuyuko Tanaka of Honokaa. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
The late Verna Mae Kawai‘ula “Kupuna” Branco was survived by, among others, brother-in-law Sam Bishaw and sister-in-law Margo Branco. Their names weren’t submitted for an obituary published May 26.