Tag: veteran

Eric Michio Kuniyoshi, 67, of Honolulu, Hawaii, died in Honolulu on Sunday, November 13, 2016. He was born in Honolulu. Visitation: 5:00p.m.; Services: 6:00p.m. on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Eric Kuniyoshi was a former 297th and…

From a Department of Defense press release Ft. Ruger, Hawaii - Memorial services have been set for a Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) Airman who went missing at Tarague Beach, Guam, last month.   Master Sgt. Greg Ramos from the…

William Lanakila Beck, Jr., 65 of Honolulu passed away at Pali Momi Medical Center. A retired U.S. Air Force Jet Mechanic, he is survived by companion, Eleanor Beck; daughter, Danelle Suen; sons, Noah Beck and William Beck, III; brothers, Frances…

Walter T. Nishihara, 85, of Honolulu, passed away on October 14, 2016. He was born in Waiakoa, Maui. He was a retired automotive maintenance supervisor for the Hawaii Air National Guard and was a veteran. He is survived by brothers,…

James J. "Bubba'' Tachihata 70, of Aiea, a U.S. Air Force veteran, Senior Master Sergeant with the Hawai‘i Air National Guard, and retired jet mechanic, died on Sept. 13, 2016 in Honolulu. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived…

Walter Toshio Nishihara, 85, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu on Friday, October 14, 2016 and was born in Waiakoa, Maui. This obituary is probably for the Walter "Nishi" Nishihara who served in the 293d Combat Communications Squadron for many years…

Billy Chang emailed this information to Retiree News. Just got some info on Tachi’s funeral. We all know Tachi passed away on September 13 after a long battle with cancer. I talked to Bo Ariz this morning and he got…

Gerald Junji Yamamoto, age 78 of Honolulu, a Hawai‘i Air National Guard Radar Technician, passed away in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Joy Masako; son, Daniel; daughters, Susan (Corazon) Barsatan and Joanne (Dean) Kajihiro; grand- children,…

Richard K. Tokairin, 84, of Pearl City, passed away on September 23, 2016. He was born in Wahiawā. Richard was a U.S. Air Force Veteran and retired Airports Supervisor. He is survived by his wife, Elsie; son, Reed (Jerre) and…

Libby Jane Kaopuiki, 60, of Waikoloa, died September 27, 2016  at North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she was a bookkeeper, owner of BHRS and a US Air Force veteran. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. October 22 at Kamehameha School's Bishop…