Yachiyo Matsuoka Yachiyo Matsuoka of Makaweli, Kaua’i, died at Queen’s Medical Center on Oct. 21, 2001, at the age of 85. Born in Pakala, Kaua’i on Jan 31, 1916, she was a retired employee with Gay & Robinson Sugar Plantation.
Yachiyo Matsuoka
Yachiyo Matsuoka of Makaweli, Kaua’i, died at Queen’s Medical Center on Oct. 21, 2001, at the age of 85.
Born in Pakala, Kaua’i on Jan 31, 1916, she was a retired employee with Gay & Robinson Sugar Plantation.
She is survived by two sons: Gary M. Matsuoka of Makaweli, Kaua’i and Kenny S. (Jill) Matsuoka of West Linn, OR., and one daughter: Judith E. (Gary) Bale of Byron, MN; nine grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; two sisters: Orie (Clifford) Saruwatari of Honolulu, O’ahu and Hanako Kobayashi of Honolulu, O’ahu.a
Friends may visit with the family at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, at the Waimea Honpa Hongwanji Mission; service officiated by rev. Ikeda will begin at 4 p.m. Casual attire is suggested.
Arrangements are being handled by Garden Island Mortuary, Ltd.
