• Yoshiko Nishikawa • Flora Senda • Graciano Meligro Yoshiko Nishikawa Yoshiko “Doris” Yamamoto Nishikawa of Lihu‘e died April 29, 2009, at home at age 95. Born July 15, 1913, in Wahiawa, O‘ahu, she was the proprietor of the Nishikawa
• Yoshiko Nishikawa
• Flora Senda
• Graciano Meligro
Yoshiko Nishikawa
Yoshiko “Doris” Yamamoto Nishikawa of Lihu‘e died April 29, 2009, at home at age 95. Born July 15, 1913, in Wahiawa, O‘ahu, she was the proprietor of the Nishikawa Store on Lala Road in Lihu‘e.
She was preceded in death by husband Masanori; parents Torazo and Mume; brothers Stanley, Larry and Mitsuji; sister Kimie Yamamoto, Tamae Miyashita, Alice Hiraki and Chiyoko Iwai; and sons-in-law Hiroshi Furushima and Earl Galdeira.
She is survived by sons Edwin (Gladys) of Los Angeles, Calif., Henry (Ann) of Lihu‘e and Herbert of Lihu‘e; daughters Bessie Furushima of Lihu‘e and Frances Galdeira of Honolulu; companion Bob Taira of Lihu‘e; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, at Garden Island Mortuary Chapel; service 11 a.m.
Burial to follow at 3 p.m. at Kaua‘i Memorial Gardens.
Casual attire is suggested and flowers may be omitted.
Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
Flora Senda
Flora M. Senda of Lihu‘e died April 22, 2009, at Wilcox Memorial Hospital at age 85. Born June 3, 1923, in Lihu‘e, she was a clerk with Garden Island Motors.
She was preceded in death by father William J. Senda, mother Kayo Senda, sisters Eiko Muranaka and Akiko Senda, and brother George Senda.
She is survived by brothers Kazuo Senda of Lihu‘e and John Senda of Wailua Homesteads, and numerous nieces and nephews
Family requests no koden.
Services were private.
Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
Graciano Meligro
Graciano “Gus” Meligro born in Kaumakani died April 29, 2009, at his home in Renton, Wa., at age 77. He served in the United States Coast Guard and worked for Boeing.
He is survived by sons Lawrence, Matthew and David; daughters Kelly and Maile; brother Pablo Maligro; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services 9:30 a.m. at Lutheran Church of the Cross, 23810 112th Avenue SE, Kent, WA 98031.
Burial at 11:30 a.m. at the Tahoma National Cemetery with reception to follow.
Arrangements by People’s Memorial Funeral Cooperative.
