Central Kona Union Church Cemetery, S. Kona District, Big Island of Hawaii, HI The US GenWeb Archives provide genealogical and historical data to the general public without fee or charge of any kind. It is intended that this material not be used in a commercial manner. All submissions become part of the permanent collection. Central Kona Union Church Cemetery S. Kona District, County of Hawaii, HI Headstones transcribed and submitted by Geoff Stafford July 12, 2002. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. tombstones_hi@yahoo.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Compiled by your genealogy volunteer, Geoff Stafford. Images available by email at: tombstones_hi@yahoo.com. **************************************************** * NOTE: I provide these images free of charge, by * * e-mail only. They are for genealogical purposes * * only and may not be reproduced for profit in any * * way, shape or form. One file per request. I am * * a volunteer, doing my part to help people on * * their genealogical quest. Please be patient * * while I process your request. Thank you. * **************************************************** The cemetery is located in Kealakekua, next to the belt highway (rte. 11). Pass through Kealakekua center, then down a hill, past the Kona Historical Society, and look for a traffic light. The cemetery can be seen just before the light on the seaward side of the highway. The church itself is in the center of Kealakekua Town. In addition to the usual headstones, the cemetery contains a war memorial. The names on the Royal T. Frank Memorial are also starred. *Killed in action: died on Royal T. Frank (USAT), Pacific, Torpedo, Sunk, 1/28/42, Army Transport, Crew 7; Army 14; pic #002_ckunion ================================================================================================================ NAME Birthdate Deathdate Image No. comment ================================================================================================================ !!!Central Kona Union Church Cemetery 001_ckunion !!World War II and Korea Memorial 003_ckunion !Vietnam Memorial 004_ckunion (in Japanese) 08 Oct 1902 24 Apr 1939 039_ckunion Abe, Renji 1888 1947 025_ckunion Abe, Roy 1915 1977 025_ckunion Akana, Albert Bennett 04 Jan 1906 21 Dec 1974 084_ckunion Akana, George W. F. 02 Dec 1921 07 Apr 1923 018_ckunion Akana, Ng Chin 15 Jan 1884 26 Nov 1952 081_ckunion Akana, Tamar Aona 29 May 1887 27 Feb 1947 083_ckunion Aoki, Rev. Dr. Hideo 29 Mar 1920 03 Oct 1977 016_ckunion Araki, Ella 07 Oct 1959 050_ckunion Araki, Kinzo 24 Oct 1886 25 Jun 1955 077_ckunion Araki, Mon 07 Jan 1891 05 Feb 1934 040_ckunion Araki, Nobuaki 16 Sep 1923 11 Oct 1987 115_ckunion Tec5 US Army WW2 Araki, Takeo 16 Sep 1901 16 Jul 1994 098_ckunion Britain, Caroline Dianne 23 Sep 1952 14 Jul 1987 114_ckunion Clarke, Henry 13 Nov 1866 019_ckunion age: 52; from Chester, Eng. Driver, Thomas J. 1850 1931 006_ckunion Driver, Volney G. ----------- ----------- 005_ckunion Falconer, Rose L. S. 1890 1986 006_ckunion Falconer, William G. 1877 1961 006_ckunion Fujimori, Grace Masayo 25 Aug 1903 12 Jul 1985 096_ckunion Fujimori, Sataro Feb 1864 25 Dec 1954 095_ckunion Fujimori, Thomas Riichi 28 May 1898 14 Nov 1982 096_ckunion Fujimori, Yoshi Oct 1867 04 Apr 1955 095_ckunion Fujimoto, Fred Yoshio 31 Jul 1923 11 Aug 1992 097_ckunion Tec 5 US Army 442 Rgt WW2 Fukunaga, Matehei 20 Dec 1863 17 Jul 1946 085_ckunion Fukushima, Waki 02 Feb 1889 15 Sep 1969 052_ckunion Hayashi, Harvey Saburo 22 Feb 1867 01 Jun 1943 028_ckunion Hayashi, Matsu 28 Jan 1877 20 May 1972 028_ckunion Hiraoka, Hideo 20 Oct 1906 11 Sep 1907 008_ckunion Hiraoka, Kuniyo 21 Mar 1910 24 Nov 1910 030_ckunion Hiraoka, Miyoko 24 Sep 1888 14 Nov 1929 029_ckunion Hiraoka, Shosuke 01 Mar 1881 05 Jul 1946 009_ckunion Hiraoka, Shunichi 09 Jan 1916 05 Jul 1946 009_ckunion Hirata, Misao 03 Feb 1909 02 Oct 1957 049_ckunion Hirata, Peter Takashi 23 Mar 1910 05 Nov 1986 048_ckunion Hirokawa, Hayata 28 Jan 1890 13 May 1979 022_ckunion Hirokawa, Matsu Imura 23 May 1895 14 Jan 1973 022_ckunion Hirokawa, Noboru 27 Jul 1927 07 Aug 1927 021_ckunion Hirokawa, Oliver Asao 28 Feb 1923 08 Aug 1925 020_ckunion Hiyashi, Chisato "Doc", M.D. 07 Feb 1902 05 Mar 2000 023_ckunion Holbrook, Albert John 01 Jun 1998 none_ckunion Hudson, Rochelle Chizuko Araki 30 Sep 1954 12 Jan 2002 103_ckunion Ikeda, Alice Oteru 28 Dec 1906 10 Jul 2000 053_ckunion Ikeda, Chise 26 Jul 1874 04 Sep 1950 092_ckunion Ikeda, Clarence Kiyoshi 29 Aug 1906 13 Mar 1993 053_ckunion Ikeda, George 02 Oct 1924 18 Apr 1945 032_ckunion Tech Sgt 442 Inf WW2 Ikeda, Itsue K. 1908 1941 093_ckunion Ikeda, Kanjiro 17 Mar 1872 22 Apr 1948 094_ckunion Ikeda, Pauline Ann 18 Jul 1945 16 Mar 1963 053_ckunion Ikeda, Shuzo 28 Apr 1901 28 Feb 1963 031_ckunion Ikeda, Sueno 10 Jul 1899 24 May 1987 031_ckunion Imamota, Grace Fujiye 18 Oct 1931 13 Jun 2001 none_ckunion Imamoto, Robert Kiyoshi 03 Jun 1927 06 Mar 1991 111_ckunion Iori, Haruko 12 Apr 1925 11 May 1975 091_ckunion Ishida, Richard Tadashi 16 Apr 1935 16 Apr 1994 104_ckunion Ishida, William Minoru 11 Oct 1902 07 Feb 1998 013_ckunion Iwamasa, Miss Y. ----------- ----------- 017_ckunion Iwasaki, Gladys F. 04 Apr 1913 12 Aug 1954 079_ckunion Iwasaki, Tamotsu 23 Nov 1913 14 Dec 1993 080_ckunion Jaeger, Gerhard R. 10 Apr 1920 23 Mar 1975 055_ckunion Kaiawe, Daniel Hua Jr. 27 Sep 1930 03 Oct 1977 035_ckunion Kaiawe, Daniel Hua Sr. 01 May 1892 12 Nov 1976 036_ckunion Kaiawe, Joseph Lance 21 Sep 1940 28 Oct 1993 106_ckunion Kaiawe, Sophia Kapono Kaleohano 18 May 1907 30 Sep 1995 100_ckunion Kaiawe, Violet Kaiulani 24 Feb 1934 19 Jun 2001 099_ckunion Kaku, Florence Fusako 05 May 1914 31 Dec 1996 101_ckunion Kalani, Mrs. W. 12 Jun 1888 02 Jun 1918 071_ckunion Kawasaki, Larry Takeshi 24 Sep 1955 23 Jan 1991 063_ckunion Kee Lun, Chun 04 Jul 1883 26 Mar 1948 076_ckunion Kelii, Hannah Mailelaulii 19 Nov 1938 07 May 1999 117_ckunion Kimura, Kojiro 15 Jan 1877 28 Nov 1954 045_ckunion Kimura, Motoyo 16 Jan 1882 24 Nov 1968 057_ckunion Kobayashi, George Eki 12 Aug 1913 18 Oct 1973 034_ckunion Kobayashi, Larry Kazuo 02 Oct 1945 23 Jul 1946 034_ckunion Kresge, Isabel Miriam Abel 26 Jan 1915 28 Nov 1995 059_ckunion b. PA; d. Kona Kresge, Sterling Francis 30 Jan 1914 18 Aug 1990 059_ckunion buried at sea Kubo, Margaret Kazue 30 Sep 1934 06 Sep 1995 058_ckunion Limacher, Odette 24 May 1927 24 Oct 1991 107_ckunion Lincoln, Frances Marion Fox 21 Jul 1900 28 Aug 1991 110_ckunion Lobendahn, Vincent 21 Apr 1974 037_ckunion Mangayayam, Simon Velasco 26 Oct 1925 31 Dec 1989 109_ckunion b. P.I. Mizoshiri, Jean Elizabeth 29 Jan 1943 27 Feb 1987 none_ckunion Morikami, Saichi 06 Dec 1896 14 Aug 1964 044_ckunion Moritani, Kameyo 30 Jan 1898 08 Apr 1968 043_ckunion Moritani, Utaro 15 Aug 1882 25 May 1960 043_ckunion Mukaida, Katsusuke 18 Jul 1871 02 Nov 1945 089_ckunion Mukaida, Take 01 Apr 1883 12 Dec 1969 090_ckunion Murata, Hanzo 01 Oct 1890 13 Apr 1965 033_ckunion Murata, Yukino 25 Mar 1901 04 Feb 1992 033_ckunion Nagatori, Sueju Apr 1895 Nov 1993 060_ckunion Nakamura, Iwao* 01 May 1919 28 Jan 1942 002_ckunion Pvt. US Army WW2 Oda, Harukichi 02 Jan 1881 22 Jul 1955 068_ckunion Oda, Natsu 03 Sep 1900 07 Jan 1956 066_ckunion Oda, Rokuro 09 Nov 1936 27 Feb 1995 067_ckunion PFC US Army Okamura, Mori 24 Oct 1890 26 Jan 1957 065_ckunion Okamura, Mrs. Lin 28 Feb 1894 -- Dec ---- none_ckunion age: 93 Okinaga, Mie 01 May 1904 02 Jun 1989 116_ckunion Okinaga, Paul 04 May 1927 15 Oct 1981 118_ckunion Okinaga, Rakuzo 27 Jul 1896 07 Dec 1989 112_ckunion Pvt US Army WW1 Oku, Larry Muneo* 07 Jul 1916 28 Jan 1942 002_ckunion Pvt. US Army WW2 Oshima, Matsue 05 Jul 1893 01 Apr 1919 044_ckunion Redding, David 17 Jan 1866 015_ckunion age: 26 yrs 9 mos b. Kentville, N.S. d. Onomea Kona Sakamoto, Masaji 13 Nov 1913 13 Mar 1998 102_ckunion Sawada, Baron Kazuo 16 Sep 195? 18 Oct 1958 046_ckunion Sawada, Yukio 28 Mar 1918 03 Sep 1993 047_ckunion Shibuya, Aki 22 Oct 1886 19 Nov 1950 082_ckunion Shibuya, Iwao 15 Apr 1916 10 Feb 1945 074_ckunion Shibuya, John Etsuo 08 Nov 1912 12 Mar 1991 073_ckunion Shibuya, Shuizaro 1876 1936 072_ckunion Smith, Alexander 30 Mar 1870 042_ckunion age: 46; b. Banff, Scotland Sonoda, Tamehisa 11 Dec 1915 30 Aug 1991 108_ckunion Sugai, Laura Kiyoko 06 Jan 1919 07 Sep 1990 062_ckunion Suzuki, Masawake 22 Mar 1917 01 Sep 1924 069_ckunion Takamoto, Kiyome 12 Oct 1907 01 Mar 1920 027_ckunion Taketa, Momo 26 Mar 1893 08 May 1983 075_ckunion Taketa, Torahiko 21 Dec 1878 04 Jun 1947 075_ckunion Tanaka, Iwa 03 Sep 1880 02 Aug 1962 051_ckunion Tanaka, M. ----------- ----------- 041_ckunion Tanaka, Walter H. 28 Aug 1900 07 Jun 1979 056_ckunion Tatsuno, Katsu 02 Apr 1882 23 Nov 1948 038_ckunion Tatsuno, Kenjiro 11 Mar 1874 26 May 1972 038_ckunion Tatsuno, Mitsuko ----------- ----------- 014_ckunion Terazono, George Toshio 25 Dec 1922 18 Oct 1991 064_ckunion Torrijos, Pernal* 03 Feb 1917 28 Jan 1942 002_ckunion Pvt. US Army WW2 Tsuhako Family ----------- ----------- 007_ckunion Uemura, Arthur H. 19 May 1927 18 Sep 1991 061_ckunion Ushiroda, Frank S. 07 Jan 1926 23 Nov 1969 011_ckunion S Sgt Air Com SQ AAF WW2 Ushiroda, Natsuyo 05 Jan 1899 01 Mar 1991 010_ckunion Ushiroda, Shunzo 13 Nov 1896 19 Feb 1950 010_ckunion Usui, William M. 26 Feb 1911 24 Jun 1996 070_ckunion Vaughan, Gertrude A. 15 Dec 1920 23 Jun 1993 105_ckunion Vaughan, Skylar Joe 02 Aug 1921 15 Dec 1993 105_ckunion Vaughan-Braun, Elizabeth Anne 26 Apr 1955 19 Sep 1989 113_ckunion Wainui 22 Apr 1917 012_ckunion Watanabe Family ----------- ----------- 026_ckunion Yamamura, Mrs. H. 26 Aug 1865 07 Mar 1936 054_ckunion Yamanaka, Kay Kumayo 18 Jan 1925 30 Jan 1977 043_ckunion Yamashita, Morio "Morris" 08 Oct 1915 -- Nov ---- none_ckunion age: 75 Yano, Albert Hisayuki* 14 Dec 1917 28 Jan 1942 002_ckunion Pvt. US Army WW2 Yasuda, Suma 18 Mar 1882 29 Apr 1946 087_ckunion Yasuda, Wakichi 15 Jun 1872 16 Jan 1957 086_ckunion Yon Ok, Cho 25 Mar 1946 088_ckunion Yonemura, Yonezo* 29 Feb 1916 28 Jan 1942 002_ckunion Pvt. US Army WW2 Yukitomo, Kiyo 25 Dec 1891 06 Mar 1924 024_ckunion Yukitomo, Suezuchi 02 Mar 1881 26 Aug 1970 024_ckunion