Akira Tanaka Akira Tanaka ADVERTISING Akira Tanaka, 86, of Hilo died May 9, 2013, at Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. Born April 6, 1927, in Wailea, he was a retired supervisor for Hilo Medical Center Radiology Department, Army World War
Akira Tanaka
Akira Tanaka, 86, of Hilo died May 9, 2013, at Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. Born April 6, 1927, in Wailea, he was a retired supervisor for Hilo Medical Center Radiology Department, Army World War II veteran and member of Taishoji Soto Mission and Kinney Heights Kumiai.
Friends may call at 4 p.m. May 21 at Dodo Mortuary chapel for a 5 p.m. service. Family requests casual attire be worn.
He is survived by wife, Miyome Tanaka of Hilo; son, Rodney (Pauline) Tanaka of Hilo; daughters, Christine Wakida and Aileen (Sheldon) Hayashi, both of Hilo; sisters, Betty Abe of Honolulu, Toshiko (Al) Campos of Chicago, Mitzie Shikuma of Hilo; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
