Sumio Shitabata ADVERTISING Sumio Shitabata Sumio Shitabata, 83, of Laupahoehoe died March 4, 2016, at Life Care Center of Hilo. Born Feb. 8, 1933, in Papaaloa, he was a retired diesel mechanic at the former Laupahoehoe Sugar Co., a U.S.
Sumio Shitabata
Sumio Shitabata, 83, of Laupahoehoe died March 4, 2016, at Life Care Center of Hilo. Born Feb. 8, 1933, in Papaaloa, he was a retired diesel mechanic at the former Laupahoehoe Sugar Co., a U.S. Army veteran, co-owner of Papaaloa Store, member of the Hakalau Jodo Mission, Papaaloa Hongwanji and Hiroshima Kenjinkai.
Friends may call at 4 p.m. April 9 at Dodo Mortuary chapel in Hilo for a 5 p.m. service. Casual attire is requested. No flowers.
He is survived by wife, Asako Shitabata of Laupahoehoe; sons, Roy Shitabata of Papaaloa, Eddie (Yun) Shitabata of Honolulu; brothers, Takio Shitabata, Earl (Marian) Shitabata, both of Honolulu, Albert (Aileen) Shitabata of Hilo; sisters, Mitsuko (Taichi) Isono of Hilo, Mildred (Fred) Endo of Gardena, Calif., June Shitabata of Honolulu; three grandchildren; one great-grandson; one aunt; numerous nephews, nieces, and cousins.
Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
