Grace Yoko Arakaki
March 15, 1941 - December 4, 2022
Mrs. Grace Yoko Arakaki, age 81, of Hilo, Hawaii, died December 4, 2022 at her home in Hilo. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on March 15, 1941 and was the office manager of Dodo Mortuary Life Plan, Inc. in Hilo, Hawaii. She was a member of the Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and Hui Okinawa. Visitation will be held at Dodo Mortuary Chapel in Hilo, Hawaii on January 15, 2023 (Sunday) from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.; memorial service will begin at 2:00 p.m. Casual attire and wearing of face masks is requested. No flowers. No Koden (monetary donations). She is survived by husband, James “Jimmy” Arakaki of Hilo; daughters, Anne (Jean-Louis Loveridge) Tanaka of Honolulu and Joan Arakaki of Hilo; son, Grant (Lauren Suzuki) Arakaki of Honolulu; brothers, Thomas (Mae) Yamamoto of Kailua (Oahu), George Yamamoto of Carson, California, James (Mae) Yamamoto of Aiea and Paul (Nancy) Yamamoto of Torrance, California; sisters, Florence (George) Omura of Honolulu, Claire Tokeshi of Aiea, May (Edward) Imada of Honolulu and Carol Maglasang of Wahiawa; sister-in-law, Mildred Yamamoto of Kailua (Oahu); numerous nephews, nieces and cousins.