Janice Kondo

JANICE TAKAKO KONDO, 89, of Orange County, CA, passed away peacefully at home in Oct. 2024, surrounded by loving family. Jan was born in Honolulu, HI to Kaneki & Helen Honda. While employed at Aloha Airlines, she met her future husband, Ronald Kondo, and married him in Aug. 1956. She was co-owner of Kondo’s Okazuya in Lahaina, Maui, then worked over 20 years at Liberty House of Hawaii, retiring as Human Resources Sr. Mgr. in Ala Moana. After retirement Jan and Ron moved to Woodland Hills, CA to be near their grandchildren. She enjoyed over 30 years of retirement, including years with the San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center (SFVJACC) in Pacoima. She loved performing with the Kupunas Ukelele Club and serving as a hula instructor. In the spring of 2021, Jan gave her life to Jesus Christ and was baptized. In the summer of 2021, she and Ron moved to Orange County to be near grandchildren and great-grandchildren.