EVELYN NANA YAU HOON CHINN CHANG July 25, 1925 ~ July 17, 2016 Evelyn "Nana" Yau Hoon Chinn Chang 90, of Nuuanu passed away peacefully in the early morning of Sunday, July 17, 2016. She was a graduate of Roosevelt High School, Class of 1943. She was also longtime employee of Hawaii National Bank retiring as an Assistant Vice President. A superb cook, her potato buns were always a highly requested item at family gatherings. She also coordinated the bank's picnic & was an avid gardener who decorated the Main Branch with flowers from her yard. Mrs. Chang was also passionate of her Chinese heritage. She was a member of the See Dai Doo Society and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. During her time at the bank & after her retirement, Mrs. Chang helped celebrate Chinese New Year for the past 35 years by decorating the Main Branch of Hawaii National Bank with narcissus plants that she grew along with a variety of artifacts she gathered over the years during her trips to China and from her friends. She loved teaching and sharing her knowledge of the Chinese culture & New Year traditions with students from schools across the Island of Oahu. Busloads of school children scheduled field trips a year in advance to see her display and to hear her presentation. An average of 3,500 children and adults would visit each year. Recently Mrs. Chang was told by a parent that they too had come to hear and see her presentation as a child. Her last presentation was on Friday, February 12, 2016, for Ahuimanu Elementary School. She is survived by son, Malcolm Y T (Vicki); daughter Melvina I W L Chang (Lloyd) Nakao; brothers Dr. Herbert Y H (Una) Chinn, Dr. Kenneth Y T (Lillian) Chinn, Dr. Raymond Y W Chinn and Theodore Y H Chinn; Sister Minnie Y F Chinn; Grandchildren, Jodi U Wanstead, Randi Evelyn K (Todd) Yoshikawa, Dayna Rose Y H (Ryan) Katula, Courtney Leah Y G Chang, Margo Wallis Y L (Joshua Nelsen) Chang, Darren D (Sandra) Nakao, Neil K (Kimberly) Nakao and Jaime N (Kealii Alexander) Nakao. Great-Grandchildren, Lei-Vaughn M Wanstead; Reese M W L Yoshikawa, Malcolm James K High, Tyson M Yoshikawa, Damian John K Bartolotta, Jacob W Nelsen, Adam T Nelsen, Cade Nakao, Brett D Nakao, Shaun Nakao, Allison J Nakao, Kualono A Alexander, Caitlin G Nakao, Raine Alexander, and Kamaanaauwalu Alexander. Sister in law Mary Young (Harold) Chang. Many nieces and nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews. Preceded in death by her loving husband Wallace "Papa" Kuan Kwai Chang; father Yin Wa Chinn and mother Lucy Lan Au Chinn; brother James Y S Chinn; sisters, Vivian Y S Chinn, Anna Y N Chinn Au and Irene Y I Chinn Johnson. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. August 11th at Diamond Head Memorial Park Chapel. Services at 11:30 a.m. Aloha/Casual attire.
EVELYN NANA YAU HOON CHINN CHANG July 25, 1925 ~ July 17, 2016 Evelyn "Nana" Yau Hoon Chinn Chang 90, of Nuuanu passed away peacefully in the early morning of Sunday, July 17, 2016. She was a graduate of Roosevelt High School, Class of 1943. She was also longtime employee of Hawaii National Bank retiring as an Assistant Vice President. A superb cook, her potato buns were always a highly requested item at family gatherings. She also coordinated the bank's picnic & was an avid gardener who decorated the Main Branch with flowers from her yard. Mrs. Chang was also passionate of her Chinese heritage. She was a member of the See Dai Doo Society and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. During her time at the bank & after her retirement, Mrs. Chang helped celebrate Chinese New Year for the past 35 years by decorating the Main Branch of Hawaii National Bank with narcissus plants that she grew along with a variety of artifacts she gathered over the years during her trips to China and from her friends. She loved teaching and sharing her knowledge of the Chinese culture & New Year traditions with students from schools across the Island of Oahu. Busloads of school children scheduled field trips a year in advance to see her display and to hear her presentation. An average of 3,500 children and adults would visit each year. Recently Mrs. Chang was told by a parent that they too had come to hear and see her presentation as a child. Her last presentation was on Friday, February 12, 2016, for Ahuimanu Elementary School. She is survived by son, Malcolm Y T (Vicki); daughter Melvina I W L Chang (Lloyd) Nakao; brothers Dr. Herbert Y H (Una) Chinn, Dr. Kenneth Y T (Lillian) Chinn, Dr. Raymond Y W Chinn and Theodore Y H Chinn; Sister Minnie Y F Chinn; Grandchildren, Jodi U Wanstead, Randi Evelyn K (Todd) Yoshikawa, Dayna Rose Y H (Ryan) Katula, Courtney Leah Y G Chang, Margo Wallis Y L (Joshua Nelsen) Chang, Darren D (Sandra) Nakao, Neil K (Kimberly) Nakao and Jaime N (Kealii Alexander) Nakao. Great-Grandchildren, Lei-Vaughn M Wanstead; Reese M W L Yoshikawa, Malcolm James K High, Tyson M Yoshikawa, Damian John K Bartolotta, Jacob W Nelsen, Adam T Nelsen, Cade Nakao, Brett D Nakao, Shaun Nakao, Allison J Nakao, Kualono A Alexander, Caitlin G Nakao, Raine Alexander, and Kamaanaauwalu Alexander. Sister in law Mary Young (Harold) Chang. Many nieces and nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews. Preceded in death by her loving husband Wallace "Papa" Kuan Kwai Chang; father Yin Wa Chinn and mother Lucy Lan Au Chinn; brother James Y S Chinn; sisters, Vivian Y S Chinn, Anna Y N Chinn Au and Irene Y I Chinn Johnson. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. August 11th at Diamond Head Memorial Park Chapel. Services at 11:30 a.m. Aloha/Casual attire.
Our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the deceased
