Irene Mokihana Cordeiro-Vierra

Irene Cordeiro-Vierra, 95, passed away in Honolulu on January 20, 2023. She was born the first of six children to William George Claus Wedemeyer and Rebecca Kaono in Kalihi on June 6, 1927, and attended Puuhale Elementary School and Farrington High School, class of 1944. She was a May Day Queen in high school and had a small part in the 1950 movie “Pagan Love Song” starring Esther Williams, Howard Keel and Rita Moreno. For almost 60 years, she worked as a waitress at the Mayfair and Evergreen restaurants in downtown Honolulu, Coco’s restaurant in Waikiki from the day it opened until the day it closed, the old Kelly’s restaurant on Nimitz Highway, the Bay Terrace restaurant at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel on the Kohala Coast, and the old Cattleman’s Steakhouse in Waimea. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and in her lifetime belonged to the Kalihi, Anuenue, Kaimuki, Waikiki, Waimea, Manoa, Laie 3rd and Hauula 3rd wards.

She is survived by her sister, Penny of Pearl City; son, Richard of Laie; daughter, Betty of Kentucky; sons-in-law, Rudy of Kailua and Charlie of California; granddaughter, Erynn of Washington state; grandchildren, Keone, Michelle and Lynn of Kailua, Charmaine, Charlie, Casey, and Brandon of California, Brittany of Oregon, Ashleigh of Kahaluu, Braden of Utah, Heidi and Alli of Virginia, and Rachel of Kailua; greatgrandchildren, Thomas and Reagan; numerous nieces and nephews and grandnieces and grandnephews in Hawaii, California and other states; and numerous greatgrandchildren in Hawaii, California, Utah and Virginia.

She is pre-deceased by husbands, Richard J. Vierra and Albert E. Cordeiro; daughters, Bobbie, Colleen and Bobbi; brothers, Mike, Jesse and Hans; sister, Ramona, and her older brothers and sisters.

Viewing will be private. Visitation will be at Hawaiian Memorial Park on Friday, February 24, 2023, from 9:00am – 10:30am, Services will be from 10:30am – 11:30am, Lunch will follow from 11:30am – 12:30pm, followed by a private burial.

In lieu of gifts or flowers, we would want everyone to take their family out to eat and enjoy each other’s company. Life is short, so please love one another and express it with each other now.

Many thanks to the wonderful staff of Kahuku, Castle and Queens ERs, the staff at Castle Hospital and Queens ICU, and the staff of the Aloha Nursing and Rehab Center in Kaneohe for their care and compassion. Many thanks to the members of the Kalihi, Anuenue, Kaimuki, Waikiki, Waimea, Manoa, Laie 3rd and Hauula 3rd wards of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for their love and support. Many thanks to the staff of Borthwick Mortuary and Hawaiian Memorial Park for tender and caring service. And finally, many, many thanks to our family members and friends who have shared themselves, their time, joy, hopes, prayers and words of comfort and love during my mom’s lifetime. As a family, and on behalf of my mom, we are so eternally thankful and blessed.