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Mieko Fujinaka Crowell
Jan. 01, 2025
Mieko (“Micky”) Fujinaka Crowell left to be in the company of her Lord and Savior on the morning of January 1, 2025, her 103rd birthday, in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii. She was born January 1, 1922, in Kahului, Maui to Tokiyoshi and Sute Goto Fujinaka, both from Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Mieko...
Okuda, Mildred Terada
Jan. 01, 2025
May 1, 1929- January 1, 2025 Our beloved mom passed away on New Year’s Day at Roselani Place under Hospice Maui and is now with our Lord and Savior. Mom enjoyed her life at Roselani for the past nearly year and a half!! She made wonderful friends with everyone there! She enjoyed playing bingo,...
Odelon Alejo
Dec. 30, 2024
Odelon Alejo of Kahului passed away on December 30, 2024. Odelon was born and raised in the Philippines on December 11, 1965, at a young age he was a farmer, he worked tirelessly in the hot sun, then eventually migrated to Hawaii and worked for Maui Banyan and the Palms at Wailea. Odelon was...
Fukushima, Joseph Kiyoshi
Dec. 30, 2024
Joseph “Joe” Fukushima grew up on the island of Kauai. He peacefully passed away surrounded by his family. A former Army Reserve staff sergeant and devoted family man, he had a remarkable gift for landscaping. His special understanding of plants began when he majored in horticulture at the...
Margaret Sumie Miyashiro
Dec. 29, 2024
Margaret Miyashiro passed away peacefully at Hale Makua Kahului. She was 96 years old. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Robert Miyashiro. Margaret left behind 5 step-children and grandchildren. Roberta (Ray) Westfall, Ronald Miyashiro, Kathleen McGraw, Ann (Thomas) Rosario, and, Richard...
CORRINE MARGARET SAFFERY
Dec. 29, 2024
Corrine Margaret Saffery, 83, of Kahului, Hawaii, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2024, at her Kahului residence, surrounded by her loving family. Born on June 21, 1941, in Wailuku, Hawaii, Corrine lived a life marked by devotion, grace, and unwavering love for her family. Corrine was the...
Kimoto, Francis Tamotsu
Dec. 28, 2024
Services are pending with Nakamura Mortuary.
Rosita Lacao Viloria
Dec. 23, 2024
Rosita Lacao Viloria, 88, of Kahului, passed away on December 23, 2024, at Maui Memorial Medical Center in Wailuku. Services will be held at Christ the King Church. Night wake will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 30, with prayer service at 6:30 p.m. And continuing on Friday, January 31 at 9...
RACHEL MARIE PICO
Dec. 23, 2024
Rachel Marie Pico 87, of Wailuku passed away peacefully at Maui Memorial Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was born in Lahaina and was the beloved daughter of William & Alice Soares Sr. Services honoring Rachel will be held at St. Anthony Church in Wailuku on Saturday February 08,...
Sally Anne O'Neill-Goodness
Dec. 22, 2024
Sally Anne O’Neill-Goodness April 16, 1951 – December 22, 2024 Sally Anne O’Neill-Goodness of Wailuku, Maui, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, at Maui Memorial Hospital on Sunday, December 22, 2024, after a 10-year battle with colon cancer. Her unwavering strength and spirit...
Edith Flavia Wright Don
Dec. 21, 2024
We say farewell to a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, godmother, and friend who was also so much more than any of those titles to all of us. Edith lived a life devoted to her family and filled our home with music, a love for literature and history, and a commitment to education and...