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Mamoru Wada
Mar. 18, 2014
Mamoru Wada, 84, of Wailuku, died on March 18, 2014 at Maui Memorial Medical Center in Wailuku. Visitation will be held at 11:30am on Sat. Apr. 5, at the Wailuku Hongwanji Mission; with service at 12:30pm. Burial will follow at 2:00pm at Maui Memorial Park. The family requests no flowers and no...
Elsie Harue Fukumoto
Mar. 16, 2014
Elsie Harue Fukumoto, 71, of Pukalani, died on March 16, 2014 at home under the care of Hospice Maui. Visitation will be 3:00pm on Sat., Mar. 29, at Wailuku Hongwanji Mission; with service at 4:00pm. Mrs. Fukumoto was born on March 21, 1942 in Lihue. She was a homemaker & a cook at several...
Sueno Ikeuchi
Mar. 15, 2014
Sueno Ikeuchi, 83, of Wailuku, died on March 15, 2014 at Hale Makua Wailuku. Private services were held. Mrs. Ikeuchi was born on September 13, 1930 in Makawao. She was a retired housekeeper for the Napili Kai Beach Club. She is survived by her nieces, Colleen (Mike) Suyama, Joyce (Glenn) Ames,...
Bambi Kokko
Mar. 15, 2014
Bambi Kokko, 75, of Wailuku, died on March 15, 2014 at Hale Makua Wailuku. Private services to be held by the family. Ms. Kokko was born on August 9, 1938 in San Jose, California. She was a scuba instructor and a boat captain. She is survived by her sister, Dria Bradford; brother, Earle Bradford,...
Florence Shizuko Hasegawa
Mar. 14, 2014
May 20, 1908 – March 14, 2014 Florence was born Shizuko Fujikawa in Lahaina, Maui, the daughter of Tsuma Honda and Saitaro Fujikawa. A mischievous and daring child, she lived courageously through global, local and personal challenges. She enjoyed excellent health until two months short of her...
Fusae Yoshikawa
Mar. 13, 2014
Fusae Yoshikawa, 82, of Lanai City, died on March 13, 2014 in Kahului. Private services were held. Mrs. Yoshikawa was born on Nov. 22, 1931 in Puunene. She retired from The Gas Company and The Lodge at Koele on Lanai. She is survived by her son, Garrett (Michele) Yoshikawa; daughter, Denise...
Pedro C. Andaya
Mar. 13, 2014
Pedro C. Andaya, 92, of Kahului, died on March 13, 2014 at Maui Memorial Medical Center. Night wake will begin at 5:30 pm on Thursday, March 27 at Nakamura Mortuary; with rosary at 6:30pm. And visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m., Friday, March 28, at Christ the King Church; with mass at 11 a.m....
Herbert Edward Moore Jr.
Mar. 12, 2014
Herbert Edward Moore, Jr., 64, of Wailuku, died on March 12, 2014 at his home. Private scattering service to be held at a later date. Mr. Moore was born on November 6, 1949 in San Francisco, CA. He was a computer repair technician. He is survived by his sons, Victor Moore, Travis (Tessa Iverson)...
Catherine Oliveira Vitch
Mar. 10, 2014
Catherine Oliveira Vitch, 68, of Makawao, died March 10, 2014, at Maui Memorial Medical Center. Visitation will be Sat. March 22, 9:30am, at Holy Rosary Church, with services at 10:00am. Nakamura Mortuary assisted with arrangements. Mrs. Oliveira Vitch was born Sept. 11, 1945, in Honolulu, HI....
Merledeen Nell Chandler
Mar. 09, 2014
Merledeen Nell Chandler, 64, of Lahaina, died on March 9, 2014 at Maui Memorial Medical Center. Private services to be held at a later date. Ms. Chandler was born on August 5, 1949 in Lahaina. She was a homemaker. She is survived by sisters, Junie (Ronald) Lee, Diane Desa, Geraldine Cole;...
Gary Edward Bleil
Mar. 09, 2014
Gary Edward Bleil, 73, of Kula, died on March 9, 2014 at Kula Hospital. Private services were held. Mr. Bleil was born in Mt. Clemens, Michigan on December 27, 1940. He was a sign painter. He is survived by his son, Greg Bleil; daughter, Dawn Brown; 4 grandchildren; and 3 great grandchildren.