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Edward Merl
Aug. 19, 2021
It is with great sadness to share the passing of Edward Merl . Nakamura Mortuary is honored to serve the Merl family during this difficult time . Funeral service information will be updated shortly
Vaihoi Pulu
Aug. 19, 2021
It is with great sadness to share the passing of Vaihoi Pulu. Nakamura Mortuary is honored to serve the Pulu family during this difficult time . Funeral service information will be updated shortly
Barbra Iwaishi
Aug. 18, 2021
Barbara Iwaishi, 88, of Wailuku, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2021 at home. A private service was held in her memory. Barbara was born in Wailuku on April 2, 1933 and was lovingly referred to as “Nani” by close family and friends. She was married to Isamu Iwaishi for 64 wonderful...
Bridgette Okamoto
Aug. 15, 2021
Bridgette Okamoto passed away on August 15, 2021 at her home in Kahului. She was a very devoted, kind, and loving mother who is survived by her three sons, Gaige, Galen, and Gannon Okamoto. Bridgette is also survived by her parents Peter and Jacqueline Stasey, sister Brande Waldron,...
Evangeline Faustina Sitton
Aug. 14, 2021
Aloha Oe to our mother, Evangeline Faustina “Tina” Sitton, 98, who passed on August 14, 2021 at Kalama Heights in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii. Tina was born December 18, 1922 in Honolulu to Frank Gulstan Van Gieson, Sr. and Silvina Pauline Gomes Van Gieson. Raised in Ewa Beach, she attended Roosevelt...
Rodolfo Almanza Piso
Aug. 14, 2021
Rodolfo A. Piso, 79, of Kahului, Maui passed away on September 14, 2021, at Hospice Maui surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 13, 1942, in Asingan, Pangasinan, Philippines, and is the son of the late Prudencio and Dionisia Piso. He was the eldest of 5 siblings. On January 7, 1968...
Doris Suyeyo Saiki
Aug. 13, 2021
Doris Suyeyo Saiki (Miyashiro), 92, of Waikapu, Maui, passed away on August 13, 2021. A private service was held in celebration of her life and memory. Referred to as Sue by many who knew her, she was born in Huelo and retired from Ah Fook’s Supermarket. She enjoyed traveling, cooking, knitting...
Augustine Acob
Aug. 13, 2021
Augustine Garcia Acob, age 75 of Kahului, Maui has passed away on August 13, 2021 at Maui Health. He was born on May 5, 1946 in Bacarra Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Augustine arrived on Maui, Hawaii in 1967 and first worked at Maui Land and Pineapple. He then retired from Hawaii Commercial and...
Kathryn Keiko Kochi
Aug. 12, 2021
Kathryn Keiko Kochi It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that the Kochi family announces the passing of Kathryn Keiko Kochi. Kathryn, or Katy, as many have affectionately known her as, of Pukalani, Maui, passed away at Maui Memorial Medical Center on August 12th, 2021 at 76 years of age. Katy...
Gene Visitacion
Aug. 12, 2021
Gene “Virgie” Visitacion, passed away at Kula Hospital in the care of Hospice of Maui, in Maui, Hawaii, from breast cancer on August 12, 2021. She was 74 years old and only a couple months shy of her 75th birthday. Gene was born on October 6,1946, in a corner of a world called Baccarra, a small...
Masako Nakasone
Aug. 11, 2021
It is with great sadness to share the passing of Masako Nakasone. Nakamura Mortuary is honored to serve the Nakasone family during this difficult time. Funeral service information will be updated shortly
Desiree Phillips
Aug. 11, 2021
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Desiree Theresa Phillips who left this world on August 11, 2021 at Hale Makua under Hospice Maui care. She was 51 years old. Desiree had an unconditional love for children and believed all children were special and unique. As a...