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Kelsey Leigh “Ivy” Cooper, 24

Kelsey Leigh Cooper, 24, of Wailuku, Maui passed away on February 19, 2018. She was born in Auburn, California on October 9th, 1993. She is survived by her loving mother, LeighAnne; siblings, Nic and Delila, her sister-in-law and brother-in law, Stacy and Joey; her nieces and nephew: Sophia, Angel, Tatiana and Eva. Her grandparents Karen and Keith, her Uncle Jefrey and his wife Kris and her cousin Zoë, and her large extended family - great grandparents, aunties and cousins, her Maui ohana and many friends on both sides of the Pacific and her precious Nala. Death comes to all and who ...

Inocencio A. Corpuz, 90

Inocencio A. Corpuz, 90 of Kahului, passed away on February 14, 2018 at Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born on May 30, 1927 in the Philippines to Benedicto and Victoriana Corpuz. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Nakamura Mortuary from 6:00pm to 9:00pm; service to begin at 7:00pm. Second day service will be on Friday, March 9, 2018 at Nakamura Mortuary from 9:00am to 10:00am; with burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park at 10:30am. Inocencio is predeceased by his beloved wife, Lolita Corpuz; beloved daughter, Delia Echiverri; survived by son, Samuel (Maria) ...

Walter S. Cravalho, Sr., 91

Walter S. Cravalho, Sr., 91, of Kaupakalua, passed away on February 8, 2018 at Hale Makua in Kahului. He was born on January 9, 1927 in Puunene, Maui. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at St. Joseph Church in Makawao, Mass will begin at 11:30 a.m., and burial will follow at 1 p.m. at the Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao. Walter was a truck driver for Maui Dry Goods and Honolulu Gas Company. He is survived by his wife, Betty Freitas Cravalho; son, Walter S. Cravalho Jr.; daughters, Gisele (Russell) Higa, Gerri (Guy) Nakamura, and Judy ...

Roys A Ellis III, 74

Roys A. Ellis III (AKA Terry; AKA Aussie) died on January 31, 2018, from complications of diabetes on Maui, Hawii, where he had lived for most of his life. He was a graduate of The Governor’s Academy, South Byfield, MA serving as Captain of Football, Basketball and Baseball in his senior year. He was actively scouted by the Boston Red Sox’s of this outstanding ability as a pitcher. He attended Harvard College, Cambridge, MA. He was employed as a Captain by Flying Tiger Airlines and flew into Vietnam many times in that capacity. He was a manager for HC&S Sugar as well as Pioneer ...

Benjamin Bumanglag Matias, 66

Benjamin Bumanglag Matias, 66, of Wailuku, passed away on February 5, 2018, at Hale Makua in Kahului. He was born in the Philippines on October 2, 1951. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, March 9, 2018 at Ballard Family Mortuary, service will begin at 7 p.m. Visitation 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Christ the King Church, Mass 10 a.m., and burial will follow at 11:30 a.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park in Haiku. Benjamin was a construction worker. He is survived by his wife, Paz Matias; son, Melvin Matias; daughters, Evangeline (Steven) Andrews, and ...

Terry Seichi Sakaitani, 87

Terry Seichi Sakaitani, 87, of Kahului, peacefully passed on to his eternal home on February 16, 2018, under the wonderful care of Hospice Maui. He was laid to rest at Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao. Terry was born on May 22, 1930 in Puunene and grew up in Spreckelsville. He served as a rifleman in the Korean War in the Army’s 7th Division, receiving the Purple Heart for serious wounds sustained during combat. He then earned his undergraduate degree and served as a medical technologist at the Maui Memorial Hospital for many years. After his retirement in 1985, he went on to work ...