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Rebecca Cooney

Rebecca “Betsy” Cooney 1947-2023 Betsy Cooney transitioned from this life on December 22, 2023 in San Diego, California. She was 76. Moving from Long Beach, California, to Lahaina, Maui in the early 1970’s, she immediately embraced the Hawaiian lifestyle—swimming and snorkeling in the warm water, paddling outrigger canoes, making plumeria leis, sitting under waterfalls, and meeting many friends who would become her Maui ohana. After being in the restaurant industry and working as a caretaker for the Dillingham estate in Kula for several years, in 2002 Betsy completed her ...

Leebrick Nakama

Leebrick George Nakama was born in Lahaina on January 8, 1950, to Jane and Sadao Nakama. He attended Wailuku Elementary, Iao Intermediate School, Lahainaluna for two years and graduated from Baldwin High. He received his bachelor's degree in education from Idaho State University and ...

Duroy C. “Rosey” Rosecrans

Duroy C. “Rosey” Rosecrans of Wailuku, Maui passed away on December 4, 2023 surrounded by his family, under the passionate care of Hospice Maui. He was born on April 24, 1940 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Rosey is survived by his wife, Yvonne M. Rosecrans; siblings, Charlene Akiu and Everett ...

Virginia Sue Pierce Izbicki

Virginia Sue Pierce Izbicki passed away peacefully in Santa Barbara, California on December 6th 2023. She was 72 years old. Virginia was born to Robert Lowell Pierce and Mary Frances Phillips Pierce and grew up in Dallas. She studied art at the University of Texas in Austin, at the Sorbonne ...

Gerard Wilhelm

Gerard Wilhelm, 73, of Las Vegas, formerly of Maui, passed away on September 6, 2023 at home, surrounded by family. He was born on February 22, 1950, in Kula, Maui. Visitation will be held from 10am – 10:45am on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at St. Joseph Church in Makawao; mass will start at 11am. Burial will follow, 1pm at the Maui Veteran’s Cemetery in Makawao. Gerard’s hobbies included gambling. He is survived by his brother, George Wilhelm; and numerous nieces & nephews.

Lawrence K.C. Doong Jr.

Lawrence K.C. Doong Jr. (Larry) passed peacefully on Dec. 04, 2023 in Aiea. He was born in Wailuku on May 21, 1954. Larry graduated from St. Anthony H.S. in 1972 and the United States Naval Academy in 1976. He earned a Bachelor of Science from the Naval Academy and a Master of Science from ...