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Bruce Merrill Berkeley, 71

Bruce Merrill Berkeley of Wailuku, Maui, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at Maui Hospice surrounded by family and friends. Private services will be held. Nakamura Mortuary assisted with arrangements. Bruce was born in Topeka, Kansas, on May 20, 1950. He served in the Navy in Groton, Connecticut before moving to Portland, Oregon where he worked as a Systems Contractor. Maui had been his home for the last 20 years, working as an Information Systems Analyst with County of Maui, MPD. He leaves behind his son, Joshua; grand-daughter, Madison; brother, Dave; and ...

Richard Susumu Miyamoto, 89

Richard Susumu Miyamoto, 89 of Kahului, Maui, passed away on May 17, 2021. He was born on July 1, 1931, in Wailuku, Maui. Richard worked as a union carpenter. He is survived by his children, Dayni (Floyd) Kawamoto, Lila (David) Grumling, Lance (Grace) Miyamoto, Dean Miyamo-to; 3 grandchildren, Alyssa (Shawn) Butler, Eryn (Bryce) Muraoka, Jami-Lynn (Brandon) Tanoue; and 5 great grandchildren, Ayla Butler, Kynzie Butler, Bryn Muraoka, Brayden Tanoue and Brody Tanoue. Services are private. Ballard Family Mortuary assisted with the arrangements. Online condolences may be made at: ...

Alyson Shizue Kitaoka, 40

Alyson Shizue Kitaoka, 40, of Makawao, passed away on June 2, 2021 at Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born on October 24, 1980 in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii. Alyson is survived by her father, Rodney Kitaoka, sister, Jill (Steven) Ly; and nephew, Lucas Ly. She is predeceased by her mother, Mae, and brother, Casey. Alyson was a 1998 graduate of Baldwin High School and then attended the University of Hawaii where she earned her degree in Business. "Al" moved back to Maui in 2016 and spent the last 3 years working for the County of Maui in the Real Property Division. Al lived a ...

The Reverend Ronald Yoshikazu Saito, 92

The Reverend Ronald Yoshikazu Saito, 92, of Hilo, passed peacefully, surrounded by family, on June 16, 2021, at Hawaii Care Choices Pohai Malama Care Center. Born in Fukui, Japan, he was the resident minister at various Honpa Hongwanji Mission temples across the State of Hawaii. Private services at a later date. No flowers or koden. Survived by wife, Mitsuyo Saito of Hilo; daughter, Elna (Steve McCleister) Saito of Santa Barbara, California; sons, Bert (Dr. Ruth Ohata) Saito of Hilo, Kurt Saito of Tokyo, Japan; sister, Keiko (Lloyd) Tubbs of Townley, Alabama; grandchildren, Sarah and ...

Janet Lee Dumaran, 68

On Tuesday evening, May 12, 2021, Janet Lee Dumaran, loving wife and mother of 5 children, passed away at the age of 68. Janet was born on October 6, 1952 in Miami Beach, Florida. Janet is preceded in death by her son Stuart Dumaran, Grand-daughter U’ilani Dumaran, brother Robert Stuart, and her parents Robert and Betty Stuart. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Vince Dumaran, two daughters, Liana (Raymond) Pahukoa and Hawane Dumaran, two sons, Bobby Dumaran and Luke Kaipo (Kara) Dumaran, nince grandchildren, Tre, Kaipo, Kawehilani, Keali’I Dumaran, Bryce Oliveira, Duke ...

Yasuko Ishikawa, 85

Yasuko Ishikawa of Kahului, a retired Maui Potato Chip Factory worker, died at home on May 27, 2021. She was born in Lima, Peru on April 6, 1936. She is survived by son, Dennis Ishikawa and grandson, Brandon Ishikawa; brother-in-law, Robert Shimabukuro and sisters-in-law, Dora Watanabe, Hazel Okawaki, Elsie Nakasone and Naomi Shimabukuro. Private services were held. The Ishikawa family would like to thank the staff of Hospice Maui for the care and compas-sion showed to Yasuko. Nakamura Mortuary assisted with arrangements. Online condolences: www.nakamuramortuary.com