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John Edward Seeley, 91

John Seeley, 91, of Kihei, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, August 17 after a long battle with renal failure. Originally from New Jersey, born July 15, 1928, John enlisted in the Navy at 17 and served as a Corpsman, proudly attached to the 5th Marines in San Diego, Guam, and North China. John moved to Maui in 1993, and instantly fell in love with his island home. He showed his aloha ʻāina by becoming involved in a variety of volunteer work. His love of Maui was surpassed only by his love for his ʻohana. He was a devoted family man who, along with Rita—his ...

Ronald David Vaught, 82

Ronald David Vaught, 82 of Kihei, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, August 16, 2019.  He was born in Cleveland OH to Glenn Albert and Florence Balicki Vaught. Although he is no longer here, he will continue to live in hearts of his loving wife, Alexa Keaunui Vaught; daughters Faith (Thomas) Sandi of Lahaina, Lisa (Jim) Schmidt of Las Vegas, and son Mark (Melinda) Vaught of Wailuku; grandchildren Cymbre Sandi, Krystal (Keoni) Lota, Madison Vaught, Montana Vaught, and Mallorie Vaught; and great-grandchildren Chaston Abut, and Jordyn Lota. A celebration of Ron’s life will be ...

Ernesta S. Lana, 92

Ernesta S. Lana, 92, of Lahaina peacefully passed away at her residence surrounded by her loving family and Hospice Maui on July 27, 2019. Ernesta was born on November 12, 1926 to Leona de Guzman and Wenceslao Salomon in the Philippines. Visitation will be held on Friday, August 23, 2019 at Nakamura Mortuary from 6:00pm-9:00pm, service to begin at 7:00pm; second day service will continue Saturday, August 24, 2019 from 9:00am. She will be laid to rest at Maui Memorial Park Wailuku at 12:30pm. Ernesta was married to her late husband, Ruperto Lana. She is survived by her son, ...

Manuel Solomon Martelles, 76

Manuel Solomon Martelles, 76, of Makawao, passed away on August 5, 2019 at Hospice Maui Hale. He was born on June 14, 1943 in Puunene, Maui. Visitation 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, August 23, 2019 at St. Joseph Church, Mass 7 p.m., cremation will follow. Urn burial service will be held at 9 a.m. on Monday, August 26, 2019 at the Maui Veterans Cemetery. Manuel retired from HC&S where he worked as a heavy equipment operator. He had two brothers who are deceased, (Anthony Martelles and Joseph Martelles) but he is survived by his son, Glen Daguay; brothers and sisters, Patricia (Costo) ...

Paul H. Martin, 80

Paul Martin (Fingers) was born on November 11, 1938 in Arizona, and passed away at Kula Hospital on August 10, 2019. Paul attended the University of Arizona and enlisted in the Navy, where he was stationed in Okinawa. A “free spirit”, he lived in Haight Ashbury during the days of flower power and the summer of love. Paul came to Maui in 1970 and sold flowers in Lahaina for 34 years. A ready smile, a kind word, and his guitar music brought joy to all he met. He will be missed by his many friends in Kula and his “family”, the staff of Kula Hospital. A celebration of Paul’s ...

Warren Masaichi Matsui, 85

Warren Masaichi Matsui, 85, of Kahului, Maui passed away on August 4,2019. He was born to parents Yuichi & Man Matsui on September 21, 1933 in Maalaea , Maui. Warren was predeceased in death by his parents, 3 brothers, and 1 sister. He is survived by a sister Ellen, and 2 brothers, Tetsuo and Jeff. He was a graduate of Baldwin High School class of 1952 and attended UH for 2 years before joining the Army in August 1954. After the Army, he used his GI Bill to attend the University of Illinois where he earned a degree in Architecture. He moved to Los Angeles, CA after graduation and ...