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Kay Kikue Muraoka, 95

Kay Kikue Muraoka, of Wailuku, Hawaii passed away peacefully on July 17, 2018 at Hale Makua Kahului. Private services were held in her request. Nakamura Mortuary assisted with arrangements. Kay was born on September 23, 1922 in Japan to parents Yuichi and Man Matsui. She was predeceased by her husband Makoto, her parents and her brothers Jiro, Kazuo and Hideo Matsui. Kay is survived by her sons, Melvyn, Michael (Eileen), Gordon (Corinne) Muraoka and daughter, Cheryl (Hideo) Tanaka, grandchildren, Chris (Lois) Muraoka, Peter (Tiffanie) Muraoka, Aaron (Kunyoung) Muraoka, Jean ...

Stanley Kenji Okano, 86

Stanley Kenji Okano, 86 of Lahaina, passed away on June 11, 2018 at his residence. He was born on November 8, 1931 in Wailuku. A Celebration of Life will be held at 5 p.m. on Friday, August 3, 2018 at Ballard Family Mortuary. Service will begin at 7 p.m. Stanley retired from Maui Land & Pine where he worked as a truck driver. He loved the ocean, fishing, and diving with his family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Irene I. Okano; sons, Brian K. Okano, Randall (Melissa) Okano; daughters, Corinne N. Mizuno, Michelle H. (Dennis) Harmon; sister, Emiko Nahina; 9 grandchildren, ...

Maria Higa Ota, 65

Maria Higa Ota, 65, of Wailuku, passed away on July 9, 2018 at Queens Medical Center in Honolulu. She was born on April 11, 1953 in Munich, Germany and raised in Kahului, Maui. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Monday, August 6, 2018 at Ballard Family Mortuary, Kahului; service will begin at 10:30 a.m., burial will follow at 1 p.m. at the Maui Veterans Cemetery. Maria graduated from Baldwin High School in 1971. She attended Kapiolani Community College and received a Certified Nursing Assistant degree. She then became a realtor in 1999 and became a member of both the ...

Mildred S. Presbitero, 86

Mildred S. Presbitero, 86, of Wailuku, Maui passed away on June 19, 2018 at her residence under the care of her loving family and Islands Hospice. Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Wailuku for the public from 9:30am to 11:00am, with mass to begin at 11:00am. Mildred will be laid to eternal rest at Maui Veteran Cemetery in Makawao at 9:00am on Monday, August 6, 2018. Nakamura Mortuary assisted with arrangements. Born on April 25, 1932, in Paia, Maui to Agapito B. and Mary Sarmiento. She worked as a Supervisor for Ka Lima ‘O Maui. ...

Walter S. Sakai, 83

Walter Sadao Sakai, 83, of Kahului, passed away at the Maui Memorial Medical Center on June 28, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. A celebration of life was held at the Makawao Veterans Cemetery on July 16, 2018. The family requests no koden. Nakamura Mortuary assisted with the arrangements. Walter was born in Maui on August 29, 1934 to Matsugoro and Hisa Sakai. He was the youngest of 11 children. He graduated from Maui High School, served in the Air Force, graduated from the University of Hawaii with a Bachelors in Business Administration, and retired in 1994 as an ...

Kathleen M. Carroll, 53

Kathleen M. Carroll, 53, of Wailuku, passed on June 28, 2018 at Hospice Maui Hale, with her loving brother by her side. Services will be held at a later date on Maui and in New York. For service questions or information, please call Anthony at (808) 214-2301. Nakamura Mortuary assisted with the arrangements. Ms. Carroll was born on March 14, 1965 in New York, to Robert & Josephine Carroll. She was a retail saleswoman and was a pilot graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Kathleen was predeceased by her father Robert; grandfather Anthony and grandmother Josephine. She ...