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Ruth Ann Wilson, 84

Ruth Ann Wilson, 84, of Lahaina, passed away on December 23, 2017 at Maui Memorial Medical Center, with her loving family by her side. Services honoring Mrs. Wilson will be held on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Waiola Church, Wainee Street in Lahaina. Nakamura Mortuary is assisting with the arrangements. Born on April 17, 1933 in North Webster, Indiana. Ruth Ann graduated from Purdue University in 1955 and later moved to Pennsylvania where she was a clothing & textile specialist in the College of Education at Penn State University, and a home economic extension ...

Teresita Amarillo Cabanting, 69

There was a missing name in the pre-deceased section of the obituary that ran in The Maui News on Sunday, December 31, 2017 with a photo. Teresita was a retired custodial engineer with the State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, Airport’s Division. She was predeceased by her husband, Rodolfo “Rudy Sr.” Cabanting, son, Rodolfo “Rudy Jr.” Cabanting, and parents, Bonifacio & Josefa Amarillo. She is survived by her son, Ray (Leidy Anne) Cabanting; daughter, Millie Cabanting; brothers, Juan (Cecilia) Amarillo, Salvador Amarillo – deceased; sisters, Felicitas Dela Cruz, ...

Mr. Francis “Topedo” Cosma Jr., 58

Francis “Topedo” Cosma Jr., 58, of Wailuku, passed away peacefully at Maui Memorial Medical Center on November 29, 2017, surrounded by his loving ohana. Services honoring Mr. Cosma will be held at St. Anthony Catholic Church on Saturday, January 6, 2018. Visitation will begin at 9:30am, with mass beginning at 11:00am. He will be laid to eternal rest at Maui Veterans Cemetery privately at a later date. “Topedo” was born on August 21, 1959 in Wailuku to Francis Sr. and Estrella Cosma. He graduated from Lahainaluna High School in 1977 before serving in the U.S. Army. Two ...

Richard E. Genereux, 57

Richard E. Genereux, 57 of Kahului, passed away on December 19, 2017 in Wailuku. He was born on November 2, 1960, in Topeka, Kansas. Private services were held. He was the retired Director of Risk Management for Payment Processing, Inc., Fremont, CA. Richard loved to travel, making trips to Great Britain, especially Brighton Beach and London, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Egypt, Japan and China. He enjoyed the travel and winning prizes in game machines throughout his travels. He was a collector of memorabilia, comics, videos and his prizes. He kept many ...

Jason K. Lonzaga, 54

Jason Kalei Lonzaga was born January 10, 1963, in Wailuku. He attended Haiku School, graduated from Maui High School, and proudly served in the Armed Services. He loved diving, fishing, hunting and all manners of outdoor activities. Nakamura Mortuary is assisting with arrangements. A Celebration of Jason’s life will be held at Nakamura Mortuary on January 2, 2018. Visitation will begin from 8:30am to 9:30am with service to begin at 9:30am; burial will take place at Maui Veteran’s Cemetery in Makawao at 1:00pm. Jason is predeceased by Elmara Dekluijver and Dutch ...

Florendo M. Manuel, 87

Florendo M. Manuel, 87, of Kahului, Maui, passed away on December 24, 2017, at his home, with his loving family by his side, under the care of Islands Hospice. He was born on February 7, 1930, in Banna, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, January 5, 2018, at Norman’s Mortuary; service will begin at 7:00 p.m. A graveside service will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 6, 2018, at Maui Memorial Park Cemetery; burial will follow. Florendo was a retired construction worker at Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company. He was ...