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Keith Bryan Sakamoto, 60

Keith Bryan Sakamoto, 60, of Haiku, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family under the care of Hospice Maui on May 7, 2017. He was born on April 8, 1957 in Wailuku. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday, May 29, 2017 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Makawao. Visitation will be held again at St. Joseph Catholic Church on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Mass will begin at 10 a.m. and committal services will follow at 11 a.m. at the Maui Veteran’s Cemetery in Makawao. Keith was a Senior Supervisor for Matson Navigation Company. He ...

Gloria M. Antonio, 85

Gloria Macabante Antonio, 85, of Napili, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2017 at Maui Memorial Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. Services honoring Mrs. Antonio will be held at Nakamura Mortuary on Monday, May 22, 2017. Visitation will begin at 10:00am with services beginning at 11:00am. Mrs. Antonio will be laid to eternal rest with her late husband at Maui Memorial Park at 12:30pm. Nakamura Mortuary is assisting with arrangements. Gloria was born in Tarlac, Phils. on May 21, 1931 to Macario & Maria Macabante. She retired from the Maui Marriott as an Inspectress ...

Masao Fukuda, 93

Masao Fukuda, 93, of Kahului, passed away peacefully under the compassionate care of Islands Hospice on April 17, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Services honoring Mr. Fukuda were held privately. Nakamura Mortuary is assisting with arrangements. Masao was born on January 5, 1924 in Paia to Toyonoshin & Riyo Fukuda. He was the 4th of 7 children. Masao graduated from Maui High School with the class of 1942, and shortly after, married his love, Michiko Koshiro. Together, they raised three children, Joanne, Colin and Earl. Mr. Fukuda retired from First Hawaiian Bank in ...

Virginia “Ginny” Lawson, 93

Virginia “Ginny” Lawson, 93 of Lahaina, Maui passed away May 1, 2017. Ginny was born in Lincoln, Nebraska and moved to Maui in 1964. She was part owner of Super Whale Children’s Boutique in Lahaina from 1966 to 1999. Ginny is survived by her daughters, Leslie (Adam) Quinn and Lisa (Lynn “Moley”) Hoffman. By request of the deceased, there will be no services.

Helen Hanako Ogata, 89

Helen Hanako Ogata, 89, of Kahului, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2017, with her loving family by her side. Services honoring Mrs. Ogata will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2017, at Kahului Union Church. Visitation will begin at 9:30am, and service at 10:00am. Mrs. Ogata will be laid to eternal rest at Maui Memorial Park at 2:00pm. Nakamura Mortuary assisted with arrangements. Helen Ogata was born on June 26, 1927, in Makawao, Hawaii, to Masaji & Shizu Otsu. Helen worked at the Maui Palms and Tokyo Tei as a waitress. Helen loved to go fishing, running, traveling, but most ...

Carol Ann Williams, 67

Carol Ann Williams, 67, of Lahaina, Maui, passed away on May 3, 2017. She was born on august 22, 1949, in North Carolina. Carol was an Accounts Receivable clerk in the health care industry. She is survived by her husband, Fred E. Williams; mother, Eleanor Hairston; brothers, Larry Brooks, Joseph Hairston; niece, Tia Brooks; and Nephew, Eric Brooks. Private services will be held. Condolences may be sent to: www.ballardfamilymortuaries.com