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Hitoshi Yamashita, 91

Mr. Hitoshi Yamashita, 91, of Makawao, passed away peacefully on August 26, 2016 with loving family by his side.Private family services were held.Nakamura Mortuary assisted with arrangements.Hitoshi was born on April 26, 1925 to Toyozo and Juto Yamashita in Haiku, HI.Mr. Yamashita was an Agricultural Research Technician for The University of Hawaii experimental station in Kula. He loved to walk, tend to his garden, gambling, and bringing smiles to everyone around.Mr. Yamashita is predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Hisako Bertha Yamashita; and brothers, Chikara Yamashita, and Kiyohara ...

Shirley Ann Yukiko Haunani Acoba, 66

Shirley Ann Yukiko Haunani Acoba, 66, of Kahului, passed away on September 6, 2016, at Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born on May 7, 1950, in Wailuku, Maui.Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 16, 2016, at Norman's Mortuary; eulogy will begin at 10:45 a.m.; prayer service will start at 11:00 a.m.; cremation will follow.Shirley was predeceased by her parents, Helen & George Tanaka, and brothers, Gary and Ronald Tanaka. She is survived by her sons & daughters, Lisa Briones (David Willis), John & Wanda Briones, Angela Briones (Wilson ...

Neil Edmond Clevenger, 38

Neil E. Clevenger, 38 of Wailuku passed away on August 29, 2016 in Kihei. He was born in Germany on April 24, 1978.A Celebration of Life will be held at the Maui Masonic Lodge, 190 W. Kamehameha Ave, Kahului on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at 2:00pm.Neil was a paramedic at Hawaii Life Flight and previously worked for AMR Maui County, Bayada Home Health and AMR Portland, Oregon. He was also a First Aid and CPR Instructor as well as a Singer who performed in productions with MauiOnstage and MAPA. Neil was a 32nd Degree Mason.Neil is survived by his wife, Aislinn Clevenger; sons, Riley ...

Rexel M. Daguio, 37

Rexel M. Daguio, 37 of Kahului, Maui passed away on August 30, 2016 at Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born on August 9, 1979 in the Philippines.He worked for McDonald's Restaurant as a Maintenance Worker.Visitation will be held on Friday, September 16, 2016 at Christ the King Church from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; with mass to begin at 8:00 p.m. Second day will continue on Saturday, September 17, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley Isle Memorial Park in Haiku at 12:00 p.m.Rexel is survived by his wife, Nerizza Daguio; Parents, Jorge and Ofelia Daguio; ...

Ruth Kazuyo Fukumoto, 91

Ruth Kazuyo Fukumoto, 91, of Wailuku, Maui, passed away on August 16, 2016, at Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born on April 12, 1925 in Wailuku.Visitation will begin at 10 am, on Saturday, September 17, 2016, at Wailuku Hongwanji Mission, with a service at 11 am.Ruth was a retired Maui Pineapple Company warehouse worker. For the past six years, she enjoyed attending the Hale Makua Adult Day Health program.She is survived by sons, Ronald (Kay) Fukumoto and Glen (Ranie) Fukumoto; daughter, June (Dennis) Daimaru; brother, Haruo Miyamura; and grandchildren, Mitchell Fukumoto, Nicole ...

Shizuko I. Fukutomi, 97

Shizuko I. Fukutomi, 97, of Kahului, passed away on June 4, 2016. She was born in Kaheka, Paia to Kurazo and Mitsuyo Iwamoto, on July 15, 1918.Shizuko retired from Sears, Roebuck, working for many years in the catalog department. She was predeceased by her husband Nick C. Fukutomi, and is survived by her children: Roy (Melissa) Fukutomi, Susan (Kevin) Mihata, and Leigh (Pamela) Fukutomi; grandchildren: Greg Fukutomi, Darryl Fukutomi, Kevin Mihata, Michael Mihata, Courtney Yamashiro, Kara Rusho; great-grandchildren: Brittnee Fukutomi, Hart Fukutomi, Brysen Fukutomi, Kai Mihata, Annika ...