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Rosalie Leilani Kekona, 84

Rosalie Leilani Kekona, 84, of Wailuku, passed away on December 14, 2020, at Kula Hospital. She was born on November 10, 1936 in Puunene, Maui. Rosalie was a Supervisor at Woolworth Department Store be-fore her retirement. She is survived by her son, Tommy Dean Kekona. A public drive-thru viewing will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2021, at Ballard Family Mortuary. Donations in her memory may be addressed to: Rosalie Kekona ‘Ohana, c/o Ballard Family Mortuary, 440 Ala Makani St., Kahului, HI 96732. Online condolences may be made at: ...

David LaPrade, 57

David LaPrade, 57, of Haiku, passed away peacefully at his residence under the care of Islands Hospice. He was born on June 26, 1963 in Virginia. David is survived by his wife, Sandra Glidewell; sons, Jared Parrish, Jesse Parrish; daughter, Acacia Glidewell; step-father, Dan Ferguson; brother, Duane Ferguson; sisters, Becky and Patty; and grandchildren Kai and Ryan. Due to COVID19, services will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be made at: www.ballardfamilymortuaries.com

David Herman Morton, 92

David Herman Morton, 92, of Pukalani, Maui, also known as “Uncle Dave” passed away on December 7, 2020 at Hale Makua, Wailuku. David was born on September 29, 1928 at Kula Sanatorium to Ernest and Mary (Aruda) Morton. David grew up in Kula as his dad was a ranch foreman for Ka’ono’ulu Ranch. His first job was shooting pheasants on the ranch. He was an avid hunter who enjoyed hunting with his friends. He then went on to work for the State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, where he worked as an equipment operator for 27 years before retiring. After retiring he en-joyed ...

Kazuyuki “Kazu” Nagano, 95

Kazuyuki “Kazu” Nagano of Pukalani, passed away on December 6, 2020, at his residence. Kazu was born on May 12, 1925, in Kokomo, Maui. He is predeceased by his parents, Kichizo and Suma Uyemura Nagano. Kazu is survived by four brothers, Masayuki (Florence) Nagano, Walter (Diana) Nagano, Wallace (Clara) Nagano, Allan (Carol) Nagano, and a sister Jane (Clarence-deceased) Izumi. He is predeceased by brothers, Toshiyuki, Richard, George (Florence), and sister, Ethel Nakashima. He is also survived by his sisters- in-law Sakiko (Toshiyuku), Roberta (Richard) Nagano, and ...

Sarah Raisbeck, 90

Sarah “Sally” Raisbeck of Santa Fe, NM passed away Saturday January 2, 2021 at the age of 90. Sally was born to Charles Raisbeck and Virginia (Paul) Raisbeck in East Moline, IL, January 3rd, 1930. An avid student, Sally attended the University of Chicago and Stanford University. At Stanford she met Arthur Hornig, whom she married in 1949 (they divorced in 1979); they had three sons. After graduating with a degree in mathematics, Sally helped develop early computing capabilities at the Stanford Research Institute. In 1961 Sally moved to Mas-sachusetts and, after a pause while her ...

John Saka, 100

John Saka passed away in Hospice Maui on December 12, 2020. John was born on July 10, 1920 in Waihee, Maui. He retired as an accountant from Wailuku Sugar Company and in his retirement years, en-joyed golfing, working in the yard, traveling with his wife, Ethel, and visiting grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He is predeceased by his wife, Ethel; and survived by children Susan, Thomas (Wendy), and Patrick (Karen); four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank the staff at Roselani Place and Hospice Maui for helping to ...