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Mary E. Perreira, 69

Mary E. Perreira, 69, of Haiku, Maui, passed away on August 30, 2019, under the care of Islands Hospice, with her loving family at her side. She was born on March 16, 1950, in England. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 14, 2019, at Ballard Family Mortuary; service will begin at 11:00 a.m.; burial will follow, 12:30 p.m., at Valley Isle Memorial Park, Haiku. Mary was a retired seamstress. She is survived by her loving husband, Edward Perreira; son, Scott Louis (Susan); siblings, Cathy, Edward, Terry, Roseanne, Diane, Shirley, and her dog ...

Paul K. Sinenci Sr., 75

Paul K. Sinenci Sr., 75 of Pukalani, passed away on August 31, 2019 at his residence under the care of Hospice Maui. He was born on December 11, 1943 in Hana. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on Sunday September 15, 2019 at Ballard Family Mortuary, service will begin at 12 noon, burial 2 p.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park. After the burial, food and drinks will be provided by family and friends. Please join them at Haiku Community Center. Paul retired from Maui Electric Company where he worked as an equipment operator. He is survived by his wife, Pauline Sinenci; ...

Miriam K. Kahalekai, 84

Miriam K. Kahalekai, 84 of Wailuku, Hawaii, peacefully passed away on Thursday, August 29th, 2019 in the care of Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii to the late Edward Kam & Beatrice Tai on March 2nd, 1935. Services will be held on Saturday, September 7th, 2019 at St. Anthony Church from 9:00 a.m. with Mass to begin at 11:00 a.m. Burial is to follow at Maui Memorial Park Cemetery at 12:30 p.m. Miriam will continue to live in the hearts of her children, Anne Kahalekai-Tam (John), Kaui Kahalekai, Bill Kahalekai (Tanya); siblings, Hazel Koike, Carolyn ...

Stephanie Rose Arakawa, 65

Stephanie Rose Arakawa, 65, of Hali’imaile, passed away on August 15th at Hospice Hale Maui. She was born on July 14th, 1954. Stephanie is survived by her husband, Wesley Arakawa, daughter, Lauren (Matthew) Arakawa Gonzales, granddaughter, Taylor Love Gonzales and sister, Liane Reed along with numerous nieces and nephews. Her warm smile and loving hug will always be remembered by those who knew her. Visitation will be held on Saturday, September 7th from 10:00am to 11:00am at the Church of the First Born, 87 Makomako St., Hali’imaile with service and lunch to ...

Ann Ritsuko Burd 74

Ann Ritsuko Burd, 74 of Kula, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, August 27th, 2019. She was born in Wailuku, Hawaii on May, 14th, 1945. Although she is no longer here, she will continue to live in the hearts of her loving husband, Tim Burd; brothers, Howard Nishimoto (Luella) from Oahu, Kelly-Ann (David) Wong, Keith Nishimoto (Darcy), Kevin Nishimoto and her 4 grand-nieces/nephews. She is predeceased by her parents Tatsuo Nishimoto and Ayako Nagsue. The Burd family would like to express a heartfelt gratitude to the staff of Islands Hospice and Maui Memorial Medical Center 4th & ...

Ronald S. Gima, 64

Ronald S. Gima, 64 of Honolulu, passed away on August 8, 2019. He was born on November 23, 1954 in Puunene, Maui. A memorial in Ronald’s honor will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 5, 2019, at Ballard Family Mortuary in Kahului. Ronald was a retired teacher. He is survived by his mother, Katherine Yakabe Gima; sisters, JoAnn Lowe (Warren-deceased), Leona Morgan (Richard); and 10 nieces and nephews. Condolences may be made to: www.ballardfamilymortuaries.com