Gabriel Alika Pascua, 41 of Haiku, Maui, had passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2019. He was born on January 12, 1978 to Deborah A. Francis and David J. Pascua. Although he is no longer here, he will continue to live in the hearts of his brothers, Kapena (Maui Akahi) Pascua, Zachary Pascua; nieces and nephews, Kano’i, Hanu, Kukoa, Elina and many aunties and uncles. Inurnment will be at a later date. Condolences may be sent at: www.ballardfamilymortuaries.com
Alice Ragasa, 85, of Kahului, passed away May 8, 2019 in Las Vegas. Services will be held at Christ the King Church on May 28th from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm with Mass at 7:00 pm. She is survived by her Grandson Stacey (Jena) Ragasa; her Great Granddaughters Ka-Sandra (Duke) Ragasa and Jer-Zee Ragasa; brothers, Placido “Fat” Domingo and James “Jimmy” Barrientos; sisters, Helen Mercedes, Eleanor “Bobo” Aquinde and Gloria Manzano.
William “Papa Willy” Acain, 80, of Pukalani passed away peacefully under the care of Islands Hospice at his home surrounded by his loving family on May 13, 2019. He was born on July 11, 1938 in Paia, Maui and was the 7th out of 13 children; seven boys and six girls. At an early age he worked for Endo Painting and in his later years worked for March Painting until his retirement at the age of 70. He was dedicated to his work and often came home with painting equipment that needed to be fixed. He was a very patient person and in time passed on his ability to fix things to some of ...
Gail Yeager, a longtime resident of Maui (Kihei and Makawao), born October 22, 1935, in the Bronx, New York passed away unexpectedly at 1:35 pm Tuesday, May 14th. She is survived by her life partner, James Awai, Sisters: Loretta Bacon and Sherry Williams, Daughters: Jacqueline Cullati, Michelle Rogers and Toni Marie Davis, Grandchildren: David Williams, Sev Jimenez, Tim Cullati, Brad Cullati, George Matthies, Jennifer Matthies, Melisa Culbreth, Jeremy Culbreth, Arlene Culbreth, Jo Marie Culbreth, Ashley Davis, Haley Davis and Edward Davis and 13 great-grandchildren & Best Friend: ...
Florence Yuriko Yasui, 99, of Kahului, Maui, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2019 with loving family by her side. Services honoring Ms. Yasui will be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Kahului Hongwanji, with visitation at 4:00pm and service at 5:00pm. Florence was born on December 1, 1919 to Mr. Koichi and Mrs. Yoshi Kamada in Kona, Hawaii. Florence worked as a waitress at Toda Drug. Florence worked hard and did all she could to support her family. People naturally gravitated to her personality, her gratitude, her compassion, and loving nature. Florence is pre-deceased by ...
James “Joe” Gerken, 76, of West Portsmouth, died Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at SOMC. He was born July 21, 1942 in Portsmouth to the late Joseph and Renee (Dearford) Gerken. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers: Terrence, Jerry, Larry, and Mike. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann (Tamaye), and four children: John (Jennifer) of Minneapolis, Erin (Zeb) of Brooklyn, Maile (Chase) of Los Angeles, David (Marita) of Austin, and three grandchildren: Violet, Makena, and Vaughn. Joe was an alum of Notre Dame High School, class of 1960. He was passionate about ...