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William George Friel, Jr., 75

William George Friel, Jr., 75, of Wailuku, passed away on June 15, 2018 at Maui Hospice Hale in Wailuku. He was born on January 3, 1943 in New York. Visitation 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 30, 2018 at Ballard Family Mortuary, service 10 a.m. and cremation will follow. Committal service will be held at 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at Maui Veterans Cemetery. William was a retired elementary school teacher. He is survived by his wife, Tessie Delos Santos-Friel; three brothers-in-law, Len (Faye) Arnel, Edwin (Jocelyn); five sisters-in-law, Rocky (Mike), Susan (Ren), Judith ...

Kiwae Hokama, 91

Kiwae Hokama, 91 of Lanai City, passed away on June 18, 2018 at Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born on Kauai on February 10, 1927. Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. on Monday, July 9, 2018 at Ballard Family Mortuary with visitation starting at 3 p.m. Kiwae retired from First Hawaiian Bank where she worked as a bank teller. She is survived by her son, Riki Hokama; daughter, Joy (Barry) Helle; sisters, Chiyoko Hashimoto and Doreen Inazu both of Kauai; grandchildren, Jordan and Trent Helle; and great-grandson, Kasen Helle. Kiwae is predeceased by her husband, Goro ...

Frederick Curammeng Pasol, 89

Frederick Curammeng Pasol of Ewa Beach, Oahu and long-time resident of Kaawanui Village, Kauai passed away at Straub Clinic & Hospital in Honolulu on June 2, 2018. He was born in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, Philippines on July 20, 1928, and was a Gay & Robinson welder, a master plumber and owner of Pasol Plumbing. Fred was also a U.S. Marines veteran. He is survived by daughters Glenda (Alan) Horner and Freda (Frankie) McCurley; granddaughter Rebekah McCurley of Ewa Beach, Oahu; siblings Simeona Pasol Daliva of Wailuku, Maui and Reynaldo (Elsie) Pasol of Kekaha, Kauai. Visitation ...

Kikue Shigematsu, 76

Kikue Shigematsu, 76, of Kahului, Maui passed away under the care of her loving family and Islands Hospice on May 18, 2018. Ms. Shigematsu was a retired Japanese tour guide Private services were held. Nakamura Mortuary assisted with arrangements. Mrs. Shigematsu was born in Lanai City on October 12, 1941 to Tomoichi and Misao Nakao She is predeceased by husband, Shigeto Shigematsu; survived by her children, Stanley (Shiho) Shigematsu, Stefanie Y. Shigematsu and Koren (Alan) Yamada; sister, the late Hatsue (Jitsuo) Haramoto; brother, Kazuyuki-deceased (May) Nakao, the late ...

Hideo Harold Tanimoto, 77

Hideo Harold Tanimoto, 77, of Kahului, passed away on May 26, 2018 at his residence. He was born on September 28, 1940 to Kazumi and Misao Tanimoto. Hideo served in the Airforce, worked at Aloha Airlines, and HC&S Sugar Mill, where he retired. He is survived by his wife, Akiko; sons, Paul and Mark (Erika); granddaughters, Taylor and Riley; and sister, Jeanette (Yutaka) Hirata. He was predeceased by his brother, Tetsuji. Private Family Services were held. Online condolences: www.nakamuramortuary.com

Stefania Wojtkow, 93

Stefania Wojtkow, 93 of Kihei, passed away on June 18, 2018 at Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born on November 26, 1924 in Poland. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 30, 2018 at Christ the King Church; Mass will begin at 11 a.m. Private urn burial in Poland will be held at a later date. Stefania is survived by sons, Jan (Aneta) Wojtkow, Greg (Ana) Wojtkow; daughters, Eva Wasinska, Wieska Gatys; sister Gienka Zarebski; 11 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild. Ballard Family Mortuary is assisting with the arrangements. Condolences may ...