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Rommel Cabacungan, 42

Rommel Cabacungan, 42, of Kahului passed away peacefully on March 17, 2017 at Kaiser Permanente in Santa Clara, California, with his loving wife by his side. Services honoring Mr. Cabacungan will be held at Christ the King Catholic Church. On Tuesday, April 4, 2017, visitation will begin at 6:30pm, with prayer service beginning at 7:00pm. On Wednesday, April 5, 2017, visitation will begin at 8:30am, with mass at 9:00am. Mr. Cabacungan will then be laid to eternal rest at Valley Isle Memorial Park at 11:00am. Nakamura Mortuary is assisting with arrangements. Rommel was born ...

Melanie Marie Ferreira, 56

Melanie Marie Ferreira, 56 of Wailuku, passed away on March 21, 2017 at Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born on December 11, 1960 in Wailuku. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday, April 7, 2017 at St. Anthony Church in Wailuku, mass will begin at 11 a.m. and burial will follow at 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Melanie worked as a branch manager for Kahului Airport Parking. She is survived by her companion, Sonny Morreira; daughters, Rhonda (Norman) and Raelani Urago; siblings, Steven Ferreira, Nelson Ferreira, Shirley Ann Ferreira, Verna Barcai, Terry ...

Camilla Rose Lanse, 65

Camilla Rose Lanse, 65 of Makawao, Maui passed away on March 21, 2017 at Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born on September 7, 1951 in Lanai City. She worked as a Housekeeper Clerk for Royal Lahaina Resort for 46 years. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 from 4pm to 9pm at Ballard Family Mortuary Kahului; with service to begin at 6pm. Second day visitation will be held on Thursday, April 6, 2017 from 9:30am to 11:30am; burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park in Wailuku at 2pm. Camilla is survived by her husband of 27 years, Stephen I. Lanse; daughter, Brilynn S. ...

Winona Afaga, 78

Winona Afaga, 78, of Kahului, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2017, under the care of Islands Hospice, with her loving family by her side. Services honoring Mrs. Afaga will be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Christ The King Church. Visitation will begin at 10:00am, with Mass beginning at 11:00am. Mrs. Afaga will be laid to eternal rest at Maui Memorial Park at 12:30pm. Nakamura Mortuary assisted with arrangements. Mrs. Afaga was born on April 30, 1938, in Maui, Hawaii, to William Sr. & Mabel Sakamoto. Winona was a bookkeeper for the hotel industry. She loved to travel, ...

Gilbert “Jun” Aquino, Jr., 51

Gilbert “Jun” Aquino, Jr., 51, of Kihei, passed away on March 9, 2017 at Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born on July 24, 1965 in Honolulu. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday, March 31, 2017 at Ballard Family Mortuary, service will begin at 11 a.m., and cremation will follow. Gilbert formerly worked for the County of Maui Department of Water Supply, Dollar Rent-a Car, and Maui Disposal. He is survived by his children, Nolan Kainalu Aquino, and Krislyn Pualeionalani Aquino; mother, Georgia Siliado; sisters, Faith (Dennis) Peralta, and Hope Aquino; ...

Ester L. Dagupion, 92

Ester L. Dagupion, 92, of Wailuku, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2017, under the care of Hospice Maui, with her loving family by her side. Services honoring Mrs. Dagupion will be held on Friday, March 31, 2017 at Nakamura Mortuary, with visitation at 10:00am, and service at 11:00am. Mrs. Dagupion will be laid to eternal rest at Maui Memorial Park at 2:00pm. Nakamura Mortuary assisted with arrangements. Mrs. Dagupion was born on January 10, 1925, in the Philippines, to Epitacio & Pracedes Laurente. Ester was a housekeeper for the hotel industry, and worked hard to provide for ...