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Anastacio Dadiz Asuncion, 80

Anastacio Dadiz Asuncion, 80, of Lahaina, passed away peacefully at Queen's Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family on August 6, 2016.Services honoring Mr. Asuncion will be held at Nakamura Mortuary on Friday, August 19, 2016. Visitation will begin at 9:00am, with services to follow at 11:00am. He will be laid to eternal rest at Maui Memorial Park at 2:00pm.Nakamura Mortuary is assisting with arrangements.Anastacio was born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines on April 25, 1936 to Esteban & Claudia (Dadiz) Asuncion. In 1966, he married the love of his life, Zenaida Fajardo and ...

Elias D. Corpuz, Sr., 85

Elias D. Corpuz, Sr., 85, of Lahaina, Maui, passed away on August 5, 2016, at Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born on July 20, 1931, in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 15, 2016, at Norman's Mortuary; service will begin at 11:00 a.m.; burial will follow, 2:00 p.m., at Valley Isle Memorial Park Cemetery in Haiku.Elias was a retired Luna at Pioneer Mill. He was a humble, hardworking man who enjoyed fishing, yardwork, and spending time with his family. Elias was predeceased by his wife, Getrodes P. Corpuz; ...

Rose Marie Freitas, 74

Rose Marie Freitas, 74 of Makawao, Maui passed away on August 6, 2016 at her residence under the care of her loving family and Hospice Maui. She was born on April 15, 1942 in Lahaina, Maui.She was a devoted Housewife and Mother but also worked for the Late Gay B Lloyd for many years as a Housekeeper, as well as part time Cafeteria Staff Member at Pukalani School.Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Makawao; mass to begin at 10:00 a.m.; burial to follow in church cemetery.Rose Marie is survived by her husband, ...

Mary Yachiyo Tanaka Fujishiro, 82

Mary Fujishiro, 82 of Wailuku passed away July 13, 2016 at Kula Hospital. She was born October 26, 1933 in Honolulu. Mary was a cook with the DOE at Baldwin High School and retired from Iao School.Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2016 at Ballard Family Mortuary in Kahului at 4pm with service at 5:30pm.Mary is survived by her husband, Paul K. Fujishiro; son, Stanford (Lori) Fujishiro; daughters, Paula (Alan) Kobayashi, Lisa (Bruce Dang) Dang-Fujishiro, Luane (Robert) Higuchi, Liane (Kyle) Seto; brothers, Alan Tanaka, Edwin Tanaka; sisters, Rose Okayama, Edna Kaneshiro; ...

Foster M. Hull, Jr., 85

Foster M. Hull, 85, of Lahaina, passed away peacefully at his home, under the care of Hospice Maui on July 27, 2016.Services honoring Mr. Hull were held privately at his request.Nakamura Mortuary assisted with arrangements.Foster was born on August 7, 1930 to Foster Sr. & Marion Hull in Hollywood, California. He is a veteran of the United States Navy, real estate broker, and avid golfer.Mr. Hull leaves behind to cherish over 37 years of companionship, memories and travels with his treasured love, Lynn Okamoto; sister, June Huntington; niece, Kathleen McKinney; nephews, Terry Hayes ...

Kenneth Walter Kirchmeyer, 89

Kenneth Walter Kirchmeyer, 89, of Kula, passed away on August 4, 2016 at Hale Makua Kahului. He was born on August 10, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois.Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, August 22, 2016 at Maui Veteran's Cemetery, Aloha Attire Requested, burial will follow.Ken, a Veteran of the US Navy, served active duty in WWII. He was the principle for KANPAK Ltd. & Kirchmeyer Development Corp.He is survived by his daughters, Kim Alene (Robert) Fuller, Marjorie Alice Kirchmeyer, Dawn Renee Mallory, and Robin (Anthony) Ventura; 9 grandchildren, Kristine Leone Kirchmeyer, Margaret ...