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Obituaries

Jac Kean

John (Jac) Maxwell Kean 1953-2023 Our beloved Jac Kean left us on December 9 while bodysurfing at his favorite beach, Slaughterhouse. Back in 1976 when Jac moved to Maui following his former wife, Julie, he lived on the west side and he would travel to Slaughterhouse every morning to ...

Gregory Wayne Medeiros

Gregory Wayne Medeiros, 77, of Pukalani, passed away on December 30, 2023 at Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born on May 31, 1946 in Wailuku, Maui. Visitation will be at 8 a.m. on Friday, February 16, 2024, at Ballard Family Mortuary, service will begin at 9:30a.m., and urn burial ...

Mary Louise “Mary Lou” Charlotte Gorospe

of Kualapu'u, Molokai passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. She was born on March 14, 1937 in Wailuku, Maui. She is preceded in death by her husband Jaime Tabelen Gorospe (deceased), children: Esabell (Herbert) Kamoku, Edwardo (Susan) Gorospe, Elpidio (Annette) Gorospe, ...

Barrett “Butch” Clyde Ramos

Barrett "Butch" Clyde Ramos, 66, of Paia, peacefully entered heaven on January 25, 2024. He was born on July 26, 1957, in Honolulu. Despite a courageous battle with brain cancer, his essence remained strong through his final days. Butch was devoted to his family and leaves behind his wife and ...

Dorothy “Neneng” (Cagasan) Pellazar

The family of the late Dorothy "Neneng" (Cagasan) Pellazar announces it will hold a Memorial Mass on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church at 954 Baldwin Avenue, Paia, Hawaii. She passed away peacefully at her home on September 20, 2020. She is survived by her husband ...

William Paul Wittman

William "Buffalo Bill" Wittman sadly left us on December 12, 2023 at Wailuku, Maui. He was 73 years old. "Buffalo", as many called him, was born in 1950, and raised near the sea in the film production enclave of Culver City, CA, where he was known especially for the 1950 Olds Coupe race car he ...