The Maui News

Roland Isidro Sarmiento, 50, of Mountain View died Apr. 18 at his residence. Born in Honolulu, he was a maintenance engineer for Five Star Maintenance and a member of the St. Anthony Catholic Church in Wailuku, Maui. Visitation from 9:30-10:15 a.m. Friday (May 13, 2022) at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Wailuku, Maui; Eulogy at 10:15 with a memorial mass to follow at 10:30. Casual attire. Luncheon to follow at the Iao Valley State Park. Survived by daughters, Saphire Sarmiento of Mountain View, Emrald (Michael) Sarmiento Gainey of Columbia, South Carolina; son, Joshua Sarmiento of Mountain View; granddaughter, Khalessi Rose Gainey of Columbia, South Carolina; hanai daughters, Katelyn Comer...

Gary "Butch" Allen Bandy, 80, from Los Angeles, California, passed away on October 5th. He had a unique ability to defy stereotypes and conventions; Gary was a businessman and an artist, a developer and a farmer, an avid reader and accomplished fisherman. Gary was born March 8th, 1941 to Gerald and Emilia Bandy at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital in Los Angeles County, and he grew up in the San Fernando Valley. A life-long outdoorsman, Gary was so proud to be the youngest member, at that time, to earn the rank of Eagle Scout. He grew up in California in a time of enormous change, and despite the many obstacles he had to overcome, Gary embodied so much of what characterized California at...

Age 92, of Honolulu passed away on March 3, 2021 in Honolulu. He was born in Wailuku, Maui and was a retired State of Hawaii Vocational Rehabilitation Administrator. Toshio is survived by wife Florence; son Lance and daughter LuAnn (Ryan) Takamori; 3 grandchildren and sister Mildred "Aiko" Goya. Services pending.

Mr. Mulufua Mulu "Johnny" Gaoa (Tafaoimalo), age 61 of Wooster, Ohio, went home to be with God on Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 2020 at his home. Mulu was born January 20, 1959 a son of the late Aimalevai and Fenika Gaoa. He served in the U.S. Navy for many years & achieved many accomplishments. He served on the USS Kitty Hawk. Mulu held the position of either Production Supervisor, Assistant Supervisor, Processing Supervisor, General Production Manager, or Extrusion Tech at several different jobs. Such as Case Farms, Tyson Foods, Precision Products Group, Hamilton Plastics, ConAgra, Smithfield Farmlands, Koch's Food Chattanooga, Massimo Coffee Co., and others. He is survived by his...

80, of Honolulu, a retired pediatric nurse and Shiatsu practitioner passed away peacefully at home with her family at her side on August 14, 2020. She was born in Paia, Maui and grew up in Kaupakalua and Haiku. She attended the Hamakuapoko campus of Maui High School, Mid Pacific Institute and the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Her life's enjoyments were time spent with family, Las Vegas and yearly visits to Maui. She was the eldest daughter of Herbert and Elsie Omuro. She is survived by her husband Donald, daughter Jaye Nutt, son Donn (Christina), sister Cynthia (Ray) Ikeda and four grandchildren Jayson, Camila, Iann and Ryan. Private services. No monetary offerings, please.

Beverly Warzecha, 83, of Flower Mound passed away Monday, June 29, 2020. She was born to the late Albert and Ann Fanty on March 20, 1937 in Governor's Island in New York. She married Robert Warzecha on August 24, 1963 in Leavenworth, Kansas. After getting married, they moved to Maui where she lived and raised her family for 27 years. While living on Maui she worked at St. Anthony High School, a job she thoroughly enjoyed until they relocated to Texas in 1992 to be near their children. She was a loving wife, mother, sister and grandmother to six grandchildren. She is survived by two daughters, Karen Reed and spouse John Reed of Grand Prairie; Vicky Ruesy and spouse Jim Ruesy of Flower...