Jose Gatiuan
Jose Gatiuan Obituary
Jose Gatiuan, 87, passed away at his home in Wailua Homesteads on January 5, 2023. He was born in Waipahu, Oahu, Hawaii on February 19, 1935 and was raised in Maunaloa, Molokai. He graduated as a boarder at Lahainaluna High School in Lahaina, Maui. Eventually, he moved to Kauai where he retired from the Army National Guard after 23 years at the rank of staff sergeant and then went on to work at Alamo as a car check out agent for 19 years.
He is preceded in passing by his son, Jay Gatiuan; parents, Antonio and Hatsumi Gatiuan; siblings, Mary (Jaime) Garlit, Floyd “Julio” (Shirley) Gatiuan, and Violet (Al) Corpuz; and brother-in-law Sonny Manzano.
Jose is survived by his wife of 61 years, Josephina Gatiuan; children, Deborah (Robert) Carter, Sharon (Thomas) McDonough, Gary (Ivy) Gatiuan; siblings, Priscilla (Uldarico) Eleccion, Virginia (Jerry) Gomez, Dorothy (Joseph) Ganigan, Gloria (Melvin) Tandal; and his granddaughter, Kimberly Hope McDonough, and numerous nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of his life will be held on Saturday February 4, 2023 at St. Catherine of Alexandria’s Church in Kapaa with visitation 8:00am and a funeral mass at 10:00am. Burial to follow at 11:30am at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire is suggested.
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February 19, 1935-January 5, 2023
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