Martha Fernandez Tavares

Martha Fernandez Tavares, 88, of Kuau, Maui, passed away on August 2, 2016, at Hale Makua Kahului. She was born on June 2, 1928, in Kaheka Camp, Upper Paia, Maui.Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 3, 2016, at Holy Rosary Church in Paia. Eulogies will begin at 10:00 a.m., followed by Mass. Burial will follow at 2:00 p.m., at Maui Memorial Park Cemetery in Wailuku. Aloha attire is requested.Martha was a homemaker; beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. She was a part time sales associate for Woolworth’s Store in Kahului. She is survived by her husband, William D. Tavares; children, Susan (Martin) Tavares-Kenney, Mark Thomas - deceased (Helen Leilani Lynette) Tavares, James William (Helen Kiyomi) Tavares, Mary Elizabeth (John Jr.) Costales, Paul Anthony Tavares; grandchildren ,Sabrina Reid - deceased, Brian Reid, Naomi Reid, Christine Reid - deceased, Emery Tavares, Tasha Tavares, Melissa Tavares, Christopher Tavares, Taylor Tavares, Carlyn Costales, Cheré Costales, Coleson Costales, Danielle Tavares, Dasya Tavares, Devyn Tavares; and great grandchildren, Jaedys Delgado, Jayden Reid, Tanea Tavares, Kaylee Tavares, Wailanamalie Tavares, Kaleouwaloikapono Makuakane, Izeiah Tavares, Izaac Tavares and Jace Kerr; and her siblings, Carmen Carlson, Edna Zane, Lourdes Saito, Lucy Snead, Arthur Fernandez -deceased.With grateful hearts, the family wishes to sincerely thank the Doctors and Staff of the following institutions: Maui Hospice, Maui Memorial Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, Hale Makua Kahului, Kaiser Permanente Primary Care Doctor, George Talbot, M.D.