Alberta — a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church — grew up in Waihee and attended Waihee Elementary and High School. She was a loving mother and worked seasonally in the pineapple cannery.
She is survived by her children, Andy (Melinda) Piano of Kihei, Rose (Ron) Running of Seattle, Richard (Valerie) Piano of Wailuku, and Francine Misty (Roy) Cooke of Las Vegas; grandchildren, Danny (Carrie) Dorazio, Marisa (Adam) Pierce, Chelsey Mariko Piano, and Krystle Cooke; great-grandson, Carson Makaio Pierce; and siblings, Sonny Rivera, Robert Rivera, Patricia Miguel, Frank (Shirley) Sanchez, Marcello Sanchez, Loretta Moniz, and Marlene Malina Ho.
She is predeceased by her husband, Forealan Piano, and her children Melvin and Danny Piano.
Visitation will be held from 9-11 a.m. on Friday, December 5, at St. Theresa Church in Kihei; mass will begin at 11 a.m.; burial will immediately follow at 1 p.m. at the Maui Veterans’ Cemetery in Makawao.
