Agrifina Eusebia Yanos Duran

Agrifina Eusebia Yanos Duran, 99, of Pukalani, Maui passed away on Wednesday, November 5th 2025 in Kahului, Maui. She was born on June 23rd 1926 in 25 Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines to Petra and Bernabe Yanos.

Services will be held at Norman’s Mortuary – 105 Waiale Rd. Wailuku, HI. 96793 on Saturday, November 22nd 2025. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with service immediately following. The burial will take place at 2:00 p.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park in Haiku.

Agrifina is survived by her son Victoriano (Antonia) Duran and daughter Marina (Antonio) Sagario; her siblings Pablo Yanos, Caridad Ramento, Canuto Yanos, Maria Ramos, Serapio Yanos, Dolores Sagayaga, Domingo Yanos; her grandchildren Victor (Sabrina) Duran, Bradley (Jamie) Duran, Dawn (Nathan) Pauls and Jenny (Zachary) Tokushima; and 4 great-grandchildren.

In her 99 years, our Nana Agrifina “Sebia” was strong-willed, hardworking, affectionate and creative.

In 1946, her husband, Apo Juan, left the Philippines for Hawai’i to make a better life for their family. Nana was 7 months pregnant, with a toddler to care for. She would tackle the next 23 years with a mother’s tenacity and self-sacrifice before being reunited with Apo, their family finally together again.

Nana loved working, loved people and loved creating. She held full-time jobs at Dole and Bumblebee Tuna on Oahu. From caving to her grandkids’ requests to catching up with a walking buddy or fellow Jehovah’s Witnesses, her affection for you was clear. She was always quick with a smile and her telltale laugh, demurely giggling behind her hand. Her generosity and kindness impacted many.

For years, she crocheted, sewed quilts and potholders, and loomed blankets, or “inabel.” She gifted many of these cherished heirlooms to relatives and friends in her congregation. She was a devoted gardener and enjoyed cultivating a vibrant and lush garden at their Wahiawa home.

Nana and Apo were steadfast in their faith. Nana was baptized as a Jehovah’s Witness on July 21, 1974. Their roots ran deep in the Wahiawa Iloko Congregation, where they were beloved members and grandparent figures. When they moved to Maui in 2005, they found another family in the Wailuku Iloko Congregation.

Her legacy of love lives on in the family she patiently nurtured, the church members she cherished deeply and the handcrafted inabel keeping loved ones warm with her memory. We were lucky to have her for 99 years and will miss her so much.

The family would like to express their gratitude for the loving support and care from caregiver Angelina Alba and Hospice Maui.