Keonona Marciel
Keokani Marciel
Our dearly beloved Joan Constance Marciel passed away bravely on December 8, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She persevered through her many health challenges over the years. Her quiet calm and humility never wavered, and she seldom complained about the bitter pain along the way.
Joan was born in Valletta, Malta on April 7, 1941 to Roy Huntbach and Mary Farrugia. The setting of her birth was the catacombs of Malta as the Germans were bombing the island during World War II. She graduated from Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, California. She worked for many years as an executive secretary at Lockheed Martin Corporation in Sunnyvale.
As an island girl of England and Malta, Joan married into the Polynesian culture of Hawai‘i, becoming an accomplished and respected Hula and Tahitian dancer. She was a longtime member of Hui ‘Ilima of Santa Clara County, California. She was also a talented seamstress who made wedding dresses and men’s suits.
Joan is survived by her husband Francis (Keonona), her younger sister Rosemary, her two sons, Rick Kealohaokalani and Keokani Kipona, and her granddaughter Alyssa Kealohilani. She is predeceased by her younger brother David, and her pet chihuahua Moki. She will be forever cherished in our hearts.
Joan was born in Valletta, Malta on April 7, 1941 to Roy Huntbach and Mary Farrugia. The setting of her birth was the catacombs of Malta as the Germans were bombing the island during World War II. She graduated from Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, California. She worked for many years as an executive secretary at Lockheed Martin Corporation in Sunnyvale.
As an island girl of England and Malta, Joan married into the Polynesian culture of Hawai‘i, becoming an accomplished and respected Hula and Tahitian dancer. She was a longtime member of Hui ‘Ilima of Santa Clara County, California. She was also a talented seamstress who made wedding dresses and men’s suits.
Joan is survived by her husband Francis (Keonona), her younger sister Rosemary, her two sons, Rick Kealohaokalani and Keokani Kipona, and her granddaughter Alyssa Kealohilani. She is predeceased by her younger brother David, and her pet chihuahua Moki. She will be forever cherished in our hearts.
