Obituary for Emily Rosemond Ka-wehi-o-ka-lani Cobb-Adams Brandl
Emily Rosemond Ka-wehi-o-ka-lani Cobb-Adams Brandl passed away Sunday morning, January 22, 2023, in Kīhei, surrounded by loving family. She was born in Honolulu on December 10, 1923 and raised on Moloka’I and O’ahu. Emi graduated from the Kamehameha School for Girls in 1942, from whose Kapālama Heights campus she witnessed the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Her remarkable memory enabled her to recount in colorful detail many stories of World War II events in Hawai’I, including how she met her late husband, Melvin Brandl. They were married in 1945, lived on most of the islands, and returned to live on Maui when Mel retired from the IRS.
Emi lived her 99 years with passion, daring, adventure, caring, laughter, and so much love for others. While raising her own and several hānai children, she found time and energy to organize community associations, establish a club for teen-agers, write copy for radio stations, and be the first woman to run for the Honolulu City Council. Cooking was one of her passions, with family knowing there was always food on the stove. Her other gift was her love for plants and, like her grandmother, she was a lei-maker. Peahi Flowers was the family business on Maui with lei of puakenikeni, ‘ilima, lantern ‘ilima, and gardenia her specialties.
Emily is predeceased by her sisters Mary Louise Dunn and Dorothea (Tiny) Nary and by her brothers Henry Cobb-Adams III, John Cobb-Adams, and (hānai) Arthur McNicoll. She is survived by her daughters Linda Lanihuli Freidenburg and Donna Dean Sterling, her son James Jeffery Brandl, and 12 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, and 3 great-great grandchildren.
Along with Emi’s expressions of gratitude for all the support and care she received, the family would like to thank the Maui County Office on Aging, Maui Memorial Hospital, her doctors, Hale Makua, Hookele Caregivers, and Hospice Maui.
Services will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Kìhei at 9 a.m., with a reception to follow at the church. Burial of her ashes will be at 1 p.m. on Monday, February 13, 2023, at Makawao Veterans’ Cemetery.
Arrangements by Norman’s Mortuary with Online Condolences: www.normansmortuary.com
Emi lived her 99 years with passion, daring, adventure, caring, laughter, and so much love for others. While raising her own and several hānai children, she found time and energy to organize community associations, establish a club for teen-agers, write copy for radio stations, and be the first woman to run for the Honolulu City Council. Cooking was one of her passions, with family knowing there was always food on the stove. Her other gift was her love for plants and, like her grandmother, she was a lei-maker. Peahi Flowers was the family business on Maui with lei of puakenikeni, ‘ilima, lantern ‘ilima, and gardenia her specialties.
Emily is predeceased by her sisters Mary Louise Dunn and Dorothea (Tiny) Nary and by her brothers Henry Cobb-Adams III, John Cobb-Adams, and (hānai) Arthur McNicoll. She is survived by her daughters Linda Lanihuli Freidenburg and Donna Dean Sterling, her son James Jeffery Brandl, and 12 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, and 3 great-great grandchildren.
Along with Emi’s expressions of gratitude for all the support and care she received, the family would like to thank the Maui County Office on Aging, Maui Memorial Hospital, her doctors, Hale Makua, Hookele Caregivers, and Hospice Maui.
Services will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Kìhei at 9 a.m., with a reception to follow at the church. Burial of her ashes will be at 1 p.m. on Monday, February 13, 2023, at Makawao Veterans’ Cemetery.
Arrangements by Norman’s Mortuary with Online Condolences: www.normansmortuary.com