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"GILBERT YARCHEVER Gilbert B. Yarchever, age 91, of Las Vegas, passed away Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010. Gilbert was born Dec. 16, 1918, in Pittsburgh. Gilbert served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was awarded the Civilian Meritorious Award from the U.S. Government. Gilbert was an administrative law judge and enjoyed a number of hobbies, including antiquing, art, fashion and travel.

Born in 1934 in Lahaina, Maui, Hawai'i as the seventh of seven daughters of a sugar plantation crew boss, Rozita Villanueva Lee recalls a privileged life, because when her father became a boss, the family got electricity, a telephone, indoor plumbing, and fluorescent lighting in their house. The camps were organized by nationality: the Filipino workers and their families lived in one camp, and the Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, and "haole" workers and their families each lived in their own.

Born in 1934 in Lahaina, Maui, Hawai'i as the seventh of seven daughters of a sugar plantation crew boss, Rozita Villanueva Lee recalls a privileged life, because when her father became a boss, the family got electricity, a telephone, indoor plumbing, and fluorescent lighting in their house. The camps were organized by nationality: the Filipino workers and their families lived in one camp, and the Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, and "haole" workers and their families each lived in their own.