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Robert Yoshio "Bob" Ota, 65, of Honolulu, a Rotor Wing Hawaii owner, died in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife, Corliss S.; son Nathan Y.; daughter Stacy-Ann Miyashiro; sisters Jasmine N. Irvine and Janet F. Morita and one grandchild. Visitation 10:00 a.m....

Geraldine Rose Fraga, 84, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Terry A. Silva, Deborah L. Bee, Alberta L. Fraga-Sayurin and Darcie L. Fraga; eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Friday (8/15) Diamond Head...

Otto Hoopii, 67, of Honolulu, a city mason, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Georgina "Tita"; sons George I.(Lei), Dwight "Kawika"(Kahoku), Joshua and Jonathan; daughters Jody P. (Kalei) Palama, Jolynne "Jojo" (Keone) Papaia, Kalau (Gerald) Kekoa and Jonalynne...

Hatsue Uyehara, 98, of Hawaii Kai, a retired state Department of Education employee, died at home. She was born in Kaneohe. She is survived by sons Edwin (Joan) and Lawrence (Lisa); daughters Jane Ushijima, Evangeline (Neil) Shinsato and Judy (Bob) Uyehara; brother George Ige; six grandchildren...

Ruth Law Bow "Popo" Lee, 101, of Honolulu, a retired educator, died in Nuuanu Hale. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Peter W.D. (Olivia); daughter Donna L. Tam; sister Ina Kaina; brother James Bow; grandchildren Laurie Tam, Jadine Johnson, Denise Henry, Jamie Wurdinger, Jennifer...

George Soji Akemoto, 79, of Honolulu, a Tenrikyo Paradise Church minister and retired carpenter and U.S. Army veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Japan. He is survived by wife Irene; sons Al Y., Byron T., Collin N. and Daniel K.; brother Alfred M.; sister Tsugue Nomura and three...

Richard Thomas Pafundi, 59, of Honolulu, owner of the Law Office of Richard T. Pafundi, died in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Queens, New York. He is survived by wife Miyong Kim-Pafundi; sons Richard Joseph and Paul Joseph; daughter Kimberly Phyllis; mother Phyllis; sister Paulette...

Ignacio Perez, Jr., also known as "Lefty" and "Squeaky", 75, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Shipyard draftsman and an U.S. Army veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Tammy K. Young and Sheila Crouch; sister Joan Lakins; five grandchildren and four...

Tomie "Katherine" Nitta, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Reyn Spooner seamstress and Etsuji Nitta Contracting assistant, died in Waianae. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Steven and Robert (Trina); daughters Susan (Dale) Edwards and Sandra (Stephen ) Haynes; brother Walter Miyamoto;...

Leslie Ann Yoshie Palmer, 50, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Panorama City, California. She is survived by daughter Brilie S. Kovaloff; mother Shizue "Sue" Palmer and sister Lisa (Butch) Llewellyn. Visitation 5:00 p.m. Friday (6/27) Diamond Head Mortuary; Celebration...

Marianna L. Klimenko, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Lunalilo Home nursing director, died in Hale Ku 'Ike Memory Care Facility. She was born in Basel Switzerland. She is survived by husband Michael; sons Andreas and Markus; daughters Anna Lanz and Martha Petrides; ten grandchildren; and nieces and...

Roland W. Kersting, 85, of Honolulu, a retired supervisor and instructor at he Federal Aviation Administration's Diamond Head Center and an Air Force veteran, died at home. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Mardi; sons Kevin, Keith and Ken; daughters Diane, Debi and Denise; four...