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Franklin Breithaupt
Jul. 16, 2014
Franklin "Blackie" Breithaupt, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Matson merchant seaman, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Lawrence Alva and Tony LeFebre; daughters Patricia, Lani and Shawnee; sister Elizabeth Gentry and four gradchildren. Visitation 5:00...
Walter Miller Harrington
Jul. 15, 2014
Walter Miller Harrington, 70, of Honolulu, a state public safety negotiator, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Woody; daughters Kimmy Brereton, Taiana Kahele, Antoinette and Anastasia Ferreira-Harrington; mother Lela; brothers Al, David, Tony, Orval and Mike;...
Luciana Naholowaa
Jul. 07, 2014
Luciana "Kai" Naholowaa, 77, of Pearl City, a retired hospital security guard, died in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hana. She is survived by sons Radford, Randall, Jerry and Wayne; sister Kalani and eight grandchildren. Private services.
Betsy Teruko Kaneshiro
Jul. 05, 2014
Betsy Teruko Kaneshiro, 83, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons John, Mark and Dean; daughter MaryAnne Murakami; brother Clarence Isamu Taba; sisters Florence Arashiro, Gladys Nakagawa, Laura Takaki and Jeannette Oshiro and...
Robert Yoshio Ota
Jul. 05, 2014
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
Jul. 05, 2014
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
Jul. 03, 2014
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
Jun. 26, 2014
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 Lau Bow Lee
Jun. 21, 2014
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
Jun. 17, 2014
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
Jun. 10, 2014
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.
Jun. 07, 2014
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...