HAROLD AYABE Obituary

REV. DR. HAROLD DOC ITSUO AYABE Rev. Dr. Harold "Doc" Itsuo Ayabe, 89, of Kaneohe, former pastor of Windward Missionary Church and retired Department Chair and Professor Emeritus of Educational Psychology at the University of Hawaii Manoa, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on May 14, 2024. Doc was born on December 29, 1934 in Lawai, Kauai, Hawaii. He is survived by daughter, Rev. Dr. Sharon Ayabe; brother, Tadashi Jerry; sister, Kikumi Kay Harada; sisters-in-law, Edna Holdeman, Gloria Young, Thelma Chikuma, and Lillian Nishihara; hanai granddauther, Dr. Corrie Yoshimura Fang; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, the love of his life, Ann Satoko (Nishihara) Ayabe; daughter, Dr. Cheryl Emiko Milanio; parents, Shohachi and Kikuo (Nagano) Ayabe; older brothers Katsumi, Keiso Henry, and Noboru; and older sister Hitoe Hirano. A Celebration of Life memorial service will be held at Kalihi Union Church Main Sanctuary, 2214 N King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Visitation at noon. Services at 1:00 p.m. Flowers by Beretania Florist. Arrangements provided by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.