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REV. DR. HAROLD ITSUO "DOC" AYABE

REV. DR.  HAROLD ITSUO "DOC" AYABE obituary

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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.

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Published by Star-Advertiser on Jun. 2, 2024.

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Ray Smith

September 16, 2024

Deepest condolenc lbelatedlyh to Sharon and Harold's extended family. I have known Harold since 1942 when he and his late brother Noboru, first attended the Christian Sunday School in Lawai my parents, Rev. Howard & Gertrude Smith, started as an extension of the Koloa Union Church. As teenagers, Harold, Nobo (my best friend at Kauai Hi School) and I were the only males in our KUC youth group and, in the years I returned on business to the islands from my home on the mainland, the two Ayabe couples and I would kaukau at Zippys in Pearl City and relive our teenage years. I visited Harold and Ann ion their lovely Kaneohe home several tiomes and we exchanged e-mails for years. Having attended a couple of Harold's services at Windward, I admired his scholarly transition into academia and continued service to his Lord and fellow man. I shall lmiss his hearty laughter, keen wit and presence among us.

Sue Atkins

June 4, 2024

Condolences to the family.
Sue Atkins Wong
Ed Psych 1998

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