Bahouth, 73, had long
career with isle hotels

By Star-Bulletin staff

Nicholas P. Bahouth, prominent retired hotel executive and community leader, died Thursday in Kalaheo, Kauai. He was 73.

Bahouth retired from the Sheraton Hotels in 1987 after 17 years. In Hawaii, he served as general manager of the Sheraton Maui, Sheraton Kauai, Sheraton Coconut Beach, Sheraton Makaha and Sheraton Moana Surfrider.

He was also general manager of the Sheraton Hotels’ Townhouse in Los Angles, Calif., and the Sheraton Okinawa in Japan.

Sheraton Hotels President John Brogan remembers Bahouth as a manager who “was there to meet the needs of the hotel guests and cared a lot about the people who worked with him and for him.” Brogan was Bahouth’s supervisor when the Waikiki-Sheraton Hotel opened in 1971.

Bahouth also was a manager for the Honolulu Elks Club, the Outrigger Canoe Club and the Kahala Hilton.

A resident of Kauai for many years, he was active in business and community organizations there. He was a founder of the Rotary Club of Kapaa and its first president; a founding board member of the Poipu Beach Resort Assn.; president of the Hawaii Hotel Association, Kauai Chapter; and Hawaii Visitors Bureau, Kauai Chapter board member.

He also served on the Kauai County Salary Commission and was a board member of the Kauai Food Bank and Kauai Senior Centers.

He is survived by his wife Candace A.; sons Jack, Jed and Gerald; daughters Judy Dyne, Jill McAndrew, Christine Sanne and Michelle Bahouth; sister Martha Lincoln; brother Frank; and eight grandchildren.

Memorial services in Hawaii will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 8, at Platt Restaurant in Poipu, Kauai. A tree-planting memorial will follow at the Sheraton Kauai Hotel.

Funeral services will be in Fayetteville, N.Y.

The family requests that donations may be made to the Kapaa Rotary Foundation, Nick Bahouth Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 1374, Kapaa, HI 96746 or Kauai Hospice, P.O. Box 3286, Lihue, HI 96766.

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Thomas W. Ark, 83, of Honolulu, retired proprietor of Betty Jane Village, Pupuhale, died Aug. 19 in Honolulu. Born in China, he is survived by wife Jeannine; sons Thomas Jr. and Michael; daughters Joy; and four grandchildren. Services: 11:45 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call 10:30-11:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Conrado Benitez, 55, of Ewa Beach died Aug. 17 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Santa, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Alejandria; sons Dennis and Conrado; daughter Jennifer; mother Concepcion; and sister Tonie. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 8 a.m. Saturday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Lawrence H. Buell, 36, of Kaneohe, a cook at Popo’s Restaurant and the Big Burrito Co., died Aug. 13 in Ewa Beach. He was also in the U.S. Army. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by father Larry G.; brothers Michael, Edward and William Kaainoa; and sisters Karen Lum and Terry-Ann Ilae. Services: 12:45 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortu ary. Call from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Miguel C. Cabo, 81, of Wahiawa died Aug. 2 in Wahiawa. Born in Lanipao, Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Eugenia A. “Iniang”; sons Gerardo, Benito, Mauro, and Nestor; daughters Dominga Racho and Violeta and Teresita Cabo; 18 grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

David H. Cissel, 48, of Roanoke, Va. and formerly of Honolulu, died Saturday in Roanoke. A former employee of Hawaiian Insurance Group, he is survived by wife Carol; son Jim; mother Bernice; brother William; and sisters Susan Lightwater and Kelly Quertermous. Memorial services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church. Donations suggested to Helping Hands Hawaii.

William Hopson, 77, of Honolulu, who served with the U.S. Coast Guard at Pearl Harbor, died Saturday. Born in Arizona, he is survived by son William S.; and six grandchildren. Memorial services: 1 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Roy T. Horiuchi, 63, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired construction inspector for state Department of Accounting and General Services, died Aug. 17 in Hilo Hospital. Born in Kealakekua, Hawaii, he is survived by brother Takeshi Velasco; and sisters Ruth Iwata, Thelma Hisamura and Winifred Kaaihue. Private services.

Chikara “Chic” Ishii, 67, of Haiku, Maui and formerly of Wahiawa, died Monday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was retired from the National Guard. Born in Puunene, Maui, he is survived by wife Julia M.; daughters Paula Schoeppner, Darlene Fujimoto, Kathleen Robinson and Lori Clarke; brother Haruaki “Henry”; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Norman’s Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Rita’s Church. Call from 9 to 10 a.m. Burial: Valley Isle Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Mildred E. Kraynik, 90, of Livermore, Calif., and formerly of Wahiawa died April 25 in Livermore. She was a librarian at Leilehua High School and a founding member of Delta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma. Born in Victor, Colo., she is survived by daughter Saundra Lormand; and a granddaughter. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Friday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 1679 California Ave., Wahiawa. Burial: 9:30 a.m. Saturday Society, 2700 Waialae Ave., Honolulu 96826.

Christabel J.H. Lum, 99, of Kailua died last Wednesday in Leahi Hospital. Born in Waikapu, Hawaii, she is survived by children Thelma Chu, Florence Tacata, C. Lei Chun and Guy Elderts; 20 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Services: 9:45 a.m. today at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Masami Maeda, 77, of Paia, Maui is also survived by sister Stella Matsubara. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday.

Dominga R. “Ingay” Mapili, 76, of Wahiawa died Aug. 5 in Wahiawa. Born in Pozorrubio, Pangasinan, the Philippines, she is survived by husband Segundo P. “Ondong” Mapili; sons Roger and Segundo R. Jr.; daughters Imelda Campos, Editha Yeban, Corazon Flores and Genoveva Macadaeg; 28 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave., Wahiawa. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: noon Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

John F. Mathias, 78, of Mililani, a retired U.S. Air Force senior master sergeant, died Thursday in Mililani. Born in Honolua, Maui, he is survived by wife Mona K.; daughters Georgette Hugho and Tamra McGough; sons H.E. “Al,” John Jr. and Milton; brothers Edward, Ernest and Jordan; sisters Lilly Chai, Betty Gonsalves, Lurleen Vasconcellos, Rose Yoshizawa and Dorothy Awai; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Services: noon Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 95-1039 Meheula Parkway, Mililani. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Sadako Nagamine, 78, of Hilo died Monday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Paauhau, Hawaii, she is survived by husband Yasufusa; sons Wallace, Ernest and Leslie; daughters Blanche Urasaki, Beverly Watanabe and Geraldine Sleightholm; brothers George and Herbert Oshiro; sisters Tomoyo Hara, Patsy Inamine, Myra Gill, Betty Oshiro, Irene Yamashita and Jeanne Yamada; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services over ashes: 6 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Paul N. Nishida, 75, of Honolulu, who served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Battalion, died Aug. 18 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Pahoa, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Florence Sakae; daughters Naomi Agustin and Laverne Choy; sons Norman and Paul Jr.; brothers Masaichi, Keichi and Katsumi; sisters Tsutako Izuno and Natsuko Fukuda; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Dr. Robert A. Nordyke, 78, of Honolulu will be remembered in services tomorrow. Donations suggested to YMCA Camp Erdman or Pacific Health Research Institute. Incorrect information for an obituary yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Yvonne C. Notley, 70, of Kaneohe is also survived by mother Charlotte M. Perry. Incorrect information for an obituary yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Cornelius H. “Neil” Richards, 80, of Honolulu, a retired cook with Pan Am Flight Kitchen, died last Wednesday in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. Born in Alabama, he is survived by daughters Georgia Ann “Babe” Cabang, Cornelia “Kena” Burke and Marcia Ann “Marcie” Laybon; sister Irene “Maggie” Johnson; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 11:45 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Carmelo S. Salsedo, 84, of Ewa Beach died Aug. 19 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by hanai daughter Marina Nalow; brother Raymond; and sister Annie Martin. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Alice H. Sifagaloa, 77, of Honolulu, a retired custodian with Honolulu Police Department,died Aug. 15 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by sons John Aipa and Ronald Kim; daughters Alice Spencer, Rebecca Kamakeeaina, Eloise Aipa, Terila Kahoohuli, Vaialo Sifagaloa and Blanche Sifagaloa; sisters Puaala and Julia Lopes and Ruthie Iokia; and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Langdon G. Sully, 82, of Hilo, a retired teacher and writer, died Aug. 2 in Hilo Hospital. Born in New York, he is survived by sons Thornton and Jeffrey. Graveside services: 10 a.m. today at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery No. 2.

Charles J.L. “Jack” Vickers III, 41, of South Kona, a warehouse shipping supervisor, died Aug. 15 in Kona Community Hospital. Born in Los Angeles, he is survived by brother Francis X.; and sisters Cynthia Ann Stoeckley and Victoria V. and Linda M. Vickers. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Friday at Hale Halawai O Holualoa Congregational Church, 76-6224 Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona. Casual attire. Leis and loose flowers welcome. Burial on the mainland.

Theresa M. Wells, 93, of Kaneohe died last Wednesday in Aloha Health Care. Born in Koloa, Kauai, she is survived by brother Paul H. Mahoe. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Kay K. Yamamoto, 77, of Hilo, a Big Island artist and art teacher, died last Wednesday in San Diego. She was owner of Kay’s Aloha Art Gallery. Born in Pahoa, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Paul K. and Eliot S.; daughters Joanne Gisselquist and Faye Takata; brothers Mike, Yoshiichi and Setsuo Ushio; sisters Chiyoko Kami and Kikuko Sato; and four grandchildren. Services over ashes: 3 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.