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If Art and Doris "Dotty" Todd hadn't been accidentally booked into the same hotel room, the world may have never known their "Chanson D'Amour." Dotty Todd,
of hit record pair,
dies; rites todayStar-Bulletin staff
The couple married in Baltimore after the hotel mix-up in 1941. Two years later, they moved to Los Angeles, where they worked as a singing duet at the Chapman Hotel. After doing some guest spots on CBS radio with Mary Aster, the duo spent five years on their own show. In 1958, Art & Dotty Todd topped the charts with their record "Chanson D'Amour."
After several years of singing at the Dunes and MGM Grand Hotels in Las Vegas, the Todds retired to Honolulu in 1980, where they joined the Oahu Country Club and the Outrigger Canoe Club.
Dotty Todd died Dec. 12 after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in August. She was 87 years old. He survives her.
Todd was born in Elizabeth, N.D., to Elizabeth and Vincent Dabb. She studied piano with Rodney Saylor and at the age of 13, performed a piano recital at Carnegie Hall in New York.
Funeral services were to be held in California today at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that money be donated toward Alzheimer's research.
Marilyn Aguinaldo-Foster, 45, of Plainview, Tex., died Dec. 9. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband David; son David Jr.; parents John and Paz Aguinaldo; brothers Richard, Manny, Willie, Eddie and Jonathan Aguinaldo, and sisters Evelyn Gombio, Linda Velasco, Maria A. Aguinaldo and Elvie Aguinaldo. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 7:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church, Kalihi. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park Cemetery.
Toribia K. Baggayan, 89, of Hilo and Honolulu, a foster mother, died Dec. 8 in Hilo Extended Care. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Bayani Dela Cruz and Stephen Baggayan; daughters Beatrice Lum and Liz Queja; 23 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Marcela A. Baxa, 83, of Honolulu, died Dec. 9 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Edward and William; daughter Irene Yonashiro; sisters Clotilde Aczon and Maria Cadelina, and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Private burial at a later date.
Francis F. "Sonny" Chung, 73, of Kaneohe, a retired supervisor at Holsum and Oroweat, died Dec. 10. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Bernice; son Gary; daughter Denise Kim; sisters Harriet Sueda and Betty Ross, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Aileen M. Doo, 57, of Honolulu, died Wednesday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Harry and sisters Dana Doo-Soghoian, Elaine Doo, Lani Luminnelli, Penny A. McIntyre, Leinette Kaneshiro and Momi Szypulski. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6:30 p.m. Aloha attire.
Isidro M. Espiritu, 93, of Honolulu, a retired Ameron HC&D employee, died Wednesday in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Corazon; daughters Marilyn Saniatan and Jeanne Espiritu; sister Alejandra Cervantes, and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Cemetery. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park Cemetery.
Yukiko Hata, 82, of Hilo, a retired secretary at Y. Hata Ltd. Inc., died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by brothers Frank J., Susumu and Yoshimi. Services were private.
Margaret S.K. Higa, 72, of Kaneohe, a retired bank executive at HonFed, died Dec. 4 in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughters Lynne Masatsugu and Mona A. Kuwada; sisters Michiko Mukaigawa, Bessie Shindo and Lillian Westerman, and three grandchildren. Services were private.
Yasushi "Yasu" Ishii, 76, of Pearl City, a retired carpenter for Del E. Webb, died Dec. 10 in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by sisters Doris Takashima and Toshiko Yamashiroya. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Isamu Kasahara, 75, of Kahului, Maui, a retired longshoreman at McCabe Hamilton and Renny, died Dec. 10 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Tomeko "Thelma"; sons Wayne and Brian; brother Hiroshi; sister Louise Anbe, and three grandchildren. Services were private.
Takeshi "Dan" Maeda, 87, of Kaneohe, a retired Dole Cannery machinist, died Dec. 8 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son Robert; daughters Laynette Chung, Sharon Yonamine and Patricia Maeda-Gibo; brothers Ted and Mike; sister Helen Kosaka; mother of his children Margaret Maeda, 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services were private.
Ernest B. Medeiros, 78, of Honolulu, a retired maintenance worker at the Sheraton Hotel, died Dec. 9. He was born in Holualoa, Hawaii. He is survived by brothers Herman and Thomas and sisters Thelma Valentine, Sarah Torres and Dora Morales. Services were private.
Yvette K.I. Medeiros, 5, of Kainaliu, Hawaii, a Konawaena Preschool special education program student, died Dec. 9 at home. She was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. She is survived by mother Kareen K.; father Steven K. Torres; brother Lincoln K.; grandparents Nellie Medeiros, Clarence Medeiros Jr., Cynthia Torres and Rodney Torres, and great-grandmothers Pansy Medeiros and Malaea K. Tolentino. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Kahikolu Congregational Church, Napoopoo. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. Flowers and leis welcome.
Masako Morikone, 86, of Honolulu, a retired DelMonte Corp. trimmer, died Tuesday in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by husband Masaru; sons Wade, Edwin and Milton; daughter Judith; brother Robert Tamanaha; sisters Yoshiko Oshiro, Yachiyo Asato and Florence Lee, 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services held.
Fumiko "Etta" Nagamine, 63, of Holualoa, Hawaii, vice president of Take's Transportation Inc., died Tuesday. She was born in Mountain View, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Takeo; sons Stanley and Noren; daughter Noreen Kunitomo; brothers Sonny, David, Robert, Herbert, Glen and Gary Kotomori; sister Lei Ishizu, and two grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Additional services: 7 p.m. next Wednesday at Kona Hongwanji. Casual attire. No flowers.
Chad M.T. Tario, 27, of Wailuku, Maui, a warehouse clerk at Island Heritage Company, died Dec. 10. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by father Daniel Jr.; mother Christine Silva; sisters Lee-Anne Tario and Erika Silva, and grandmothers Sumie Tario and Margaret Silva. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Call after 5 p.m. Dinner to follow at Nakamura Mortuary. Casual attire.
Harriette "Haleaka" Tackaberry, 80, of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, a retired private secretary at Southern California Automobile Co., died Thursday at home. She was born in Los Angeles. She is survived by son William H. Jr. Private services.
Anita Tupouniua, 66, of Kailua died Dec. 10. She was born in Tonga. She is survived by husband Tesimoni; daughters Alamita and Fangaeva; sons Alipate, Ian and Uili; five brothers, three sisters and nine grandchildren. Services and visitation: 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday at Kailua First United Methodist Church. Additional services: 8 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 7 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/hiindex.html
The index, which goes back several decades,
is available via Telnet software.
