Obituary for Doris Marie "Didi" Ikola
Doris (Didi) Marie Ikola, 88 of Wailuku, Maui peacefully passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2020.
She was born in Beaver Creek, Colorado on March 7, 1932 to the late John William Chase and Dorothy Gordon Chase.
She is survived by her 5 children - Randy Garman, Raedel Garman (Larry Pozner), Karen Gill, Mark Garman, and Carol Elaine Koerwitz (David Koerwitz), 5 sisters - Dot Davis, Lois Lynch, Lucy Barella, Gail Pond, Pat Smith and sister-in-law Dorothy Chase. She has twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Family, friends, fitness, traveling and continual learning were Didi's passions. She grew up spending happy times with 3 brothers and 6 sisters at their mountain lodge in Rollinsville Colorado. Didi moved to Maui in 1981 and worked in retail and as a substitute teaching assistant for Kamehameha Schools. She also volunteered at various organizations such as the Maui Arts and Cultural Center and Bailey House Museum.
Her family will hold a private burial service. They wish to thank all of the many people who touched Didi's life. They send a special Mahalo to all those at Hospice Maui who cared for her with such aloha; donations may be made in her memory to Hospice Maui.
Arrangements completed by Norman's Mortuary.
She was born in Beaver Creek, Colorado on March 7, 1932 to the late John William Chase and Dorothy Gordon Chase.
She is survived by her 5 children - Randy Garman, Raedel Garman (Larry Pozner), Karen Gill, Mark Garman, and Carol Elaine Koerwitz (David Koerwitz), 5 sisters - Dot Davis, Lois Lynch, Lucy Barella, Gail Pond, Pat Smith and sister-in-law Dorothy Chase. She has twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Family, friends, fitness, traveling and continual learning were Didi's passions. She grew up spending happy times with 3 brothers and 6 sisters at their mountain lodge in Rollinsville Colorado. Didi moved to Maui in 1981 and worked in retail and as a substitute teaching assistant for Kamehameha Schools. She also volunteered at various organizations such as the Maui Arts and Cultural Center and Bailey House Museum.
Her family will hold a private burial service. They wish to thank all of the many people who touched Didi's life. They send a special Mahalo to all those at Hospice Maui who cared for her with such aloha; donations may be made in her memory to Hospice Maui.
Arrangements completed by Norman's Mortuary.