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Honolulu Advertiser & Star-Bulletin Obituaries January 1 - December 31, 2002 B PHUNG DU BA, 51, of Honolulu, died July 9, 2002. Born in Vietnam. Department of Education employee. Survived by wife and three sons. Service 5 p.m. Saturday at Kawaikui Beach Park. Buddhist. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i, [Adv 18/7/2002] MARILENE RONGCAL BACANI, 16, of 'Ewa Beach, died July 10, 2002. Born in Vallejo, Calif. A Campbell High School student. Survived by parents, Alberto and Isabelita; grandparents, Bienvenido and Mercedes Bacani, and Cirilo and Lucia Rongcal. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 'Ewa Beach; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home. [Adv 15/7/2002] ELIZABETH "LIBBY" BACHILLER , 78, of Wahiawa, died July 7, 2002. Born in Waialua. A homemaker. Survived by sister, Magnolia Gongob; hanai sons, Harold Fisher and Clyde Kamalolo. Private service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary. [Adv 13/7/2002] DANIEL VERNON BACKMAN, 42, of Waipahu, died Jan. 2, 2002. Born in Yokosuka, Japan. A volunteer conservation officer for the State of Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources and claims investigator for First Insurance Company. Survived by wife, Julia "Julie"; daughters, Kelly and Jodi; parents, Joseph and Susan; brother, Thomas; nephew, Keane. Visitation 9 a.m. Tuesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mililani Ward; service 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary. PASCUAL OBTINALA BACTISTA, 92, of Sacramento, Calif., formerly of Whitmore Village, died Oct. 10, 2002. Born in the Philippines. Dole Pineapple Co. retiree. Survived by sons, Juanito and Getulio Antonio Jr., and Paul, Arnold, Rodney and Robin; daughters, Ann Randall, Laurie Ann Soriano and Valerie; 35 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Makai Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. [Adv 22/10/2002] Christine Bader, 40, of Ocean View, a saleswoman at the original Bad Ass Coffee Co., bartender at Korner Pocket and employee at Bell's Restaurant, died April 17, 2002 in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Woodbury, N.J. She is survived by companion Thomas Martin; parents James Bader and Anna Strickland; brother Frank; and sisters Linda, Jamie and Stephanie. Private services. [SB 27/4/2002] ISABELLE A. BADHAM , 84, of May 14, 2002. Born in Bozeman, Mont. Retired elementary school teacher in Washington. Survived by sons, Robert and Richard; daughter, Carolyn; six grandchildren; eight great- grandchildren. Service 11 a.m. tomorrow at Trinity Presbyterian Church. Donations may be made to Trinity Presbyterian Church, Reading Is Fundamental or Kappa Delta Foundation. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary. [Adv 17/5/2002] ESTEFANIA PASCUA BADUA, 93, of Honomu, Hawai'i, died Oct. 14, 2002. Born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A homemaker. Survived by son, Fred Sr.; daughters, Erminia Banquil and Erlinda "Linda" Torres; 18 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and four great-great- grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo, Hawai'i; service 7 p.m. Graveside service and burial 10 a.m. Saturday at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. [Adv 22/10/2002] LORETO BADUA, 61, of Honolulu, died July 16, 2002. Born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co. mason. Survived by wife, Jesucima; son, Loreto Jr. mother, Amanda; stepson, Noll Andrel; brother, Rudy; seven grandchildren; three great- grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. [Adv 29/7/2002] SIMPLICIO DULDULAO BADUA, 91, of Honolulu, died March 6, 2002. Born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A retired federal worker for the U.S. Army at Fort Shafter. Survived by son, Pablo; daughters, Connie Dela Cruz, Helen Badua and Anita Beddow; six grandchildren; four great- grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire. [Adv 27/3/2002] Robert J. Baer - Businessman Robert J. Baer, who founded Telecheck Inc., which became the world's largest check guarantee company, died TuesdaySep 17, 2002 in Honolulu. He was 89. Baer was born in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 1912. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and moved to Wisconsin, where he became president of Alemite Co., an auto parts distributor. In 1965, several Hawai'i businessmen approached Baer with the idea of a check verification system. They were having problems selling the idea and Baer told them he could do it. A year later, Baer moved to Hawai'i and helped found what would become Telecheck Services. The check verification idea spread quickly and Telecheck soon became a worldwide franchise. Carl Becker met the Baer family when he was a student at the East-West Center in 1971. Becker, who teaches medical bioethics at Kyoto University in Japan, said the Telecheck idea was all about helping local businesses. "In those days, a guy comes to Honolulu from the Mainland with a checkbook or credit card and he wants to buy something, and the local merchant wants to sell him something, but neither of them can prove that the credit is good or not," Becker said. "Bob thought, 'Gee, if we can get it so the merchant can sell to anybody he wants and the customer can buy anything he wants, we would have more business and more happy people.'" But work didn't consume Baer's life. He found time to participate in many community activities. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club for more than 40 years, was a 32nd-degree Mason, served on the boards of the Hawai'i Public Libraries Foundation, Honolulu Symphony and John Howard Society of Honolulu, and was a supporter of the Salvation Army. In the late 1960s, Telecheck began a library program in O'ahu's prisons. Baer also served Thanksgiving dinners to the poor and passed out Christmas gifts to homeless children. "He felt that being an adult in the community meant that you owed the community thanks for all that your community had done for you," Becker said. "And the way that we adults repay our thanks to our communities is not just by paying taxes, but by actively volunteering to help the community where it needs help." Baer left Telecheck in 1983, but returned four years later as a consultant. In his retirement, he taught franchising at Hawai'i Pacific University. In 1991 he received an honorary doctorate from Louisiana State University. Baer is survived by sons, Ronald and Jeffery; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Donations may be made to the Salvation Army of Honolulu. [Adv 19/9/2002] ROBERT BAGAIN, 47, of Kekaha, Kaua'i, died Dec. 23, 2002. Born in the Philippines. Survived by parent, Moises; brothers, Samuel, Rudy and Roly; sisters, Eden Mobine and Leticia Pasion. Visitation 8 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa's Church, Kekaha; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary. [Adv 01/01/2003] KENNETH "BAGS" JOSEPH BAGANO JR. , 60, of Pearl City, died Aug. 12, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Hawaiian Airlines Operations chief agent. Survived by son, Dean; daughter, Debra Calvan; brother, Francis; stepfather, Salvatore "Sal" Abbatiello. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; memorial service 6:30 p.m. Private scattering of ashes later. No flowers. Aloha attire. [Adv 13/8/2002] Antonio Burcena Bagnas, 97, of Hilo, a high-lift operator for the former Canec Co., died Sunda Nov 17, 2002e Center of Hilo. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by nieces and nephews. Graveside services: 1:30 p.m. Monday at Homelani Memorial Park. [SB 21/11/2002] JUAN NARCISO BAHIA, 63, of Honolulu, died July 12, 2002. Born in Manila, Philippines. A counselor assistant for the Philippines Consulate. Survived by wife, Janice Ann; daughters, Bernadette Johnston and Gabriella Ross; sons, Juan Jr., Angelo and Paolo; seven grandchildren; sisters, Teresa De Paula, Leticia Balandra, Maria Lourdes Isip and Maria Reyes; brother, Ernesto Jr. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Peter & Paul's Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary. [Adv 14/7/2002] CALVIN P. BAILEY, 94, of 'Aiea, died Dec. 10, 2002. Born in Mississippi. A retired carpenter. Survived by daughter, Faye McDowell; stepson, Clifford Everett; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sisters, Blanche Foley and Carrie Wright. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary. [Adv 01/01/2003] SUE ZISKIND BAILIN, 88, of Honolulu, died March 29, 2002. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. A secretary retired from an insurance company. Survived by husband, Herbert; daughter, Amy. Visitation 1 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services. [Adv 3/4/2002] Sophie M. Bajadali, 80, of Spokane, Wash., died July 22, 2002. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by sons Bill, Wayne and Craig; daughter Laverne Clement; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.