Bainbridge Island resident and former Hawaiian entertainer and member of the Royal Hawaiian Family, James “Jimmy” Madane, age 87, died Nov. 7 at Messenger House Care Center on Bainbridge Island.

He was born on April 2, 1916, in Hilo, Hawaii.

Following his service in the Merchant Marines during World War II, he worked as a crewmember for various sea freighter lines for 10 years.

He married Peggy Ann Oliver in Seattle in 1954. The next year, they returned to Hawaii, where Jimmy worked as an entertainer at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.

While there, he greeted guests and entertained them by singing and playing the ukulele. He treated all guests with the same degree of respect, whether they were famous or not. He met many of the stars of the day, including Elvis Presley, Bob Cummings and President John F. Kennedy.

The Kennedys were so fond of Jimmy that they put him in charge of taking care of John, Jr., during one stay. He was so well known in Honolulu that items mailed to “Jimmy at the Hilton” never failed to reach him.

He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Peggy Madane of Bainbridge Island and her two daughters, Joan (Robert) Prigge of Boise, Idaho, and Janet (Charles) White of Parma, Idaho.

Visitation will be 3-5 p.m. Nov. 12 at Kass Funeral Home. A celebration of Jimmy’s life will be 5-8 p.m. at the family residence.

Arrangements are under the direction of Kass Funeral Home.