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Jack Hirose, a generous community philanthropist and pioneering Japanese American certified public accountant, passed away peacefully on Christmas morning, 2009. He was 86. Hirose was born on Feb. 10, 1923, the second son of parents who emigrated to the U.S. from Japan’s Yamanashi Prefecture. He was raised in the family home in San Francisco’s Mission [...]
ADACHI, YOSHIKO ITO, 86, passed away on November 22, 2009. Yo was born in Fallon, Nev. and raised on a farm famous for growing “Hearts of Gold” cantaloupe. She began her college education at the University of Nevada, Reno and completed laboratory technical school in St. Louis, Mo. Yo worked as a laboratory technician in [...]
Arthur “Art” Fumio Koga of Honolulu died Dec. 4, on O‘ahu. He was 65. Koga was the founder and owner of Blue Cliff Inc., a software consulting and development company that specialized in electronic medical records systems. Born and raised in Honolulu, Koga graduated from ‘Iolani School before going on to study at Michigan State [...]
TAKAHASHI, EDWIN NOBORU, entered into rest November 25, 2009 in Richmond, Calif. He was born on June 17, 1929 in San Francisco. In 1942, Edwin was interned with his family in Topaz, Utah. Upon his return, he graduated from Lowell High School in San Francisco. He married in 1952 shortly before his induction into the [...]
Former California state Assemblyman and Oxnard Mayor Nao Takasugi passed away from stroke-related complications on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 at the St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Oxnard. He was 87. Takasugi, a Republican, spent six years in the California state Assembly, until his term limit expired in 1998. Prior to this, he had served [...]
TUFTS, TAMAE TAKANISHI, 68, passed away on November 11, 2009, surrounded by her daughters and grandchildren. Born in Hiroshima, Japan in 1940, she was an atomic bomb survivor and later attended The Sogetsu-ryu Academy School of Ikebana in Tokyo. Tamae (Tammy) was an avid gardener, loved to read, cook and sew. She was a devoted [...]
SUZUKI, JOAN TAMAYE, 86, passed away October 24, 2009 in Oakland, Calif. She was born on May 21, 1923 in Clovis, N.M. She was preceded in death by her husband Harry Isamu Suzuki, earlier this year. She was a much-beloved mother and grandmother, and is survived by her sisters Kyoko Matsuzaki and Ruby Kawabata, sons [...]
SEKINO, MASUMI, 86, passed away at home on November 2, 2009 in San Francisco, Calif. She was preceded in death by her husband Tsutomu Tom Sekino. She is survived by her children Julie Sekino, David Sekino, Alan Sekino and Patti (Steven) Young, and granddaughter Courtney Young. No services will be held.
OKADA, SATOKO MARY, passed away peacefully on October 25, 2009 after a short stay in the hospital. She was born on March 7, 1926 and was a resident of San Francisco, Calif. Mary is survived by her husband Hiro Okada, sister-in-law Kaoru Igarashi, niece Patti Igarashi, and other nieces and nephews. A memorial service will [...]
Mitsunobu “Mits” Kojimoto unexpectedly passed away in San Francisco on Oct. 25. He was 86. Kojimoto was born on Oct. 19, 1923, in San Francisco, to Kusujiro Kojimoto and Mitsu Nishitsuji Kojimoto. He graduated from Commerce High School, where he played varsity basketball. When Executive Order 9066 was issued during World War II, Kojimoto’s family [...]
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