OBITUARY: Etsuko Kohagura

KOHAGURA, ETSUKO, 92, was born in Penryn, CA on January 18, 1926 and passed away peacefully on December 11, 2018. She was born to Sentaro Mikawa and Misao Mikawa-Seo. Etsuko is survived by her son Howard (Bev) Kohagura, daughters Sharon (Wayne) Nakamura and Diane (Mark) Morimune; grandchildren Philrene (Ken) Toney, Audrey (Evan) Oda, Kim (Ben) Louwaert, Kelly and Jeffrey Morimune; great-grandchildren, Lexi and Nicky Toney, Jeremy Oda and Katie Louwaert, brothers Taka (John Alvarez) Seo, Akio (Ruth) Seo, Kazuo (Mikki) Seo, sister-in-law Carol Seo and numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Hideo Kohagura and siblings: Michiye Okamoto, Hiroshi Mikawa, Reiko Matsushita and Ben Seo. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Placer Buddhist Church, 3192 Boyington Rd, Penryn CA.