Tomiko Ueno
July 20, 1914 - May 14, 2011
Obituary
Tomiko Ueno passed away on May 14 at Swedish Cherry Hill Campus surrounded by her loving family and dear friends.
She was born July 20, 1914 in Bellevue, Washington, to Bunpei Yamamoto and Sato Suda. Tomiko was raised by her maternal grandparents and family in Shizuoka, Japan, shortly after the unexpected passing of her mother.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Saburo Ueno, son, Raymond Ueno, and granddaughter Alecia Ueno. Survived by daughter-in-law Sachiko Ueno, Okinawa, Japan; daughters Lillian Roy Hayashi and Jean Wakamatsu; and son Yosh Ueno. Grandchildren Rick Ann Ueno, Chicago; Ray Ueno; Chad Ueno, South Korea and Paige Wakamatsu, and great-grandson Zachery Ueno, Chicago.
Tomiko loved the Lord and regularly attended Japanese Baptist Church. She also was affiliated with Rainier Gensha Haiku Club, Shizuoka and Fukushima Kenji Kais and was a supporter and volunteer of Nikkei Concerns’ programs and fundraisers. Her family and friends will remember her as a kind, loving and caring person, and she will be dearly missed.
A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, June 5, at 3 p.m., Japanese Baptist Church, and inurnment on Monday, June 6, at 11 a.m., Resthaven section of Evergreen Washelli.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be sent to Japanese Baptist Church, 160 Broadway, Seattle 98122, or to Kokoro Kai Senior Activity Program of Nikkei Concerns, 700 – 6th Avenue South, Seattle 98104.
Though you have gone away . . . . .
You are in our hearts to stay!
We love you, Mom!
To our relatives, friends and loved ones. We have heavy hearts with our loss of Auntie Tomiko that no one can heal and our love with her leaves the fondest of memories no one can take from us. Auntie Tomiko will never be forgotten even though we are apart today and her spirit lives within us and will be in our hearts forever.
Even though her body is gone, we have vivid memories with her. Her voice we loved to hear is silent with her sight and speech so far; we have our thoughts of her and remembering while she was once here and though now absent, Auntie Tomiko is just as dear and always will be until we meet again.
Our love and prayers go out to her family so dear and when we may be of help to you, we are here for you anytime. We love Auntie Tomiko and she will be in our prayer’s and thoughts every day.
The Ojima’s, Robert, Sharyn and Andrew
Im sure you are in a better place Bachan. you will be missed.