Tokiko Kishi
| Tokiko Kishi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1918-09-09 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Died | 2017-09-14 Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Occupation | seamstress |
| Employer | fish cannery |
| Father | |
| Mother | |
| Partner | |
| Children | |
Tokiko Kishi (9 September 1918 – 14 September 2017 (aged 99)) was a Vancouver-born seamstress and active member of the Lakehead Japanese Canadian Association who lived in Fort William and Thunder Bay.[1][2]
Life and family
Tokiko Kishi was born on September 9, 1918, in Vancouver, British Columbia. She attended school in Vancouver and worked as a seamstress and in a fish cannery. In December 1939, she married Minoru. During the Second World War, she and her family were held in an internment camp in the mountains of British Columbia. Following the war, the family relocated to Ontario and eventually made their home in Fort William.[1]
She was a dedicated member of Wayside United Church and Knox United Church. She participated in the Japanese Nisei Club, the Lakehead Japanese Canadian Association, a bowling league, and a seniors' dance group. Her creative interests included oil painting, baking, and sewing.[1]
She was predeceased by her husband Minoru, her parents Yaichiro and Tokuno Endo, and several siblings including Lily and her husband Chusaburo, Masaji and his wife Kazue, Masatomo and his wife Aiko, and Mitsuo. She was also predeceased by her son-in-law Rudy and brothers-in-law Noboru and Mark. She was survived by her children Joyce Mauro, Ron and his wife Mary, Gerry and his wife Joanne, and Leslie and his wife Rose. Her surviving siblings were Ichie and Miyo. Her grandchildren included Rob Mauro and his partner Marilyn, Kim Mauro and her partner Chris, Randy Mauro and his wife Mary Sue, Melissa Mauro and her partner Donald Kerr, Diane Sepa-Kishi and her partner Piet, Matthew, Nikki, and Ben Kishi. She was also survived by great-grandchildren Torr, Sarah and her partner Pedro, Cole, Blake, Sophia, Natalie, Fergus, and Elizabeth, and a great-great-grandchild Audrey.[1]
She resided at Grandview Lodge starting in 2005 and moved to Hogarth-Riverview Manor in 2016. She died on September 14, 2017, at the age of 99. A funeral service was held at the WESTFORT CHAPEL on September 19, 2017. She was interred at Pine Hills Cemetery in Toronto.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Obituary for Tokiko Kishi, The Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay), 2017-09-17, via Legacy.com. Archived copy on datum.locker.
- ↑ The Chronicle-Journal, 17 September 2017, p. 8(B)