Yoshi Nagahashi

Yoshi Nagahashi Yoshi Nagahashi formerly of Ambler PA, passed away after a short illness on May 6, 2012 in Santa Clara, CA. Yoshi was born June 3rd, 1921 in Tacoma, WA. She was the 4th of 6 children of Shiichi and Tora Tamaki. In 1942 along with her family, she was interned at Tule Lake Internment camp along with others of Japanese ancestry during the 2nd World War. After attending nursing school in St Louis, MO, she moved to Philadelphia where she worked as a nurse at Wills Eye Hospital and later at Chestnut Hill Hospital. While in Phila., she met and married her husband Dr. Stanley Nagahashi and began raising their family there before moving to Ambler in 1957. As a dedicated volunteer throughout her life, she was active with the American Red Cross, Visiting Nurses Assoc., YMCA, Wissahickon Valley Watershed Assoc., Japanese American Citizens League, and many other local charitable organizations. She served in various ministries at her church which included helping the homeless. Along with her husband, she participated and served with the Ambler Rotary Club, especially with the International Student Exchange Program. As a couple, they also provided aid in Honduras, Guatemala, and Jamaica with the Flying Dentists Society. Her compassion for others, her fortitude and her smile will be missed by all who were blessed to know her. Yoshi remained an energetic person and enjoyed good health through all of her 90 years by playing tennis, was a downhill and cross country skier well into her 80's, and up until January, she enjoyed her daily walk of over 1 mile. She was preceded in death by her husband Stan, daughter Kathy, and her oldest sister Gay. Yoshi is survived by her siblings - Tom, Chiyo, Sue, and Ted, her son Stan and wife Sandy of Downingtown PA, son Art and wife Naomi of Sunnyvale CA, four grandchildren - Kevin, Elise, Jason and Anton and many close nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 1st at Calvary United Methodist Church in Ambler. Visitation with family will begin at 12:30PM and the service will begin at 2PM. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Calvary United Methodist Church, 16 Park Avenue, Ambler, PA 19002.