Tomiko Omura Pearsall

Tomiko Omura Pearsall, 95 years old, passed away at Rocky Mountain Assisted Living, Centennial, CO in Hospice Care on March 13, 2023. Tomiko a beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother and Sister was born June 4, 1927 in Tokyo, Japan to Yonosuke Omura and Miyoko Kusunoki. She attended a missionary school in Japan. Tomiko met and married Gordon Douglas Pearsall while he was stationed in Yokohama, Japan in the military. She and Gordon traveled by ship to Mt Pleasant, Michigan in 1954 with daughter, Linda. They lived on Gordon's family farmland and had 3 other children, Carol, John and Dianna. Tomiko became a Naturalized Citizen of the US on December 7th, 1959. Tomiko and Gordon divorced in 1968. She was employed by Mt Pleasant Regional Center and Pleasant Manor. Throughout her life, she always put the needs of her family before her own. Tomiko was a hard working and intelligent woman respected by all who knew her. She will be deeply missed by her family, friends and all who had the privilege of knowing her. She is preceded in death by her parents, Yonosuke Omura and Miyoko Kusunoki, Gordon's parents, John and Evelyn Pearsall, her ex-husband, Gordon Pearsall and her oldest brother Kotaro Omura in Tokyo, Japan. Survivors are her children, Linda Remsberg, Carol Hertzler (Glenn), John Pearsall and Dianna Pearsall (Tom Murphy); her grandchildren, Joshua, Nathan (Leigh), Jason (Jehone), Jordan, Amanda and Ashley (Anthony); her great grandchildren, Sophie, Oliver and Ava and her sisters-in law, Eleanor Quinlan, Virginia McQuaid and Racilla Ryon. In Japan surviving are her sisters, Kiyoko Omura, Mikiko Omura and younger brother, Kohjiro Omura (Hiroko), sister-in-law, Tashiko Kawamura (wife of her older brother, Kotaro) and several nieces and nephews. Tomiko was cremated in Colorado and her remains will be laid to rest at Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens. A small family celebration of her life will take place at that location this summer. If you wish, you can honor Tomiko's life by making a donation to your local Hospice. We are grateful for the 95 years we had together and she will truly be missed and she was truly loved.