Mitzi Mizuho Takahashi

February 1, 1921 - July 27, 2011 Born in King City, CA, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 90 in Sunnyvale, CA where she lived since November. She was a resident of Loomis, CA for over 50 years before moving to Fair Oaks in 2004. She was outgoing and energetic and loved spending time with her family, relatives, and friends. Upon the death of her father, Matsushiro Nakamura, when she was 9, she moved to Japan with her mother,Takano, and siblings where she completed high school. Returning to the US at the age of 18, she worked in San Francisco until the war began. She was sent to the internment camp at Topaz, UT then to Tule Lake, CA where she met and married Shigeo Takahashi. At the end of the war, they moved to Ely then Las Vegas, NV before returning to Loomis, CA, and raised three daughters. Mitzi worked at the Savings Corner Market for nearly 30 years. She enjoyed gardening and was an enthusiastic sports fan. She was a talented and creative seamstress and excelled at many types of arts and crafts. She was a devoted and doting wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered by her family. She is preceded in death by her husband Shigeo Takahashi and is survived by daughters Agnes (Tad) Kuwano, Janet (Glenn) Ikegami, and Lynn (Ken) Namba, 6 grandchildren Kristine (Todd Idemoto) Kuwano, Jeffrey Kuwano, Traci (Mark Meyer) Ikegami, Stefani Namba, Derek Ikegami, and Ryan Namba, and 3 great-grandchildren Cristopher and Kory Idemoto and Odin Meyergami. Survived by her sister Shinobu Saito, brother Guy (Matsuko) Nakamura, sister-in-law Chizu Nakamura and nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her brother Satoru Nakamura and brother-in-law Ken Saito. A private family memorial service was held at the Placer Buddhist Church.