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Mits Takahashi passed away on Tuesday, May 14th, after a long illness. He was born in Seattle on October 22, 1924, and was the youngest child of Minoru and Kanee Takahashi. Mits attended Garfield High School when WWII interrupted his education. The family was relocated to the Puyallup Fairgrounds, then to Minidoka Internment Camp in Idaho where Mits was recruited into the Army and fought with the famed 442nd RCT. He served in Italy and was awarded a Silver Star for valor and, in one of his proudest moments, the Congressional Gold Medal in November 2011 with fellow members of the 442nd. After the war, Mits married June Oyama and they made their home in Seattle where he and his father ran the family gardening business and were proud members of the Seattle Japanese Gardeners Association. Mits was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Isako Koba. He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, June; children Steve (Kathi), Vicki, Marsha Edwards (Ken), Lori (John Michel); grandchildren Rian (Neita), Corrie (Peter Yukawa); great grandchildren Amalia, Diego and Mateo and many nephews and nieces. He is also survived by his sisters, Yoshi Kanemori and Pauline Asaba.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, June 2, 2013, at 3:00 PM at Japanese Presbyterian Church, 1801 24th Avenue South, Seattle 98144. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Nikkei Concerns, 1601 East Yesler Way, Seattle 98122 or Nisei Veterans Committee, 1212 South King Street, Seattle 98144.
Please visit and sign Mits' online guestbook at www.bonneywatson.com.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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June 6, 2013
Hello June,
We are so sorry to here of Mits passing.
Fondest good wishes to you.
Paul and Bev Hoerlein
Sharon Diggs
May 30, 2013
So sorry to hear of Mits passing. I have enjoyed his many morning visits over coffee at the pharmacy, his kind humor and gentle laugh! He will me missed. I am sure he his in the great garden in heaven!
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