Hiroko Ichinose Iida

Hiroko Ichinose Iida, 95, of Richmond, California, passed away peacefully amongst her family on Saturday, July 22, 2017. She was the beloved wife of 50 years of the late Theodore M. Iida. She is survived by son, Carey Iida and wife Verna Uchida; daughter Ellie Mishima and husband Tom Mishima and their children, Darryl, CJ and Jill; son Douglas Iida; and son Allan Iida and wife Melissa Iida and their daughter Allissa. Also survived by sister-in-law, Grace Tasaka and many nieces and nephews both in California and Japan. She will also be missed by her dog Casey. She is preceded in death by her husband Ted, parents Gengo and Sode Ichinose, older brothers Jiju Ichinose and Satoru Ichinose.


She retired from the accounting department at the UC Berkeley International House in April, 1988 which allowed her to spend time with her grandchildren, travel, and teach ballroom dancing with her loving husband. She was skilled in Japanese calligraphy, an excellent cook and seamstress, taught ballroom dancing from the mid-1970s. Later she became active in bowling, the church choir, tap dancing, taiko, yoga, tai chi, piano playing, watching Japanese soap operas and making Kimekomi dolls. She was an active member with the Berkeley Methodist United Church, Go Go Mixed Trio Bowling League and the Sakura-kai Senior Center.


A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, August 12, 2017 from 11:00am at the Berkeley Methodist United Church. 1710 Carleton Street, Berkeley, California 94703.

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