Born on January 11, 1929 in Wahiawa, Hawaii.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Sunao (Snow) Shibata and is joining her mother Tojiu, father Sadakichi, her bothers Satoru, Eddie, Jimmy, and her sister Florence. We know she is at peace and is rejoicing with all her loved ones.
She was a cancer survivor and beat the odds of stomach and colon cancer and was in remission for over 30 years. She traveled the world and lived in Japan for over 40 years working for the Federal Government. She moved to Las Vegas in 1996 and has enjoyed her retirement since. She was a Grandma and Great Grandma. She was able to spend time with her grandchildren and watch them grow up and get married. She has three great grandchildren and one on the way.
She is survived by her sons: Michael (daughter-in-law Janice) and Brian (daughter-in-law Maree), daughter: Suzi (son-in-law Ray) and four grandchildren Jonathan (granddaughter-in-law Amy), Blake (granddaughter-in-law Chie), Stacie (grandson-in-law Jamie) and April, three great grandchildren Kai, Gensei, and Mio.
Services will not be held due to current restrictions
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