Reiko worked as a Teacher at the Wicomico Vo-Tech Center for over 20 years where she taught sewing and alterations.
She is survived by her four children, Kathy Livingston and her husband John; Billy James Nelson, Thomas E. Nelson and his wife Lisa, and Burt Gibson Nelson and his wife JoAnne; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Elton Thomas Nelson and Kaz Hashimoto.
A memorial service will be held Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 7pm at Bounds Funeral Home on East Main Street in Salisbury where friends may visit from 6pm-7pm.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Coastal Hospice, PO Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21802.