She was born July 20, 1933 in Tokyo, Japan to Ichiro and Kura (Nakamura) Uchida. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Kenji and Shuhichi Uchida.
Surviving are her five children, Daniel I. Rogers of Whitney, TX., Charlotte K. Schmidt of Seminole, FL., Jeffrey A. (Rachel) Rogers of Peoria, Emiko "Amy" (Casey) L. Kiker of Liberty, SC., and Tomie J. Rogers of Peoria. Also surviving are her brother, Yukio Uchida of Japan, her sister, Kumiko Nakamura of Los Angeles, CA; 9 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren, and her extended family in Japan, 2 nieces, 3 great nieces and 1 great-nephew.
Kay worked as a clerk with the U.S. Postal Service for 13 years until retiring. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, sister and aunt.
Cremation will be accorded. A memorial service for family and close friends will be Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 5 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Peoria. Davison-Fulton Woolsey-Wilton is in charge of arrangements.
Words of comfort can be shared with the family at www.woolsey-wilton.com.
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