Wanderlust

Fumiko Nakao Ozawa
(April 11, 1915 - June 19, 2007)

Fumiko (Fumi) Nakao Ozawa, 92, passed away June 19, 2007 in Ontario, OR. Fumi was born on April 11, 1915, in Iona, Idaho. Her parents, Yonejiro Nakao and Kiyono Morimoto Nakao, emigrated from Japan in the late 1800s. She attended grade school and high school in Iona. Fumi married Kinsaku (Kay) Ozawa on December 11, 1934 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and moved to Clearfield, Utah where they farmed. In 1937, they moved from Clearfield to Weiser, Idaho, and farmed until retirement in 1963. In Weiser, she was an active member of the Jonathan Club and formed lifelong friendships with the women in the community. To be near her children, Fumi moved to Quincy, Washington in 1967, where she worked at the Quincy Valley Hospital as a dietician. She was also active in the Quincy Valley Hospital Auxiliary and loved cooking, baking and giving friends and family her famous cookies. Knitting and crocheting were also among her favorite hobbies, which she continued to enjoy when she moved to Ontario, Oregon, in 1995. She is survived by her four children Fern (Sam) Maruoka of Quincy, Washington; Ken (Jeanne) Ozawa of Ontario; Max (Linda) Ozawa of Ontario; and Marge (Dan) Cicerich of Portland, Oregon. She is also survived by her sisters Noriko Morikawa of Ontario; Mary (Jim) Kajiwara of Whitefish, Montana; Ruth Hirano of Ontario; Elaine (James) Uyeki of Ontario; her brothers Sab (Tomi) Nakao of Weiser, Idaho; and Ray Nakao of Los Angeles, California; and grandchildren Jeffrey Maruoka of Quincy, Washington and Marci Ozawa of Portland, Oregon. She was preceded in death by her husband, son, parents, three brothers and two sisters. Visitation will be held Tuesday June 26, 2007 at Thomason’s from 5PM to 8PM. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday June27, 2007 at 2:00 PM at the Thomason Funeral Home, Weiser, ID. Interment will follow at the Hillcrest Cemetery, Weiser, ID. The family would like to thank the employees of Dorian Place and Heart ‘N Home Hospice for their loving care.