Those with Joys:
Ava, great-niece of Melanie Mitsui, newborn with serious heart problems, is now home and stabilized.
Loss of Loved Ones:
Family of Roy Kawaguchi, who passed away on Tuesday, January 26, in Honolulu; husband of Barbara Tanabe; father of Keith, Janey, Gary and Nicholas; brother of Martha (Kenji) Onishi, Tomo (Thomas) Matsumoto, and Saki (Roger) Shimizu. Service to be held in Honolulu.
Family of Kaz Tada who passed away in Lincoln, NE on Sunday, January 24; husband of Justyn; brother of Carol (Kenzo) Moriguchi; brother in law of Marianne Tada.
Family of Gordon L. Ohashi, who passed away on Wednesday, January 13; son of Bob and Marian Ohashi; father of Kris & Alex; grandfather of Krislin; brother of Arnie and Ross. Memorial Service was held at Blaine Memorial UMC on January 23.
Family of Helen Yokoyama, who passed away on Monday, January 18; mother of John (Diane), Barbara (Kenneth) Brown, Dick (Linda), Elsie (Allen) Palmquist and Diana (James) Camp, 10 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Funeral Service was held at Bonney Watson.
Family of Rose Chieko Okazaki, who passed away on January 11; wife of Shiro; mother of William; sister of Shig (Fay) Tanagi & Sharon Aburano. Services were held in Pullman, WA.
Family of Chiyeko Kawasaki, who passed away on January 7;wife of Leo, mother of Gary (Shirley Naganawa), Mark, Ann (Rocco) Romero and Joy (Bruce Walton) Kawasaki, two grandchildren. Memorial Service was held January 23 in Tacoma.
Those with health concerns:
Aiko Okamoto hospitalize with some health issues
Mary Fukuyama continued recovery from past back surgery. Now resides at Anderson Plaza Retirement Home in Shoreline
Lois Webb, recovering from knee replacement surgery
Connie Bauson, recovering from hip replacement surgery at Anderson House in Shoreline
Kim Oki, recovering from second scheduled surgery
General health:
Sam & Yoshiko Nakagawa, Sam Kawakami, Wyman Martin, Marilyn (Lynn) Akita, Rev. Dave Nieda, Paula Oki, Jennifer Minato, Donn Potteiger, Mary Fukuyama, Jerry Ikegami, Miyoko Kodama, Bev Hayashi, Tami Mitsui, Rev. Edward Paup Shelley Yokoyama
Those undergoing cancer treatment or in remission:
Darlene Araki, Sumiye Okuda, Carolyn Tanagi, Stephanie Nishida, Sharlene Toda, Kimberly Kobata, Janice Mano-Lehman, Dana Sato, Yosh Sakuragi, Bob Duebel, Marcus McPeek
Those in a skilled nursing home or care facility:
Keiro: Hide Shimomura, Tomo Iwasaki, Irene Kawachi
Other: Kazuko Shimizu, Hana Yamaguchi, Rev. Harry & Miri Murakami, Kiyoko Kano, Masie Masto, Aiko Davis
Those in the military service:
Josh Hotai, ET2 Coast Guard
Col Janice Mano Lehman, Army
Ltc Robert Lehman, Army
Cpl Thomas James (T. J.) Morio, Jr., USMC
LCpl Joseph Misek, USMC, Iraq
Sgt Joshua W. Rabold, Army, Ft. Knox, KY
HAITI is suffering from the devastating earthquake
In addition to our prayers, please consider a donation from the heart -United Methodists have had a long-standing relationship with Haiti through the Methodist Church in Haiti.
How can I help? UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) has taken action to support Haiti. As a reminder, 100% of your donation will go toward Haiti. Send a check (payable to Blaine Memorial UMC) to the office if you wish to donate through Blaine.