Tomoe Nishimura Obituary

TOMOE NISHIMURA Tomoe "Tomo" Nishimura was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend who passed away on June 19, 2023, at the age of 97. She was born in Wailuku, Maui and graduated from Baldwin High School. Tomoe then followed her passion for dressmaking and attended Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, Missouri where she met her husband Dr. Pete Nishimura. Together, they had two sons: Dennis and Grant, and daughter Dawn. Her sense of humor, storytelling, laughter, quick wit, and spunk will be missed by everyone lucky enough to know her. Tomoe was predeceased by her husband Dr. Pete Nishimura, and her three sisters Elaine, Peggy, and Sonia. She is survived by her children, Dennis, Grant, and Dawn, her sister Harue Kuroki, brothers Robert and Denis Tanioka, six grandchildren, and five great- grandchildren. Private inurnment services will be held at the National Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements Provided By: Hosoi Garden Mortuary