Hiroshi Hish Tanaka Obituary (1922 - 2006)

Hiroshi Hish Tanaka OGDEN - Hiroshi Hish Tanaka, 84, died November 14, 2006 at his home in Ogden, Utah. He had been in ill health for a number of years. Hish was born September 16, 1922, in Kemmerer, Wyoming to Charles and Riki Tanaka. He graduated from Kemmerer High School, Kemmerer, Wyoming in 1940. Hish will be remembered as an outstanding baton twirler for the Kemmerer High School marching band and received numerous awards in competitions held in Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and Idaho. Hish married Dorothy Kanemasu in 1952 in Walla Walla, Washington. They were later divorced. Hish entered the military service; taking basic training at Camp Wolters, Texas. He was stationed at M.I.S.L.C. in Fort Snelling, Minnesota and Presidio of Monterey in California. He was discharged as a sergeant at Fort Ord, California in 1946. Hish worked for 30 years at the Defense Depot in Ogden as a Supervisory Shipment Assistant, retiring in 1981. He was a member of the Volunteer Auxiliary at the McKay Dee Hospital for four years. He enjoyed golfing. Surviving are one daughter, Helen Kaye Tanaka of Walla Walla, Washington and one sister, Yoshiye Tanaka of Kemmerer, Wyoming. He also leaves his niece, Jeri Floyd, husband Dan and their two children, Rachel and Jacquelyn of Los Angeles, California and a nephew, David Okamoto, wife Amy and their two children, Lauren and Jeffrey of Madison, Connecticut. Hish was preceded in death by his parents; brother Chuck and sisters Chiyo Tanaka Okamoto and Trudy Tanaka. Hish will be remembered by friends Shauna and Brad Jensen; Carol Simonsen; Adi and Von Sorensen and their families, all of Ogden, Utah. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden 100 Monroe Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 November 18, 2006 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM ServiceMyers Mortuary - Ogden 1875 Monroe Blvd Ogden, Utah 84401 November 18, 2006 11:00 AM CemeteryKemmerer City Cemetery Kemmerer, WY November 18, 2006 3:15 PM