Natsuko Ito Yamashita Obituary (1925 - 2010)

NATSUKO "NAT" ITO YAMASHITA Natsuko "Nat" Ito Yamashita passed away on Monday, January 25, 2010 due to causes incident to age. She was born on August 25, 1925, in Ogden, UT, to Nizaemon and Hana Ito. She married Frank Yamashita on February 13, 1946, in Elko, NV. Frank died on August 10, 1965. Nat grew up on a farm with four brothers and four sisters. She attended Weber County schools graduating from Weber High School. Nat was a homemaker all her life even though she had to work outside the home. She lived in Plain City and Hooper, UT, and Harrisonburg, VA. Nat retired from DEL-MED and Cutter Laboratories, Inc. as a quality assurance technician. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, since her baptism in 1969. She enjoyed doing arts and crafts, collecting salt and pepper shakers, gardening, and spending time with her family. Her children and their spouses are Wayne and Carleen Yamashita (Vancouver, WA), Janet and Dennis Shiozawa (Palmyra, UT), Dennis and Mitzie Yamashita (Hooper, UT), Nancy and Jeff Smith (West Jordan, UT), Natalie and Richard Shimizu (Springfield, MO), and a baby son, deceased. Nat has 16 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Nat is also survived by her brothers, Sam (Carson City, NV) and Dean (Kissimmee, FL); her sisters, Aki Tokita (Boise, ID) and Toyo Tsuchida (Chicago, IL); brother-in-law, Jim Sumita (Thousand Oaks, CA); and sister-in-law, Elaine Ito (Campbell, CA); and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one grandson, Frank T Yamashita; brothers, Joseph and Frank and sisters, Grace Nakasone and Miye Sumita. The family expresses sincere thanks to her friends and ward members for their care and concern as well as the staff at Beehive Homes in Clearfield, UT, and Haven and Applegate Home Health. A viewing will be held on Friday, January 29, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Myers Roy Mortuary; 5865 South 1900 West. A private family funeral service will be held on Saturday. Interment will be at the Hooper Cemetery. CemeteryHooper Cemetery 5290 South 6300 West Hooper, UT 84315 ServiceGraveside , VisitationMyers Mortuary - Roy 5865 South 1900 West Roy, UT 84067 January 29, 2010 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM