Claire F. Nashiwa's Obituary
Claire Nashiwa, 103, of Los Angeles, died January 23, 2012, in Anaheim CA. Committal services will be held May l, 2012, at Maui Memorial Park at 10:30 am. Nakamura Mortuary is assisting with arrangements. Family requests no gifts. Mrs. Nashiwa was born August 3, 1908 in Los Angeles, Ca.She was predeceased by her husband, Dr Stanley Nashiwa.She is survived by two daughters, Sylvia Osato of CA and Carol Chung of Honolulu and 7 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.Mrs. Nashiwa was a piano teacher for over 60 years on Maui, the church organist at Makawao Union Church, docent at Pu'unene Sugar Museum, and belonged to the Japanese Women's Society, and the Maui Piano Teacher's Organization.In February of 1955, she played piano with the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra on Maui. She enjoyed ceramics and gardening and earlier, hula dancing. She moved to Anaheim, CA in 2002 after her husband passed, but she missed Maui and wanted to be laid to rest with her husband on Maui.
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