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Tommy Saruwatari

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Birth Date: August 15, 1929
Death Date: August 4, 2013
Age at Death: 83
Veteran Of: U.S. Air Force

Marriages

Yoneko Matsubara - August 9, 1954

Burial Details

Cemetery Name: Delta City Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Delta, Colorado
Mortuary Name: Taylor Funeral

Obituaries

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5 B Obituary - August 8, 2013

Delta resident Tommy Saruwatari passed away peacefully on Sunday,
August 4, 2013. He was 83 years old.
He was born on August 15, 1929, to Tom and Tatsu of Delta where
he grew up and resided most of his life. While serving his country in
the United States Air Force, he met and married Yoneko Matsubara
on August 9, 1954. They were married for 56 years prior to Yone's
passing in 2011.
Tommy owned and operated a farm in Delta for 39 years before
retiring. He enjoyed fishing, snowmobiling, reading and doing
crossword puzzles. He was also an avid Colorado Rockies and Denver
Broncos fan. He was a member of the Snow Cruisers snowmobile
club and the Delta Potato Growers Co-op.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Yone; son, Michael, and
four brothers, Ben, George, Henry and Johnny.
He is survived by two sisters, Toyo (Ed) Nochi of Scottsbluff , Nebraska;
Shizu (George) Mochizuki of Bountiful, Utah; his children,
David (Susan) Saruwatari of Grand Junction; Steve Saruwatari of
Delta; Terry (John) Hall of Denver; Janice (Kraig) Meyer of Grand
Junction, and Sharon (Frederick) Parker of Grand Junction. He is
also survived by ten grandchildren, Garrett and Logan Saruwatari;
Emily, Scotty, and Adam Hall; Laura, Jamie and Kayla Meyer, and
Rachael and Nicholas Chaffee.
Church services will be held at the First Baptist Church of Delta on
Saturday, August 10, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. Inurnment will be held
immediately following the service at the Delta City Cemetery in
Delta, Colorado.
Memorial contributions can be be made to HopeWest Hospice and
Care Center, 3090B North 12th Street, Grand Junction, CO 81506.
Arrangements are under the care and direction of Taylor Funeral
Service and Crematory.
View the internet obituary and sign the online guest registry at
taylorfuneralservice.com.

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