Amy Tsurumoto

Amy “Yemi” Tsurumoto (February 21, 1925 - June 13, 2019) Amy “Yemi” Tsurumoto passed away peacefully on June 13, 2019 with her family at her bedside at the age of 94.

Amy was born in Pueblo, Colorado on Feb. 21, 1925. She is survived by her loving son Warren, son-in-law Ron Tanizawa, and grandchildren, Kristen and Eric Tanizawa; her sisters Hisa Hamada, Alice Chapman, Rose Kitagawa, brother Frank Kajiya, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father Taji, mother Matsuyo, husband George, son Ronald, daughter Charlene, siblings Mary Ogawa, Marie Weaver, Ted Kajiya, and Kay Chong.

Amy and her late-husband George were in the apple business for many years and also belonged to the Sebastopol Co-op Cannery and Apple Growers United. Later Amy worked at Hewlett Packard in the QC dept. until her retirement. She loved to bake, & grow fruits & vegetables in her garden. She was a member of the Enmanji Buddhist Temple, Enman no Tomo Sr. Ctr.,and the Sonoma Co. Japanese American Citizen League.

A Memorial Service will be held on Sat., July 6 at 11:00 AM at the Enmanji Buddhist Temple in Sebastopol. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Enmanji Temple Building Fund, 1200 Gravenstein Hwy. So. Sebastopol, CA.