Tomiko Fifer

Tomiko Fifer, 63, passed away peacefully on November 4, 2012, at Heartland Hospice of Waterville surrounded by family and friends. She was born September 26, 1949 in Okinawa to Chishin and Hatsu Shimabukuro. After coming to United States, she continued to be involved in her Japanese Culture by playing music, singing, dancing, making origami and cooking food. She loved flowers especially dahlias and would have plants all around the house and a garden in the summer. She loved playing with her grandkids and spoiling them. She worked as a seamstress at Superior Uniform, and worked at S K Menswear until it closed in 2009. She is survived by her children, daughter Michelle(David) Cousino; son, Edward Fifer; 2 Granddaughters; McKenzie and Camryn Cousino; 6 sisters; Hiroko Kanna, Eiko Azuma, Reiko(Munetake) Ooshiro, Machiko (Masaru)Arakaki, Yoshiko Shimabukuro, Naoko(Shigeo) Arakaki; 1 brother, Chiichiro Shimabukuro and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and 2 brother in laws; Torao Kanna, Kenshin Azuma. A memorial service will be held December 9, 2012 at 2 pm and a luncheon following at First Christian Church 5271 Alexis Road, Sylvania, OH 43650 A heartfelt thank you to her dear friend Inge Floering. And a special thank you to St Charles ICU and CCU, DaVita Dialysis, Regency Hospital, Heartland of Waterville, Heartland Hospice of Waterville, and her many Drs for all the loving care she received. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made directly to the family.