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Memorial service (ddr-densho-128-138)
Friends and family attend Shotaro Ohashi's memorial service at the Seattle Buddhist Church.

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Funeral service (ddr-densho-128-139)
Funeral service for Kenjiro Kano held at the Auburn Buddhist Church.

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Buddhist funeral service (ddr-densho-23-18)
The Seattle Buddhist Temple is still located in the Nihonmachi area of Seattle, which is now known as the International District.

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Funeral service for an Issei woman (ddr-densho-24-23)
Funeral service for Sawano Tazuma (90 yrs old at the time of her death). L to R: Jim (60 yrs), Yukio (57 yrs), Bunshiro (102 yrs), Nobi (64 yrs), Elmer (70 yrs).

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Funeral service for an Issei man (ddr-densho-24-24)
Funeral service for Bunshiro Tazuma who died on 3/29/88 at 104 years old. Sons & spouses (L to R): Frances (59 yrs), Jim (62 yrs), Miyoka (58 yrs), Nobi (67 yrs), Elmer (72 yrs), Masako (62 yrs), Yukio (59 yrs), Kimi (50 yrs).

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Funeral service for an Issei man (ddr-densho-24-25)
Seattle Buddhist Temple funeral service for Bunshiro Tazuma, 104 yrs old. His grandchildren served as pallbearers. L to R clockwise: Kirk (12 yrs), Frances (37 yrs), Stan (27 yrs), Tom (31 yrs), Ron (28 yrs), Larry (22 yrs), Ray (26 yrs), Laurie (35 yrs), Grace (21 yrs).

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Instructions to an Issei man regarding the burial of his son (ddr-densho-25-62)
Mitsuo (Mike) Iseri, son of Matahichi and Kisa Iseri, was killed in action during the war. Matahichi Iseri was instructed to fill out a form entitled "Application for Final Disposition of Remains."

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Funeral service for a Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-25-64)
Mitsuo (Mike) Iseri, son of Matahichi and Kisa Iseri, was killed in action during World War II. He was later buried in Seattle, Washington.

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Burial of a Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-25-63)
Mitsuo (Mike) Iseri, son of Matahichi and Kisa Iseri, was killed in action during World War II.


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Funeral procession (ddr-densho-25-4)
Horse-drawn funeral procession for Heiju Iseri of Thomas, Washington.

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Obon (ddr-densho-34-32)
The Japanese American community gathers at a cemetery in Port Blakely, Washington, for Obon, a Buddhist ceremony honoring deceased ancestors.

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Issei funeral (ddr-densho-34-37)
Residents of the Japanese community and representatives for the Port Blakely Mill Company attend the funeral for community leader Tamegoro Takayoshi. They are assembled outside the Japanese Baptist Mission in Port Blakely, Washington. Port Blakely is located on the southeast end of Bainbridge Island, Washington.

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Funeral service for a Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-36-1)
This service for a Nisei soldier was held at the Seattle Buddhist Church.

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Funeral service for a Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-36-2)
Funeral service for a Nisei soldier at the Washelli Cemetery.

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Issei funeral (ddr-densho-38-15)
This funeral service for Tsukasa Iseri was held at the Japanese Buddhist Mission in Kent, Washington, which is part of the White River Valley.

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Funeral for a young boy (ddr-densho-113-35)
This funeral is for Tetsumasa Uyeda who contracted tuberculosis while living in Japan. His mother, Ayako, and sister, Fumiko, brought him back to Seattle, but he died a few months later.

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Funeral for a young boy (ddr-densho-113-31)
This funeral is for Masamori Uyeda who passed away at the age of eight.

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Funeral for a young boy (ddr-densho-113-32)
This funeral is for Tetsumasa Uyeda who caught tuberculosis while living in Japan. His mother, Ayako, and sister, Fumiko, brought him back to Seattle, but he died a few months later.


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Funeral for a young boy (ddr-densho-113-36)
This funeral is for Tetsumasa Uyeda who contracted tuberculosis while living in Japan. His mother, Ayako, and sister, Fumiko, brought him back to Seattle, but he died a few months later.

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Funeral for a young boy (ddr-densho-113-34)
This funeral is for Masamori Uyeda who passed away at the age of eight.