Sumiko was born on July 26, 1920 in Brawley, California. During World War II, she was
evacuated to Poston block 39-3-A in Arizona. She passed away on May 16, 2010 at the age of 89.
Sumiko had been a resident of Palo Alto since 1956. Worked for Ford Aerospace for over 25 years. She was a talented seamstress and enjoyed Bunka, Ikebana and traveling around the world with her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Keige Kaku, her son Stanley Kaku, brothers Kingo and Gengo Tajii, and sister Kikuye Takai
She is survived by daughter Joyce (Kaku)Tsunoda, son Henry (Phyllis) Kaku, and sister Chieko (Tajii)Takemoto .
