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| Dorothy Matsumoto |
Matsuye Dorothy Matsumoto was born on September 14, 1911 in Fresno,
California to immigrant farmers, Matsutaro Frank and Sumiye (Uragami) Matsumoto.
Matsutaro had immigrated in 1893 from Japan and entered the U.S. through
Seattle, Washington. Sumiye immigrated
in 1909. Their children were raised and attended
schools in the Central Valley. Sumiye sold
chickens which helped to pay for Dorothy and sister Sumiko's education at the University
of California at Berkeley. Dorothy became a Registered Nurse, and Sumiko continued
on and became a doctor.
Before World War II, Dorothy's mother was already a widow. Dorothy and her mother and sister, Sumiko were evacuated from Reedley and incarcerated at the Poston, Arizona concentration camp. They arrived on August 8, 1942 when the temperature was over 120 degrees. Sumiko married Tadakatsu Henry Sugiura, who had been evacuated from Torrance. Sumiko and her husband lived at Poston camp 1 (2-10-C), and left Poston on May 27, 1943 when Henry received a job offer in Detroit. Dorothy and her mother left Poston on December 2, 1943 and headed to Denver, Colorado to join family members living there. A beauty salon was opened and Dorothy became a licensed beautician.
After adopting Shigemi, a warmer
climate was desired for raising a child, so the family relocated back to
California and bought property in Reseda in 1951. The family purchased the
Angel Beauty Salon where Dorothy worked until the business was retired.
Before World War II, Dorothy's mother was already a widow. Dorothy and her mother and sister, Sumiko were evacuated from Reedley and incarcerated at the Poston, Arizona concentration camp. They arrived on August 8, 1942 when the temperature was over 120 degrees. Sumiko married Tadakatsu Henry Sugiura, who had been evacuated from Torrance. Sumiko and her husband lived at Poston camp 1 (2-10-C), and left Poston on May 27, 1943 when Henry received a job offer in Detroit. Dorothy and her mother left Poston on December 2, 1943 and headed to Denver, Colorado to join family members living there. A beauty salon was opened and Dorothy became a licensed beautician.
As a devout Christian, Dorothy made
multiple visits each day to those who needed comfort and support, and attended two
Christian churches simultaneously. She took charge of her mother's care for
four years following a major stroke causing total paralysis.
Dorothy died on July 11, 2012, several
months before her 101st birthday. She was preceded in death by her father, Matsutaro
Frank (1871); mother, Sumiye (1979); brothers, Moriichi Mark and Sunao Norman (1992), and
sister-in-law, Suki.
Source: http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Matsuye-Matsumoto&lc=4786&pid=158599802&mid=5173021&locale=es-US
