San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Ishida, Hiroshi "Hiro" March 19, 2005
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The Record  March 26, 2005
Lodi
Hiroshi "Hiro" Ishida

Sept. 17, 1929 - March 19, 2005



Hiroshi "Hiro" Ishida, a life-long resident of Lodi, California, was born on 
September 17, 1929 and passed away peacefully on Saturday March 19, 2005, at 
the age of 75 years, in his Lodi home.
As a youngster he was placed in the Rowher, Arkansas interment camp with his 
family during the war. Following their release they returned to Lodi and he 
graduated from Lodi High School in 1946. He served in the US Army from 1951-52 
and was discharged as a decorated veteran of the Korean Conflict. Hiro then 
worked in the family's Sunset Market on Lodi Avenue in Lodi while he attended 
Delta College in Stockton and received his AA Degree in 1959.
He soon began employment with AeroJet in Sacramento for 12 years as a Designer. 
Then continued as a Designer with Blackwelders Manufacturing Company in Rio 
Vista for 19 years designing agriculture machinery. He retired in 1991 after 31 
years as a Designer. He enjoyed fishing, in the past playing baseball and 
bowling.
Hiro is survived by 4 siblings, Tom Ishida of Sacramento, George Ishida of 
Chicago, Illinois, Atsushi Ishida of Cupertino and Bess Iwamura of Lodi and 
numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by 5 siblings, Jim Ishida, Ruth Sunada, Ina Shironaka, 
Helen Ishida and Mitsue Ishida and his parents, Shinkuro and Koriyo Ishida.
A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 2:20 p.m. in 
the Lodi Buddhist Church, 23 N. Stockton Street, with Rev. Kenshin Fujimoto 
officiating. Inurnment will be private in Cherokee Memorial Park, Lodi. A 
Family Memorial Registry may be signed at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home, 831 
Industrial Way near Beckman Road, Lodi, on Monday and Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 
p.m. and on Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.
The funeral planning committee meeting will be held on Monday 7:00 p.m. in the 
church annex. Leonard Messer of Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home in charge of 
arrangements. 
 






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