TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for KOIKE, HIDEO   

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from March 20 to March 21, 2013

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KOIKE, HIDEO 

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Hideo Koike, 92, a native of Hawaii, and longtime resident of Houma, died at 
12:55 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, 2013.

Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until funeral time Sunday at First United 
Methodist Church in Houma. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the 
church.

He is survived by his daughter, Donna Y.K. Bourg and husband, Jeffery Bourg; 
sons, Edgar Koike and Kevin Koike and wife, Lori; five grandchildren; eight 
great-grandchildren; brother, Massao Koike; and sisters, Elsie K. Honda and 
Nancy Koike, all of Honolulu, Hawaii.

He was preceded in death by his dear wife of 60 years, Takeko Iida Koike; 
parents, Toshio and Iwako Koike; and brother, Haruo and Hiroo Koike.

After earning a B.A. degree at the University of Hawaii, and both M.S. and 
Ph.D. degrees at Kansas State University, he went on to become an 
internationally know sugar cane pathologist. He dedicated more than 30 years to 
sugar cane disease research for both the USDA and the United Nations.

He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was also 
an active member of the First United Methodist Church in Houma for many years.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in his name to the MacDonell 
Children's Services, 8326 Main St., Houma, La. 70363.

Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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