Mitsue Kawaguchi
Obituary
Our beloved Mitsue Kawaguchi passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Dec. 3, 2020 at the age of 97.
Mitsue was born in Terminal Island, CA and lived most of her life in Watsonville and Morgan Hill, CA. She was interned at Poston, AZ during WWII where she met and married Hiromitsu Matsuoka and later had 4 boys. They settled in Watsonville and she helped on the farms and raised a loving family.
The second part of her life was with Kazuto Kawaguchi in Morgan Hill, being his wife and companion, continually providing her family with her delicious baking: sherry cake, crispy cookies, and zucchini bread. She found joy in gardening and was meticulous with her bonsai.
At the time of her passing she was living in Coarsegold, CA, surrounded by family.
Mitsue was preceded in death by Hiromitsu Matsuoka and Kazuto Kawaguchi; her parents Mitsujiro and Tsumae Ogura of Meiken, Japan; and her siblings, Sonoko Katsuyama, Toshiyo Katsuyama, Aiko Shibata, Takuya Ogura, and Shiyuko Yokota. She is survived by her children: Ray/Marge of Coarsegold, Stan/Chrystal of Downey, Gilbert/Nancy of Martinez, and Dennis/Jeani of Morgan Hill; 11 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren.
Published in Morgan Hill Times and The Pajaronian · December 31, 2020