Mary (Okubo) Tada
Obituary
Mary (Okubo) Tada passed away on December 21, 2022 in Watsonville, California at the age of 94.
She was born in Santa Clara, California, the seventh of eight children. She graduated from high school in 1945 while interned at Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming. In 1954 Mary served as senior class president and graduated from Saint Francis Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in San Francisco.
In 1963 she married Ben Tada and began their life together in Watsonville. They were married for 50 years, raised two children, and ran the family strawberry farming business until their retirement.
She enjoyed reading, cooking, musicals, SF Giants, the outdoors, and had a passion for gardening. She shared her garden's bounty with her family and friends. She was known for her strawberry jam and Swedish rolls she made for holiday gatherings.
Mary was proud of her two grandsons who are in college pursuing their dreams as a musician and a concept artist. She cherished the time with her grandsons, especially when violin and guitar performances were involved.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Ben in 2013, and her sister and four brothers.
She is survived by her children, Carolyn Tada (Daryl Nelson) of Watsonville, David Tada (Melissa) of Colorado Springs, two grandsons, Alexander and Nathan of Colorado Springs, her sister Helen Iseki of San Jose, and her brother Kenneth Okubo of Hollister.
She was a loving mother and will be greatly missed by family and friends.
Published in The Pajaronian · June 29, 2023