November 19, 1929 - July 12, 2011
Yoshio Yoshida of Kamloops passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 81 years of age.
He leaves behind his loving wife Hatsue, sons Stanley of Vancouver, Don of Virgina, Ken of Kamloops, Gary and Suzanne of Whistler, grandchildren Shena, Lyric and Rohan Yoshida, brothers Hidewo (Setsuko), Tetsuo, and Suyeki (Lorna) Yoshida, sister Anna (Barry) Kato as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his father Chiyoki, mother Mitsu and step-mom Tsugie, his sisters Haruka (Mickey) Yokome and Midori Yoshida and son Patrick Yoshida.
Yoshio was born on November 19, 1929 in Chemainus General Hospital. He relocated to Tashme in 1942 and upon being released in 1946, moved to Kamloops and graduated from Kam High in 1950. Yoshio and Hatsue Konishi were married on November 6,1954 and raised five boys. He founded the Judo Club in 1956 and became a middle weight judo champion in 1960, eventually attaining the seventh degree in black belt. Yoshio was a professional carpenter and worked on various large projects including the Mica Dam, Royal Inland Hospital, the Aberdeen and Fortune Malls, the North Shore Credit Union, and many residential homes and schools. Yoshio was an avid fisherman, and opened Yosh's Fish and Tackle Shop in 1984 and closed it in November of 1998.
The Funeral Service will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at the Kamloops Buddhist Temple with Sensei Yasuhiro Miyakawa officiating. Following the service, Yoshio will be laid to rest at Hillside Cemetery.
Special thanks to the staff of Pine Grove, and the doctors and nurses of Royal Inland Hospital for their care of Yoshio.
In lieu of flowers or Koden, please donate to the Parkinson Society Canada, 316-4211 Yonge St., Toronto, ON M2P 2A9 or to the Canadian Diabetes Foundation, 1589 Sutherland Ave., Kelowna, BC V1Y 5V7 in memory of Yoshio.

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