MASAKO YONEMURA KONDO was the 5th of 8 children born to Tameki Yonemura and Kiku Imamura. In 1915, when Masako was 2 years old, her mother took her, and her sisters Yoshiko and Hisako, back to Japan to live with relatives. Seven years later her father went to Japan and brought the sisters home to Riverside, CA.
As a young woman Masako worked as a saleslady in her sister Yoshiko's Beverley Hills florist shop.
Masako married Shoichi Kondo March 31, 1942, in Los Angeles, CA. Exactly 3 weeks later, they had to report for the Evacuation of all ethnic Japanese living on the West Coast. They were sent to the Internment Camp at Poston, Colorado River, AZ. Masako's parents and sister Yoshiko's family were sent to the same Internment Camp. The families of her other sisters were sent to different Camps. Masako and Shoichi agreed to participate in an early work-release program. June 10, 1943, they were relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where they remained for the duration of World War II. After the War they settled in Royal Oak, Michigan. Masako owned a Florist Shop there. She had no children.
Masako's husband, SHOICHI KONDO, was born January 16, 1897 in Japan. He immigrated to Los Angeles, CA in 1920. He was an insurance broker. Masako's nieces and nephews called him Uncle Pappy.
Masako was a widow for many years. She is buried here with her parents, sister Yoshi and brother-in-law Fred Hirata.
As a young woman Masako worked as a saleslady in her sister Yoshiko's Beverley Hills florist shop.
Masako married Shoichi Kondo March 31, 1942, in Los Angeles, CA. Exactly 3 weeks later, they had to report for the Evacuation of all ethnic Japanese living on the West Coast. They were sent to the Internment Camp at Poston, Colorado River, AZ. Masako's parents and sister Yoshiko's family were sent to the same Internment Camp. The families of her other sisters were sent to different Camps. Masako and Shoichi agreed to participate in an early work-release program. June 10, 1943, they were relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where they remained for the duration of World War II. After the War they settled in Royal Oak, Michigan. Masako owned a Florist Shop there. She had no children.
Masako's husband, SHOICHI KONDO, was born January 16, 1897 in Japan. He immigrated to Los Angeles, CA in 1920. He was an insurance broker. Masako's nieces and nephews called him Uncle Pappy.
Masako was a widow for many years. She is buried here with her parents, sister Yoshi and brother-in-law Fred Hirata.
MASAKO YONEMURA KONDO was the 5th of 8 children born to Tameki Yonemura and Kiku Imamura. In 1915, when Masako was 2 years old, her mother took her, and her sisters Yoshiko and Hisako, back to Japan to live with relatives. Seven years later her father went to Japan and brought the sisters home to Riverside, CA.
As a young woman Masako worked as a saleslady in her sister Yoshiko's Beverley Hills florist shop.
Masako married Shoichi Kondo March 31, 1942, in Los Angeles, CA. Exactly 3 weeks later, they had to report for the Evacuation of all ethnic Japanese living on the West Coast. They were sent to the Internment Camp at Poston, Colorado River, AZ. Masako's parents and sister Yoshiko's family were sent to the same Internment Camp. The families of her other sisters were sent to different Camps. Masako and Shoichi agreed to participate in an early work-release program. June 10, 1943, they were relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where they remained for the duration of World War II. After the War they settled in Royal Oak, Michigan. Masako owned a Florist Shop there. She had no children.
Masako's husband, SHOICHI KONDO, was born January 16, 1897 in Japan. He immigrated to Los Angeles, CA in 1920. He was an insurance broker. Masako's nieces and nephews called him Uncle Pappy.
Masako was a widow for many years. She is buried here with her parents, sister Yoshi and brother-in-law Fred Hirata.
As a young woman Masako worked as a saleslady in her sister Yoshiko's Beverley Hills florist shop.
Masako married Shoichi Kondo March 31, 1942, in Los Angeles, CA. Exactly 3 weeks later, they had to report for the Evacuation of all ethnic Japanese living on the West Coast. They were sent to the Internment Camp at Poston, Colorado River, AZ. Masako's parents and sister Yoshiko's family were sent to the same Internment Camp. The families of her other sisters were sent to different Camps. Masako and Shoichi agreed to participate in an early work-release program. June 10, 1943, they were relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where they remained for the duration of World War II. After the War they settled in Royal Oak, Michigan. Masako owned a Florist Shop there. She had no children.
Masako's husband, SHOICHI KONDO, was born January 16, 1897 in Japan. He immigrated to Los Angeles, CA in 1920. He was an insurance broker. Masako's nieces and nephews called him Uncle Pappy.
Masako was a widow for many years. She is buried here with her parents, sister Yoshi and brother-in-law Fred Hirata.
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