Yuriko Hanamoto

Yuriko Hanamoto died of natural causes at age 96 in February 2022. Born Yuriko Kakiuchi in Sacramento in 1926, she spent her high school years incarcerated at the Minidoka concentration/ relocation camp in Idaho. Like many families of Japanese descent on the West Coast during WW2, Yuriko and her family spent most of the war in camp. After their release she moved to San Francisco where she went to work for the US Social Security Department. Yuriko married Asa Hanamoto in 1950 and lived in San Francisco until moving to Mill Valley in 1954. As a long-time Mill Valley resident she raised her family and kept their home there until her passing. Yuriko is survived by her two sons Mark and Gary, and Anna Sohlberg as the daughter she never had. Anna was a Swedish exchange student who became an extended family member after her stay with the Hanamoto family 50 years ago, and they remained very close over the years. Yuriko is also survived by her granddaughters Caitlyn and Katy, and several greatgrandchildren.

Asa, her beloved husband, preceded her in death in 2015.

Yuriko happily worked at Tamalpais Elementary

School in the library, reveling in helping children enjoy reading. She spent many years as an avid tennis player, world traveler, and consummate gardener. An excellent cook and gracious hostess, she loved to welcome large groups of family and friends to her home, and her New Year’s Day feasts were legendary. Although family and friends were her joy, she also enjoyed her card games and trips to the casino. Enjoying life was her passion.

Appreciation of art and beauty were always a significant influence in her life as she loved her painting, ceramics, quilting, and Ikebana. Yuriko also traveled to many if not most of the major art museums internationally, and she loved immersing herself in many different cultures.

A celebration of life will be held later this summer.

James Juarez passed away on March 29, 2022. He bravely battled ALS for the past 2½ years.

Jim was born in February of 1946. He was a proud native of San Francisco, attending Sacred Heart Elementary School and High School. Jim loved being a fighting Irish! He went on to graduate from San Francisco State University with a degree in Recreation. He put his degree to good use as the director of many playgrounds throughout the city.

It was during his college years that Jim met the love of his life, Margo. In the early years of marriage, Jim proudly served his country in the USAR as a medic. Jim and Margo had two children, and Jim became a San Francisco Fireman. His family and career as a firefighter were Jim’s greatest pride and joy.

Jim’s other passion in life was being a coach. He coached teams of all ages in baseball, soccer, basketball, and softball. Jim spent the last 20 years of his coaching career with Marin Catholic softball. All of Jim’s players were greeted with a friendly “Hey kid,” followed by some piece of helpful advice.

Jim found joy in many things, even as his ALS progressed. He cherished attending the many sporting events of his four grandchildren, dancing and singing to live music, rarely missing a Friday evening at the Horseshoe Pits, chatting with friends at the YMCA, taking daily spins around Marinwood riding the wheelchair that gave him independence, enjoying coffee with his buddies, and spending Thursday afternoons with his fireman brothers.

Despite all he was going through, Jim always had a positive outlook and a kind word to say. He loved life, and embraced all he met. He had a way of making everyone he interacted with feel special. He will be forever loved and remembered by his wife Margo, children Sean and Stephanie, sister Margot, daughter-in-law and son-in-law Robyn and Beni, grandchildren Olivia, Payton, Lily, and Max, and in-laws, the Dells family.

There will be a funeral service held at 11:00 on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at St. Isabella’s Church. To honor Jim’s memory, take time to spend with your family and loved ones. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The ALS Association Golden West Chapter (www.alsagoldenwest.org), San Francisco Firefighters Toy Program, or Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep. Arrangements entrusted to Keaton’s Mortuary, San Rafael

Yvonne Marlene (Schumacher) Catelli, age 65 of Ferndale, died on February 9, 2022. Beloved wife of the late Norman Catelli. Loving Aunt to surviving nephew John (Cristina Willard) Laprise and niece Laura Kathleen (Jennifer) LaTosch and great-nephews Donovan and Quintin LaTosch. Predeceased in death by her dear sister and brother-inlaw Darlene (Robert) Laprise and survived by sister-in-law, Kathleen Laprise. Born in Detroit on March 11, 1956, Yvonne grew up in the Detroit suburbs and moved to Chicago in the Mid-1970’s where she met her husband. They relocated to California and spent most of their life in the sunshine. Yvonne was an avid cook and foodie and was beloved by friends and family alike for her talents in the kitchen. The couple retired in Arizona with a beautiful view of the mountains. Yvonne’s remains will be interred at the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, MI. Donations and memorial donations include the Vietnam Veterans of American https://vva.org/ and Angela Hospice Home Care https://angelahospice. org/.