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Emiko Ann Kluczynski Hirata
December 5, 1931 - November 12, 2016
Burial Date November 19, 2016
Funeral Home Pawlak Funeral Home
Cemetery Toledo Memorial Park
Church St. Clement Catholic Church
Mass starts at 10:00 am
Visitation: Friday, November 18, 2016; 3-8 pm
Emiko A. Kluczynski, 84, of Toledo, OH, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016, in her home surrounded by her loving family.
Emiko Hirata, born December 5, 1931, met her lifetime love, Frank E. Kluczynski, when he was stationed in Japan during the Korean War. The young Japanese-American couple married on February 10, 1954 and eventually settled in Toledo, Ohio. They were only separated by Frank’s death on December 10, 2000. Emiko’s life was her family and her faith. She instilled in her children her quiet dignity and respect for all cultures. Her ready smile and helping hands are deeply missed.
She was a member of St. Clement Catholic Church, where she was active in the Rosary Altar Society, Salesians Club and the Lunch Bunch Group. She was also a member of the Whitmer Alumni. Emiko enjoyed sewing clothes and costumes for her kids, family travels, and spending time with her children, grandchildren and friends.
She is survived by her children, Paul (Jennifer) Kluczynski, Gary (Renee) Kluczynski, Karen (Terry) O’Leary, Anna (Randy) Neubauer, Suzanne (Bill Vas) Born; brothers, Akihiro, Takenori, Kuniyuki and Mamoru Hirata; sister, Masako Hasegawa; grandchildren, Dylan, Dalton, Derek, Allyssa, Ashlee, Brittany, Brian, Jamie, Julie, Danielle, Matthew, and Rachel; great grandchildren, Sienna, Cora, Brady, Chloe, Zac, Max and Logan.
She was preceded in death by her parents Sadazi and Chika (Koga) Hirata and her brother Takatoshi Hirata.
Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m., Friday, November 18, 2016, at the Michael W. Pawlak Funeral Home, 1640 Smith Rd., (at Jackman) Temperance, MI. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 19, 2016, at St. Clement Catholic Church, 3030 Tremainsville Rd., Toledo, OH 43613. Interment will follow at Toledo Memorial Park. The family wishes to thank her many special friends who helped make her life so remarkable. Memorials may be made to St. Clement Rosary Altar Society or Hospice of Northwest Ohio. www.pawlakfuneralhome.com
