Kinuyo Tanaka Castillo's Obituary
Kinuyo “Kitty” Castillo, aged 86, of Half Moon Bay, CA died at Mills Peninsula Hospital on January 3, 2018 at 8:55 P.M.She was born May 31, 1931 in Osaka, Japan, to Tadashi and Chie Tanaka. She attended the Fukuoka College of Foreign Affairs. On June 6, 1956 she was married to Joe Castillo in Fukuoka, Japan.After college, Kinuyo was on the secretarial staff at Itazuke Air Force Base in Fukuoka, where she met and married her husband, Joe Castillo and immigrated to the United States. They had one son and were married for 52 years until Joe’s death in 2009.Her career included positions as keypunch operator, data entry operator, and office staff member in the San Mateo County Clerk’s office.Kinuyo is survived by her son, Joe Jr. and dear friends, the Dias family of Half Moon Bay. She also had a loving relationship with her husband’s family.A service will be held January 18, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. at Skylawn Memorial Park.In lieu of gifts it is requested that a donation be made in her honor to the Peninsula Humane Society.We invite you to visit a memorial slideshow webpage dedicated to Kinuyo Castillo. https://www.tributeslides.com/tributes/show/J46TGSM7JTP89MRF
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