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Nobuko Nishikado

May 10, 1931 - July 28, 2025

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Sunset View Mortuary
Wednesday 8/6, 11:00 am

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Sunset View Cemetery Association
101 Colusa Ave.
El Cerrito, CA 94530
(510) 525-5111 |
Wednesday 8/6, 12:00 pm

Mrs. Nobuko Nishikado, age 94, passed away Monday evening, July 28th, 2025, peacefully,
at her residence with her family by her side. She was born May 10th, 1931, in Kunigami –
Nishinoomote-shi, Tanegashima, Japan.

Nobuko was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Michio “Andy” Nishikado; her
parents Eizo and Kiku Kajihara, her siblings, Mitsue, Fumie, Mitsuo and other close family
members to many to mention.

She was a member of the Berkeley Buddhist Temple and an amazing homemaker and
Mom. She truly enjoyed cooking for her family and earning her teaching credential with the
Berkeley Shigin Group. She enjoyed her time learning and teaching Shigin as this is a
musical performance of reciting a Japanese poem. She also loved her time with her
friends, family, and especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Nobuko is survived by three daughters and sons-in -law, Hiroko Okano (Steven) of El
Cerrito, CA, Mary Yukiko Markum(Robert)of Mountain View, CA, and Elaine Riyoko
Sugimura(Hiroyuki) of Las Vegas, NV; 5 grandchildren, Jennifer Kiyomi Vital(Jino), Lindsey
Takimi Okano-Lloren(Jef), Bryce Takashi Sugimura(Erica), Cole Michihiro Sugimura(Giselle),
Jaime Michiko Hum-Nishikado; 9 great-grandchildren, Jaylen Michio Ivey, Aiden Yasuhiro
Lloren, Austin Hiroaki Lloren, Keiko Jianna Vital, Kylie Mercy Hiroko Lloren, Kenzo Cruz
Vital, Rayden Koa Sugimura, Cru Michihiro Sugimura, Senna Sumiko Sugimura; and 4
siblings in Japan, Kimiko, Kiyoko, Fumio and Katsuko. She also leaves many other family
members and friends who will sadly miss her.

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 6th, 2025, at Sunset View
Cemetery & Mortuary in El Cerrito, CA. Burial will follow at the Heian Gardens at the same location.

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Mrs. Nobuko Nishikado, age 94, passed away Monday evening, July 28th, 2025, peacefully, at her residence with her family by her side. She was born May 10th, 1931, in Kunigami – Nishinoomote-shi, Tanegashima, Japan. Nobuko was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Michio “Andy” Nishikado; her parents Eizo and Kiku Kajihara, herContinue Reading

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Masako Klein left a message on August 3, 2025:
Dear NIshikado sans family I have known her since I just moved here in El Cerrito from Japan back in 2008 when I started working. Her happy louder pleasant voices with laughing always made me laugh not only that but also gave me happy time. Included her one of daughters, Hiroko, we had had great laghing time whenever we see at the stores or wherever we bump into somewhere in our local areas. She had given me great enegy when I felt down but also great encouragement about life all the time. Since she was my parents generation, I really felt she was one of my moms here in El Cerrito with other seniors. A few weeks ago, I was just thinking about her since we chatted last time. Wonder how shes doing since then etc. Unfortunately I had missed my opportunity to talk with her around that time. I should have called at that time When I thought about her. I miss her voice, I miss her great sense of humor, I miss her own Japanese local accent whenever she spoke(we know where she was from by that) and I miss her great energy from her whole enegetic Nishikado-san herself. she will be missed by a lot of her friends now.
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