Sadako Studebaker

DATELINE: Patrick, SC

DECEASED: Mrs. Sadako Morikawa Studebaker, age 82, died Thursday, February 12, 2015

FUNERAL SERVICE: 2:00 PM, Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home Chapel

INTERMENT: to follow inChatham Hill Memorial Gardens, Cheraw, SC

HISTORY: Mrs. Studebaker was born December 30, 1932 in Japan. She was the daughter of the late Fusao Shiizaki and Yaeko Morikawa. Following World War II, she met and married the late Joseph Elizah Studebaker, Jr. and moved to the United States and became a U.S. Citizen on November 20, 1959.After arriving in the states, Sadako began teaching art in Beaufort County, SC. She enjoyed working with ceramics, gardening, and growing pretty flowers, especially camellias, roses, and azaleas. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Studebaker was also preceded in death by her son, Joseph E. Studebaker, III.

SURVIVORS:
Daughter-in-law: Mona McNally Studebaker of Patrick, SC
2 Granddaughters: Lisa S. (Bryan) Tolson, and Erin E. Studebaker both of Patrick, SC
1 Great Granddaughter: Makayla Tolson


Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home of Chesterfield, SC (www.mrcfuneralhome.com) is serving the Studebaker family.

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