HARUA ODA PASSED AWAY IN SAN FRANCISCO ON NOVEMBER 11, 2022 AFTER PROLONGED ILLNESS FROM CANCER SURGERIES. SHE WAS 96 YEARS OLD. SHE WAS THE 3RD OF 9 CHILDREN BORN TO HEIGORO AND KANEYO ODA OF UPLAND CALIFORNIA.
HARUA WAS INCARCERATED IN POSTON, ARIZONA CONCENTRATION CAMP 1 DURING WWII. SHE LEFT CAMP EARLY TO GO TO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, TO ATTEND THE SWEDISH COVENANT HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING WHERE SHE ACQUIRED HER REGISTERED NURSING DEGREE. SHE LATER MIGRATED TO SAN FRANCISCO AND WORKED MANY YEARS THERE IN SURGICAL NURSING.
HARUA WAS PREDECEASED BY SISTERS JANET (GEORGE) HONDA, PAT (WARREN) HAYASHI, JANE (TED) UEMURA (CONCORD), AND BROTHERS KAZUO ODA (UPLAND) AND SADAO ODA (HAWAII). HARUA IS SURVIVED BY 3 SIBLINGS ROSE ODA (SAN FRANCISCO, CA), SETSUO ODA (ALHAMBRA, CA), AND GENE ODA (CERRITOS, CA), AND SEVERAL NEPHEWS AND NIECES.
HARUA IS DEEPLY MISSED.
HARUA WAS INCARCERATED IN POSTON, ARIZONA CONCENTRATION CAMP 1 DURING WWII. SHE LEFT CAMP EARLY TO GO TO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, TO ATTEND THE SWEDISH COVENANT HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING WHERE SHE ACQUIRED HER REGISTERED NURSING DEGREE. SHE LATER MIGRATED TO SAN FRANCISCO AND WORKED MANY YEARS THERE IN SURGICAL NURSING.
HARUA WAS PREDECEASED BY SISTERS JANET (GEORGE) HONDA, PAT (WARREN) HAYASHI, JANE (TED) UEMURA (CONCORD), AND BROTHERS KAZUO ODA (UPLAND) AND SADAO ODA (HAWAII). HARUA IS SURVIVED BY 3 SIBLINGS ROSE ODA (SAN FRANCISCO, CA), SETSUO ODA (ALHAMBRA, CA), AND GENE ODA (CERRITOS, CA), AND SEVERAL NEPHEWS AND NIECES.
HARUA IS DEEPLY MISSED.
