Misao Kume Harada, 87

Misao Kume Harada, 87, passed away at Kalispell Regional Hospital in Kalispell on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010. Misao was born June 19, 1923, in Wolf Point to Magoshiro Kume and Hatsuye Nakagawa. Misao attended schools in Williston, N.D., and graduated from Escondido High School in California in 1941. In 1942, during World War II, Misao and her sister Yoshina Flossie were placed in a Japanese internment camp in Poston, Ariz., and were there for three years. She was allowed to leave the camp early if she moved away from the coast so she moved back to North Dakota. In 1947, she married William Dido Harada in Wolf Point. They owned and operated Dido s Cafe in Havre until 1974. She spent the rest of her working days at the Eagle s Manor retirement home until she fully retired. Misao lived in Havre until 2008 when she moved to Kalispell to live with her daughter. Misao was very artistic in oil and watercolor painting. Crafts, sewing and cake decorating were all hobbies that she enjoyed. She made special birthday cakes for all of her grandchildren. During family gatherings, her Japanese cooking was always a highlight. She was the energetic center of her family. Shopping was one of her favorite activities and she could never pass up a good bargain. She enjoyed traveling and visiting family around the country. Her children and grandchildren brought her a lot of pride with all of their accomplishments over the years. In her later years as she watched TV or read she would always have her faithful companion Oliver, the family poodle, on her lap. She enjoyed staying well informed with current news events and was especially interested in politics. She was very generous and was concerned with the welfare of others. Recently, she made contributions to have water wells drilled in two Philippine Island villages, so that the people could have clean drinking water. Misao had a very strong faith in God and was a devout member of the church. We are all saddened that she is no longer with us, but take comfort in knowing that she is in heaven. Misao was preceded in death by her parents, Magoshiro Kume and Hatsuye Nakagawa; her husband, William Harada; sisters, Yoshino Requilman, Yukiko Kume and Cecile Kume; and brothers, George Kume, Mike Kume and Paul Thomas Kayaki. Misao is survived by her sons, Arthur and Sara Harada, David and Janine Harada of Havre; her daughters, Kimi and Mark Neiman of Kalispell, and Kari and Mark Tibbals of Havre; her sisters, Hannah Winge of Sterling, Ill., and Mitzi Hollen of Williston, N.D.; her brother, Jack Kume, of Olathe, Kan.; grandchildren;, Dr. Christopher Harada, Nichole and T Artis, Jason Tibbals, Melissa Neiman, Natalie and Zack Rathbun, Dr. Kevin Harada, Jeff Tibbals, Nathaniel Harada, Jordan Neiman and Joshua Neiman; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Assembly of God Church in Havre, with burial following in the Highland Cemetery Johnson Gloschat Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for Misao s family. You are invited to go to www.jgfuneralhome.com to view Misao s guest book, offer condolences and share memories.