Shingo Wada

Shingo Wada Shingo Wada, 84, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones at a care facility in Ontario on Friday, May 22, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 29, 2009, at the Community United Methodist Church, 240 S.E. Third St., Ontario, Ore., under the direction of Lienkaemper Funeral Chapel. Shingo was born in Wapato, Wash., on April 23, 1925, the first son of Kango and Nobue Wada. When he was 5, the Wada family moved to the West Bench of Vale, Ore. He graduated from Vale Union High School in 1943. In 1944, Shingo was inducted into the Army, taking basic training at Camp Blanding, Fla. He attended Military Intelligence Service Language School in Fort Snelling and served in military intelligence with the occupation forces in Japan. After being discharged from the Army, he started farming in 1947 with his family. He married Emie Morioka on Dec. 8, 1949. They were married for over 59 years. Shingo and his brother, Jim, operated Wada Bros., Inc., and raised onions, potatoes, sugar beets, corn and other row crops. They had a reputation for running a first- rate farming operation. He is survived by his loving wife, Emie; son, Mark (Robin); and two daughters, Sharon Spencer (Bob) and Stephanie Fifer (Eric). He has seven granddaughters, Jennifer Humphreys (Brian), Kim Bradley (Rick), Ashley Spencer, Rachel Wada, Emily Wada, Elizabeth Fifer and Annie Fifer; and two great-granddaughters, Payton Bradley and Brenna Bradley. He is also survived by his brother, Jim Wada (Sharon), sisters, Teddy Tanaka (Gus), Sumi Saito (Paul) and Dorothy Nishioka (Henry); and many nieces and nephews. He was proud to be the grandfather of seven granddaughters and two great-granddaughters. Since retiring in 1988, Shingo"s favorite pastime was golf. He also enjoyed caring for his home and yard, music, traveling and visiting family and friends. He was a longtime member of the Community United Methodist Church, as well as JACL and the Idaho-Oregon Onion Association. Remembrances may be made to the Wada Scholarship Endowment at TVCC or the Community United Methodist Church. Argus Observer (Ontario, OR) - Tuesday, May 26, 2009