Joanne C. Obata
January 18, 1923 ~ October 6, 2018
Joanne C. Obata, age 95 of Vienna, VA passed away peacefully on Saturday October 6, 2018. Beloved wife to the late Benjamin T. Obata; loving mother of Tim Obata (Michelle) of Springfield, VA and Mary Forde (Mark) of Vienna, VA; daughter of the late Masaharu and Toshia Nagata; sister of the late Ronald and Robert Nagata. She is survived by two grandchildren, Ben and Maura Forde of Vienna, VA, who brought her tremendous joy. Joanne loved books, movies, music of all kinds (from opera to Luther Vandross), traveling, cooking, flowers (and flower arranging), and good food (especially dessert). She will be remembered for her devotion to her friends and family, her deep and abiding faith, and her perpetual good humor and positive outlook on life. Joanne’s family would like to give special thanks to Andy Cocito and the wonderful staff at Tysons Woods Assisted Living in Vienna VA and Dr. Alan Dappen of DocTalker Family Medicine for the exceptional, loving care that she received for the past eight years. A celebration of her wonderful life will be held on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at 2:00 p.m., at Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church, 3901 Gallows Road, Annandale VA. Joanne took great pride in her time as a Red Cross Volunteer at Camp Zama in Japan during the Vietnam War - memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross. Online condolences and fond memories of Joanne may be offered to the family at www.moneyandking.com
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Joanne Was a dear and loving longtime friend for over 40 years. She and her husband, Ben, were pillars of the Japanese American community. They were a beautiful couple and complemented each other perfectly. Both were extraordinarily kind, generous, loving and thoughtful – which was so evident by the many, many friends they shared. Ben has been gone for many years now, but Joanne went on to live a good and long life. She was completely selfless – always thinking of others and always doing good deeds for others. In all the years we’ve known her, she was always calm and always willing to provide that extra help to anyone she could – and she truly loved and expressed her love of God every moment of every day. We miss her and will always miss her. She, and Ben, were truly blessings to all of us and they leave a huge void in our lives.
Frank and Barbara Nekoba