Pete K Hironaka

HIRONAKA, Pete K., age 87, of Kettering, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. He was born in Sacramento, CA and was graduated in 1951 from Miami University in Oxford, OH. Pete worked as an artist for the Dayton Daily News, a long-time editorial cartoonist for The Pacific Citizen, and a commercial artist for E.F. MacDonald and for many Dayton-area companies and advertising agencies. He was an active member of the Japanese American Citizens League chapter in Dayton. Pete enjoyed golfing, painting, cartooning, and children, especially his grandchildren. Preceded in death by his spouse of 60 years, Jean, and four sisters and one brother, Pete is survived by son, Stan (Laurie) Hironaka, daughter, Cathy Hironaka, grandchildren, Kate and Peter Hironaka, and sisters, Miyo Yamada, Shirley Sato, and Agnes Deguchi.

Funeral Home:
Kettering Routsong Funeral Home
2100 E. Stroop Rd.
Kettering, OH
US 45429