The First Year

In loving memory of Masako From. Beloved mother and grandmother, laid to rest January 3, 2008. She is greatly missed and will always be in our hearts. She was unexpectedly joined by sister, Susan From, on July 14, 2008. God Bless You, Steve, Sharen, Sandy and Stan, Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren

Unfortunately Masako has company

Susan E. "Sue" From, age 43, of Council Bluffs passed away July 15, 2008, at her home.

Sue was born June 28, 1965, in Tachikawa, Japan to the late Glen E. and Masako (Sasai) From, Jr. She graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1983. Sue worked for Crossroads of Western Iowa.

She is survived by her sisters, Sharen Vermule and husband John Stewart of Omaha, and Sandra From; brothers, Steven From and Stanley From all of Council Bluffs; nieces and nephews.

Visitation with the family, Wednesday, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. Funeral service, Thursday, 3:00 p.m. at the mortuary with Rev. Dr. Eberhard A. Hering officiating. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will direct memorials.

Masako & Glen

Masako S. (Mariko) From Obituary

Masako (Mariko) S. From, age 78, passed away December 29, 2007, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital following a long illness.

Masako was preceded in death by her husband, Glen E. From in 1968. She was born in Hagi, Japan in 1929 and married Glen E. From in 1956, who was stationed at Offutt AFB after a brief stint in Japan. Masako lived in Council Bluffs since 1968, was selflessly devoted to her five children and eleven grandchildren, and will be greatly missed by all.

She is survived by sons, Steven and Stanley From; daughters, Sandra From, Susan From, all of Council Bluffs, Sharen Vermule of Omaha; seven grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; one sister and one brother in Japan.

Visitation with the family, Wednesday, 6-8 p.m. at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. Funeral service, Thursday, 1:00 p.m. at the mortuary. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society or Arthritis Foundation.

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