Yoshitaka “Yosh” Hanzawa, 70, well-known local attorney, who lived in Upper Deerfield Township died peacefully at home on Sunday afternoon September 14, 2014 surrounded by his family.
Yosh was born in the Tule Lake Internment Camp in Newell, California on September 5, 1944 to the late Matsuji and Yoshi (nee Furuuchi) Hanzawa. On the occasion of his 65th birthday, he returned to Tule Lake to have his picture taken at the exact site and hour of his birth.
Raised in Bridgeton, he attended and was a graduate of Bridgeton High School in 1962. While in high school he proudly played on the varsity football team. As the team’s placekicker, he helped his team win several close games. In his senior season (1961), the team compiled an 8-1 record and won the county championship for the first time in ten years.
He matriculated and graduated from Glassboro State College (Rowan) in 1974 and worked at Seabrook Farms as a computer programmer. Yosh returned to college to attend law school at Temple University in Philadelphia where he graduated in 1979 with his Juris Doctorate. For 35 years, he practiced law at his office on E. Commerce Street in Bridgeton and later worked with his wife, Karen (nee Varga) Hanzawa, who was also his law partner. He served as the prosecutor, at various times during his career, in Upper Deerfield, Deerfield, Hopewell, Stow Creek and Greenwich Townships and also in Shiloh Borough.
He was a member of The Parish of All Saints / St. Mary Magdalen RC Church in Millville where he served as an Extraordinary Eucharistic Minister. In addition, he was a member of the Knights of Columbus and a Third Degree Knight.
Interested in all sports, Yosh especially enjoyed golf and scuba diving. His many interest led to his travel thoughout the United States. He was a well-read Civil War buff and enjoyed taking his family on yearly excursions to Gettysburg to see the re-enactment ceremonies. He also spent time in Fredericksburg, VA visiting Civil War landmarks.
In addition to his wife Karen of 48 years, he is survived by one daughter, Kristen Olszewski and her husband Thomas, three granddaughters, Taylor, Sydney and Bailey Olszewski, two sisters, Nobuko Tsuji and Youko Yamamoto, one brother, George Hanzawa and his wife June and several nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Liturgy at The Parish of All Saints / St. Mary Magdalen RC Church, 621 Dock Street in Millville on Thursday morning September 18th at 11 o’clock.
The burial will follow at the Deerfield Presbyterian Cemetery in Upper Deerfield Township.
Friends will be received at the Freitag Funeral Home, 137 W. Commerce St., Bridgeton on Wednesday evening from 6 until 8 and again at the church on Thursday morning from 9:45 until 10:45.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions are requested to Cumberland Regional High School, Attn: Senior Awards, 90 Silver Lake Road, Bridgeton, NJ 08302. These funds will be used to establish a senior award in Yosh’s name for someone planning a career in criminal justice.
Yosh was born in the Tule Lake Internment Camp in Newell, California on September 5, 1944 to the late Matsuji and Yoshi (nee Furuuchi) Hanzawa. On the occasion of his 65th birthday, he returned to Tule Lake to have his picture taken at the exact site and hour of his birth.
Raised in Bridgeton, he attended and was a graduate of Bridgeton High School in 1962. While in high school he proudly played on the varsity football team. As the team’s placekicker, he helped his team win several close games. In his senior season (1961), the team compiled an 8-1 record and won the county championship for the first time in ten years.
He matriculated and graduated from Glassboro State College (Rowan) in 1974 and worked at Seabrook Farms as a computer programmer. Yosh returned to college to attend law school at Temple University in Philadelphia where he graduated in 1979 with his Juris Doctorate. For 35 years, he practiced law at his office on E. Commerce Street in Bridgeton and later worked with his wife, Karen (nee Varga) Hanzawa, who was also his law partner. He served as the prosecutor, at various times during his career, in Upper Deerfield, Deerfield, Hopewell, Stow Creek and Greenwich Townships and also in Shiloh Borough.
He was a member of The Parish of All Saints / St. Mary Magdalen RC Church in Millville where he served as an Extraordinary Eucharistic Minister. In addition, he was a member of the Knights of Columbus and a Third Degree Knight.
Interested in all sports, Yosh especially enjoyed golf and scuba diving. His many interest led to his travel thoughout the United States. He was a well-read Civil War buff and enjoyed taking his family on yearly excursions to Gettysburg to see the re-enactment ceremonies. He also spent time in Fredericksburg, VA visiting Civil War landmarks.
In addition to his wife Karen of 48 years, he is survived by one daughter, Kristen Olszewski and her husband Thomas, three granddaughters, Taylor, Sydney and Bailey Olszewski, two sisters, Nobuko Tsuji and Youko Yamamoto, one brother, George Hanzawa and his wife June and several nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Liturgy at The Parish of All Saints / St. Mary Magdalen RC Church, 621 Dock Street in Millville on Thursday morning September 18th at 11 o’clock.
The burial will follow at the Deerfield Presbyterian Cemetery in Upper Deerfield Township.
Friends will be received at the Freitag Funeral Home, 137 W. Commerce St., Bridgeton on Wednesday evening from 6 until 8 and again at the church on Thursday morning from 9:45 until 10:45.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions are requested to Cumberland Regional High School, Attn: Senior Awards, 90 Silver Lake Road, Bridgeton, NJ 08302. These funds will be used to establish a senior award in Yosh’s name for someone planning a career in criminal justice.
Yoshitaka “Yosh” Hanzawa, 70, well-known local attorney, who lived in Upper Deerfield Township died peacefully at home on Sunday afternoon September 14, 2014 surrounded by his family.
Yosh was born in the Tule Lake Internment Camp in Newell, California on September 5, 1944 to the late Matsuji and Yoshi (nee Furuuchi) Hanzawa. On the occasion of his 65th birthday, he returned to Tule Lake to have his picture taken at the exact site and hour of his birth.
Raised in Bridgeton, he attended and was a graduate of Bridgeton High School in 1962. While in high school he proudly played on the varsity football team. As the team’s placekicker, he helped his team win several close games. In his senior season (1961), the team compiled an 8-1 record and won the county championship for the first time in ten years.
He matriculated and graduated from Glassboro State College (Rowan) in 1974 and worked at Seabrook Farms as a computer programmer. Yosh returned to college to attend law school at Temple University in Philadelphia where he graduated in 1979 with his Juris Doctorate. For 35 years, he practiced law at his office on E. Commerce Street in Bridgeton and later worked with his wife, Karen (nee Varga) Hanzawa, who was also his law partner. He served as the prosecutor, at various times during his career, in Upper Deerfield, Deerfield, Hopewell, Stow Creek and Greenwich Townships and also in Shiloh Borough.
He was a member of The Parish of All Saints / St. Mary Magdalen RC Church in Millville where he served as an Extraordinary Eucharistic Minister. In addition, he was a member of the Knights of Columbus and a Third Degree Knight.
Interested in all sports, Yosh especially enjoyed golf and scuba diving. His many interest led to his travel thoughout the United States. He was a well-read Civil War buff and enjoyed taking his family on yearly excursions to Gettysburg to see the re-enactment ceremonies. He also spent time in Fredericksburg, VA visiting Civil War landmarks.
In addition to his wife Karen of 48 years, he is survived by one daughter, Kristen Olszewski and her husband Thomas, three granddaughters, Taylor, Sydney and Bailey Olszewski, two sisters, Nobuko Tsuji and Youko Yamamoto, one brother, George Hanzawa and his wife June and several nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Liturgy at The Parish of All Saints / St. Mary Magdalen RC Church, 621 Dock Street in Millville on Thursday morning September 18th at 11 o’clock.
The burial will follow at the Deerfield Presbyterian Cemetery in Upper Deerfield Township.
Friends will be received at the Freitag Funeral Home, 137 W. Commerce St., Bridgeton on Wednesday evening from 6 until 8 and again at the church on Thursday morning from 9:45 until 10:45.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions are requested to Cumberland Regional High School, Attn: Senior Awards, 90 Silver Lake Road, Bridgeton, NJ 08302. These funds will be used to establish a senior award in Yosh’s name for someone planning a career in criminal justice.
Yosh was born in the Tule Lake Internment Camp in Newell, California on September 5, 1944 to the late Matsuji and Yoshi (nee Furuuchi) Hanzawa. On the occasion of his 65th birthday, he returned to Tule Lake to have his picture taken at the exact site and hour of his birth.
Raised in Bridgeton, he attended and was a graduate of Bridgeton High School in 1962. While in high school he proudly played on the varsity football team. As the team’s placekicker, he helped his team win several close games. In his senior season (1961), the team compiled an 8-1 record and won the county championship for the first time in ten years.
He matriculated and graduated from Glassboro State College (Rowan) in 1974 and worked at Seabrook Farms as a computer programmer. Yosh returned to college to attend law school at Temple University in Philadelphia where he graduated in 1979 with his Juris Doctorate. For 35 years, he practiced law at his office on E. Commerce Street in Bridgeton and later worked with his wife, Karen (nee Varga) Hanzawa, who was also his law partner. He served as the prosecutor, at various times during his career, in Upper Deerfield, Deerfield, Hopewell, Stow Creek and Greenwich Townships and also in Shiloh Borough.
He was a member of The Parish of All Saints / St. Mary Magdalen RC Church in Millville where he served as an Extraordinary Eucharistic Minister. In addition, he was a member of the Knights of Columbus and a Third Degree Knight.
Interested in all sports, Yosh especially enjoyed golf and scuba diving. His many interest led to his travel thoughout the United States. He was a well-read Civil War buff and enjoyed taking his family on yearly excursions to Gettysburg to see the re-enactment ceremonies. He also spent time in Fredericksburg, VA visiting Civil War landmarks.
In addition to his wife Karen of 48 years, he is survived by one daughter, Kristen Olszewski and her husband Thomas, three granddaughters, Taylor, Sydney and Bailey Olszewski, two sisters, Nobuko Tsuji and Youko Yamamoto, one brother, George Hanzawa and his wife June and several nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Liturgy at The Parish of All Saints / St. Mary Magdalen RC Church, 621 Dock Street in Millville on Thursday morning September 18th at 11 o’clock.
The burial will follow at the Deerfield Presbyterian Cemetery in Upper Deerfield Township.
Friends will be received at the Freitag Funeral Home, 137 W. Commerce St., Bridgeton on Wednesday evening from 6 until 8 and again at the church on Thursday morning from 9:45 until 10:45.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions are requested to Cumberland Regional High School, Attn: Senior Awards, 90 Silver Lake Road, Bridgeton, NJ 08302. These funds will be used to establish a senior award in Yosh’s name for someone planning a career in criminal justice.
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