Machino Yamasaki Fukui

Tremonton – Machino Yamasaki Fukui passed away on February 19, 2010 surrounded by loved ones. Machi was born November 21, 1925, in Osgood, Idaho on the family farm. She is the daughter of Arata Yamasaki and Fujino Okushi Yamasaki.
On December 1, 1950, she married Gene Masami Fukui in the Honeyville Buddhist Temple. Together they raised four children: Jeanette David Dansie of Twin Falls, ID, Francine Steve Johnson of Elwood, UT, Norman Elaine Fukui of Elwood, UT, and Dorothy David Nichalson of Pocatello, ID.
She was an active member of the Honeyville Buddhist Temple where she served as a teacher in the Sunday school and in the presidency of the Fujinkai women's organization.
She was employed at Brigham Apparel and American Greetings and continued to work hard on the family farm to help pay for her children's education. She excelled as a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She devoted her entire life to teaching and serving her family. She loved gardening, crocheting, quilting, cooking and especially attending her grandchildren's special events. She was especially proud of each of their individual accomplishments and was always their biggest supporter. One of her proudest moments was the arrival of her first great grandchild, David Michael Daley. She has left a legacy of warm family gatherings and delicious Japanese meals.
She is survived by four children, twelve grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She is also survived by her brother, Kazuo Fusako Yamasaki of Fukuoka, Japan and sister, Emmy Tak Ogawa of Powell, WY
She was preceded in death by her husband, April 6, 2007, her parents and three brothers: Katsuki Margaret Yamasaki of Idaho Falls, ID, Shinji Yamasaki of Fukuoka, Japan and Sam Sally Yamasaki of Idaho Falls, ID and sister, Martha Sam Sakaguchi of Idaho Falls, ID.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:00 A.M. in the Honeyville Buddhist Temple, 3945 West 6900 North, Honeyville, UT. Friends and family may call on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. at Rogers and Taylor Funeral Home, 111 North 100 East, Tremonton, UT. Interment will follow at the Tremonton Riverview Cemetery, Tremonton, UT.
The family would like to extend their special thanks and deep appreciation to Dr. Lynn Q. Beard and the other doctors and staff of the Medical Arts Center in Brigham City, UT, for the many years of wonderful care they provided. Our deepest gratitude is also extended to the medical staff of the Tremonton City Ambulance Service, the Bear River Valley Hospital emergency room and the McKay Dee Hospital's emergency room, cardiology floor and the intensive care unit for their exceptional care during these final days. A special thank-you is also extended to the many family and friends for their acts of kindness and expressions of sympathy.