Toshiko Hatcher
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Toshiko (Shimada) Hatcher departed this life on April 28, 2022, to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was born in Japan on September 15, 1948. She married Ronald Hatcher in 1969, and became a proud and patriotic American citizen in 1976. She and Ron raised their two children, Emiko and Ryan, while he served on active duty in the U.S. Army for 23 years. Toshiko worked at Rawlins House nursing home in Pendleton, and Meijer grocery store in Indianapolis. After retirement, she lovingly cared for her two grandchildren, Keiko and Curtis, who were her greatest joy. Left to remember and celebrate her life are her children Emiko (Kreklau) and Ryan Hatcher, grandchildren Keiko and Curtis (Kreklau), her mother Yoneko Shimada, brothers- and sisters-in-law (Sue Hatcher, Randall Hatcher, Rex and Kandace Hatcher, Ragan and Toni Hatcher, Lisa and Kazuhiko Sato), and many dearly beloved nieces and nephews of the Hatcher family. She is preceded in death by her husband Ronald Hatcher, father Daniel Stuck, parents-in-law Ralph L. and Anna M. Hatcher, and brothers-in-law Ralph E. Hatcher and Roger A. Hatcher. Visitation will be at Servants of Christ Lutheran Church in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Wednesday, May 11th, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. prior to the funeral service at 1 p.m. She will be laid to rest at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.