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D157317-2C
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- 1969-11-07 (Creation)
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Kiyonaga funeral. 44-year-old Masumi Kiyonaga, chief officer of the MS Toten Maru, was killed when pinned by a 30-foot pontoon he was trying to fasten to the hatch on rough seas between San Francisco and Tacoma. It was the Toten Maru's maiden voyage from Japan. The ship arrived in Tacoma on November 6, 1969, and funeral services for Mr. Kiyonaga were held at the Tacoma Buddhist Church the following day. Members of the crew, church members and Rev. Shoki Mohri posed for a funeral portrait in front of the church at 1717 Fawcett Ave. A framed photograph of the ship's officer and an urn containing his ashes are being held by members of the funeral group. Photograph ordered by P. H. Esshom, district operations manager of General Steamship Co., Seattle.
Funeral rites & ceremonies--Tacoma--1960-1970; Kiyonaga, Masumi--Associated objects; Tacoma Hongwanji Buddhist Church (Tacoma); Mohri, Shoki; Clergy--Tacoma--1960-1970;