The Yamamoto family is deeply saddened to announce the loss of June, who passed away peacefully at home on November 12, 2021, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Beloved wife to Soichiro (Sam) for 56 wonderful years, proud mother to George and Koji (his wife Tomoko), loving grandmother to Ken and Emma, caring elder sister to Nobuyoshi Futatsugi and Noriko Nagano. June will also be dearly missed by her many relatives, friends, Rotarian friends, and employees of Uni-ram Corporation.

Her professional career includes running a successful trading company for 43 years as Owner and General Manager. She was also Vice President of Uni-ram Corporation, a prospering manufacturing enterprise, until the end of this June.

She has been particularly active in charitable activities through our Yamamoto Foundation, Japanese Social Services (JSS) as well as the Markham Sunrise Rotary Club. June established an orphanage “Paadai House” in Chennai, India in 2001 to save lives of abandoned small girls. She also participated in building a special school for mentally handicapped children in Pokala, Nepal. June held many Charity concerts in Tokyo, Toronto and Madrid to raise funds. She has been a dedicated supporter for many years to numerous organizations including the Japanese Canadian Culture Centre (JCCC), Japanese Social Services (JSS), Royal Ontario Museum, Art Gallery of Ontario and World Vision.

Visitation in June’s memory will be held on Friday November 19th from 3:00 -7:00 pm at YORK FUNERAL CENTRE, 160 Beecroft Rd., Toronto, ON M2N 5Z5

A Private Funeral Service, by invitation only, will be held on Saturday November 20th from 4:30pm at the same location.

Due to requirements under Corvid-19, proof of dual-vaccination and photo ID will be required from all guests that are over 12 years of age. Masks or Facial Coverings must be worn at all times.

For those who wish to view the service remotely, a livestream link shown below will become available on this webpage as of 4:30pm on Saturday November 20th.

Link: https://mountpleasantgroup.permavita.com/site/JunkoJuneYamamoto.html

We would like to express our most sincere appreciation for your kindness, friendship and support to June and our family. We would further appreciate your ongoing support during this difficult time.

As per June’s strong wish and will, please consider making a donation to JSS (Japanese Social Services) in June’s memory, in lieu of flowers or contribution.