Asao Klein

Survivors include her husband, Michael, a retired postal worker, of Cedar Falls; two brothers, Tomio Hidaka of Otsuka, Japan and Michinori Taniguchi, of Osaka, Japan; a sister, Kurumi Keno, of Korea; two nephews, Tracy Crawford of Kansas City, Missouri and Michitoshi Taniguchi of Osaka; two nieces, Kathy (Mike) Klimek of Kansas City, and Hiromi Taniguchi of Osaka; two grandnieces, Amanda Klimek of Kansas City and Yuri Taniguchi of Osaka, and a grand nephew, Kyouhei Taniguchi, of Osaka. Asao was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Oaza and Ohira Hidaka.

Asao was cremated and buried at Fairview Cemetery in Cedar Falls on September 24, 2009. Memorial services will be 11:00 am Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, with lunch following the service in the Club Room, 2nd Floor, of College Square HyVee. Memorials may be directed to Cedar Valley Hospice. Online condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.