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Official Obituary of

Tanieko M. (Shimabukuro) Ware

August 13, 1978 ~ November 30, 2024 (age 46) 46 Years Old

Tanieko Ware Obituary

Of Waupaca, age 46, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2024.  She was born in Phoenix, Arizona on August 13, 1978 to Haruo and Zena (Stevens) Shimabukuro.  Tanieko was a loving, kind, religious soul who had a spirit that brightened everyone’s day. She loved her Lord.  She loved taking care of her husband and her dogs and she enjoyed music

She will be sadly missed by her husband: Johnny Ware and son: Brayden (Keliegh) Ware; grandson: Leland; parents, Zena and Joe Jansen; brother: Donald (Teri) Shimabukuro; sister: Serena Stevens, father and mother-in-law: William and Rosie Ware Sr. brothers-in-law: William (Sherri) Ware Jr. and Curtis Ware;  aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her father, Haruo; brothers, Thomas Stevens and Robert Shimabukuro and grandparents, Thomas and Sarah Stevens.

The Celebration of Life will be on Friday, December 6, 2024 at 11 am at Faith Community Church, N2541 County Road K, Waupaca. Friends and family may gather on Friday at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of the service.

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