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Hanako K Pocock

November 26, 1930 — December 24, 2012

Hanako K. Pocock, 82, of Meredith, passed away Monday, December 24, 2012 at Lakes Region Hospital, in Laconia after a brief illness.

Born on November 26, 1930, in Tokyo, Japan, she was the daughter of Kosaburo and Itsu Kitahara. Hanako was raised in Tokyo before moving to the United States with her husband after WWII.

She and her husband Leon owned and operated the Kitahara Japanese food and gifts store in Meredith for many years. Hanako worked for the Amatex Corporation in Meredith for over 30 years, she also worked and volunteered for the Meredith Community Center's Senior Program for many years.

Hanako is predeceased by her beloved husband Leon Sydney Pocock, in May of 2001.

She is survived by four brothers and two sisters in Japan; a son, Leslie Pocock and his wife Anne, of Meredith; granddaughter, Kimberley Knapp and husband Garrison, of Puerto Rico, and two great-grandchildren, of Puerto Rico.

In lieu of flowers donations in Hanako's memory may be made to the Meredith Community Center's Senior Program.
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