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Daniel Kikuo Ichinose was born on March 17th 1912 in Honolulu. He was Yoshigoro and Tome’s 8th child.
Daniel attended Moiliili School in the early 1920’s.
In 1934 Daniel played in the Japanese Senior Baseball League on a team called the Moiliini’s.
Daniel was also involved in boxing matches lightweight division. In a March 1st 1936 article Daniel defeated John Repedo. Also on March 20th 1936 Daniel scored a knockout against Eugene Strohlin.
An August 6th 1936 Article states that the Japanese-American Athletic Association will expand into football and says that Dan Ichinose, a star guard with the Kakaako wildcat, will coach the squad with Sad Sam being the manager.
In February 1937 Dan is still playing baseball
In a march 1937 article Daniel is listed as a member of the Palolo Japanese golf club and does fairly well as another article dated March 15th 1937 says he wins the March Ace tourney. Several of Dan’s brothers are also members.
In February 1938 Daniel is still playing baseball and golf
In a June 16th 1939 article it says the gossip is that Daniel Ichinose, a former sports boss at the Hawaiian Hochi, is now a jewelry salesman.
1939, November 26th newspaper article is about the opening of Uptown Jewelers by Daniel and assisted by Harriet Ichinose (Eugene’s wife).
In June 1940 an Article states Daniel is playing for the Paradise Softball League on team Uptown Jewelry.
July 1940 Daniel is still doing well in golf as he medaled in a tourney at Palolo.
September 1940 shows that Daniel is managing a girls softball team in the Hawaiian women’s league.
February 1941 Daniel is still playing baseball.
March 1941 Daniel married miss Ishiko (Katherine) Yanagi
November 28th 1942 article shows Daniel as the sales manager at Uptown Jewelers
April 30th 1943 Co-Partnership notice in the newspaper that on April 1st 1943 Harriet Chieko Ichinose and Katherine Ishiko Ichinose were admitted into the co-partnership firm of Uptown Jewelers of which Dan K Ichinose and Eugene T Ichinose are the other two partners.
August 1946 Daniel is still playing golf in tourneys.
March 31st 1947 Daniel wins the Mac Matsuda trophy in the Honolulu golf club tourney.
December 1950 Daniel is still playing in golf tourneys
In the 1950 Federal Census Danile is shown with wife Katherine, children: 8 year old Ruby, 6 year old Craig, 5 year old Nerissa and 4 year old Audrey along with Dan;s sister Takiko.
July 1952 Daniel was still playing in golf Tourneys.
In a July 28 1957 Article it states that Daniel is an employee of Occidental Life Insurance Co. and is one of 36 local employees that received an award. The article states that of the over 200,000 life insurance agents in the United States only 14,000 qualified for the 1957 Quality Award of the National Association of Life Underwriters.
August 26, 1958 Daniel is named Man of the Month for July. Daniel has been with Occidental for 5 years.
June 16,1963 Daniel is named Occidental man of the month for May.
August 1965 Danile has been awarded national honors for quality at Occidental
August 1967 Daniel is awarded the National Sales Achievement Award
On May 19th 1968 Daniel finally realized a golfers dream with a hole in one at Leilehua #17 150-yard hole with a 6 iron.
1970 Daniel is working for Fred Rohlfing election campaign.
October 1970 Daniel is named Man of the Month at Occidental.
May 1972 Daniel is named Man of the Month at Occidental.
June 1972 Daniel is Still golfing
1972 Daniel is working for Fred Rohlfing campaign
1975 Daniel is working for Fred Rohlfing campaign for U.S. House of Representitives
June 17 1983 One of the last ads where it shows Daniel working for Occidental Life
On January 1st 2003 Daniel Passed away
Katherine Ishiko Yanagi
Katherine was born on January 4th, 1914 to Kokichi and Chiyo Yanagi. Kokichi was born June 17th 1866 in Yamaguchi-Ken Japan and passed away on may 20th 1932 in Honoolulu. Katherines's mother Chiyo Yanagi (Ikemura) was born on January 4th 1880 in Japan and passed on March 23rd 1941 in Honolulu. Kokichi was listed as a well known contractor on Kaheka Lane.
Katherine had one brother in Honolulu named Owen Mitsutaro Yanagi and had other siblings but at this time I am unable to verify their names.
On a ship manifest from 1939 on her way to Japan Katherine was listed as a salesgirl at the age of 25.
Katherine married Dan in March of 1941
She was a sales clerk at Watumullls Malahini Gifts at the Holiday Inn.
Katherine passed on March 1st 2009 in Honolulu.
Daniel and Katherine had 4 Children
Audrey Yoshie Ichinose
Audrey Yoshie Ichinose
Audrey Yoshie Ichinose
born 03/08/1946
Nerissa Kiku Ichinose
Audrey Yoshie Ichinose
Audrey Yoshie Ichinose
born 03/13/1945
Craig Kenji Ichinose
Craig Kenji Ichinose
Craig Kenji Ichinose
born 05/03/1943
Ruby Leiko Ichinose
Craig Kenji Ichinose
Craig Kenji Ichinose
born 07/10/41
Ruby Leiko Ichinose
Ruby was born on July 10th 1941 in Hawaii
Ruby attended Roosevelt High School and was involved with and contributing much with SCOOP "Student Counsel of Hawaiian Publications". Ruby graduated with high honors from Roosevelt High School. Ruby then attended the University of California at Berkley where she graduated in 1963 earning her B.A, her M.A and her PhD. all in Zoology.
On September 7th 1968 Ruby married Robert Clark MacDonald in Berkeley California
Ruby and Bob MacDonald ended up in Evanston Illinois where Ruby was on Faculty and an academic researcher at Northwestern University and has contributed to research and authored and co-authored multiple papers. Her Husband Robert also was on the faculty of Northwestern's College of Arts and Sciences in the department of Biological Sciences. They retired in August of 2007 and moved back to California.
Ruby and Bob had one child Alexander MacDonald born 12/05/1977
Alexander is married to Natasha with a son Jay living in Oakland,
Craig Kenji Ichinose
Craig was born May 3rd 1943
As a preteen and teenager Craig was very much involved with baseball and even some football for Iolani School
On June 1965 Craig received his psychology major from Willamette University in Salem Oregon and Portland State University where he received his doctorate in Experimental Psychology.
Craig K Ichinose married Helen H Hill on June 1st 1968 (since divorced)
Craig and Helen had 4 children;
Daniel K born 10/7/71 with wife Crystal in El Monte CA
Travers Y born 10/7/71 (wife Juanita with son Teo and Daughter Asha) in Long Beach
Hale Kenji born 9/6/74 (wife Kimberly with daughter Hannah and son Jonathan) in Arvado CO
Ryan in Wichita KS, Katherine in Saint Paul Minnesota and Sarah in Colorado Springs CO).
Austin Akira born 5/20/81 (deceased)
Nerissa Kiku Ichinose
Nerissa was born on March 13th 1945
Nerissa went to Kalani High School and attended the University of Hawaii in the field of microbiology. From High School and beyond Nerissa has been an avid Tennis player.
No other information
Audrey Yoshie Ichinose
Audrey was born on March 8th 1946
Audrey attended Kalani High School. Audrey was involved with Tennis.
Audrey married Michael Curtin currently in Berkley CA
Two known children:
Henry Makoto Curtin born 11/29/85 with wife Katy and 2 sons, Edward and Eugene in Oakland CA
James Kikuo Curtin born 4/3/90 in Berkley CA
