Kelly Christopher Ogawa

Kelly Christopher Ogawa, 46, passed away on June 24, 2012 in Weiser, ID. A viewing for family and friends will be from 6-8 p.m., Sunday, July 1st at Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette and from 10-10:45 a.m. prior to the service at church. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, July 2nd at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ontario. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Ontario. Services are under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette. Condolences may be made to Kelly's family at www.shaffer-jensenchapel.com. Kelly was born in Ontario, OR on Aug. 18, 1965 to Kathleen Iseri and Valiant T. "Butch" Ogawa. Kelly had many physical challenges presented to him from birth; he overcame many of them throughout his life. He was the Puget Sound poster child for the March of dimes in 1974. He played little league baseball and loved being active in the scouting program. He attended Kilo Junior High where he held a weight lifting record for many years; 300 lbs. benched 8 times as a ninth grader. He attended Federal Way High School where he received various awards throughout his school years. He wrestled on the high school team. Kelly graduated from high school in 1984 and went on to get office work training through LDS social services. He then worked at U-Haul for a year unpaid to get experience before being hired on with Social Security where he worked for 20 plus years. He received several national awards during this time, one being the Deputy Commissioners Citation and two Outstanding Employee Disability Awards. He is survived by his mother, Kathleen Fagan Iseri of Ontario, OR; sister, Shannon Campbell (Erik) of Sandy, UT; sister, Paige Murakami (David) of Ontario, OR; brother, Mark Sowden (Tara) of Nampa, ID; brother, Todd Sowden of Boise, ID; sister, Ashley Fogle (Jarrod) of Hillsboro, OR; and grandmother, Yoshiko Ogawa of Ontario, OR. He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. He is preceded in death by his father, Butch Ogawa; grandfather, Hank Ogawa; grandfather and grandmother, Merlin and Fern Fagan; his Uncle Clark Fagan and Aunt Lorraine Blevins; step-father, John A. Sowden; and his close friend, Kris Walker.

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Visitation

When: Sunday, July 1st, 2012
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Service

When: Monday, July 2nd, 2012
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