Ted Tetsuo Takahashi passed away on Sept. 25, 2008. He was born on Nov. 22, 1928.

Surviving are: wife, Irene Takahashi; daughter, Paige (Ko) Yebisu; grandsons, Michael, Scottie and Jackson; sons, Miles Takahashi, Byron Takahashi and Brandt (Georgiana) Takahashi; stepsons, John and Joey; sisters, Sue Okada of Gardena, Calif., and Sally Matsumoto of Torrance, Calif.; many other extended family members; and his faithful dogs, Preston, Minky, Skippy, Spotty, Knuckles, Shirley and Larkspur.

Visitation at the Lisle Funeral Home, 1605 L St., Fresno, on Thursday, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Funeral service at the Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Church Annex, 1340 Kern St., on Friday, Oct. 3, at 11 a.m.