Barbara Jean Satuki Furusho

Barbara Jean "Satsu" Furusho, age 76, passed away surrounded by her family on September 13, 2024. She was born on May 12, 1948, in Denver, CO to parents Mary (Momoi) and Sam Hisamoto.
Barbara graduated from Fort Lupton High School in 1966. She later attended Otero College for 2 years in La Junta, CO. Barbara pursued a long career in the banking industry and later met her future husband, David Furusho of San Francisco, CA while he was on temporary assignment at the Lowry Air Force base in Denver, CO. David and Barbara married on September 28, 1972, and raised their three children in Fort Lupton, CO. Barbara was an active member of multiple organizations such as the Fort Lupton Lion's Club, Tumbleweeds 4-H Club, JACL, and Friendly Circle.
She is survived by her husband, David Furusho; her daughters Jennifer Kunugi (husband Scott), Kimi Broderick (husband Greg), and Carrie Ramer (husband Justin); loving grandmother to her grandsons Jacob and Johnathan Broderick; her brother Sam Hisamoto, Jr. (nephew Arron); and her beloved dog Mochi. She is preceded in death by her parents Sam and Mary Hisamoto.

A service to celebrate Barbara’s life will be held on October 18, 2024, at 10:00 AM at Tabor-Rice Funeral Home in Brighton, CO.

In leu of flowers the family has asked that you make a donation to the American Diabetes Association. Website: www.diabetes.org

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