Taiko Dehart

Taiko Nemoto Dehart, of Aberdeen, died May 14 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson. She was 80. Mrs. Dehart was born Feb. 9, 1928, in Yokohama, Japan. She was the wife of the late Vester Dehart. They had been married for 50 years at the time of his death. She moved permanently to the United States in the early 1960s. She worked as a housekeeper at Aberdeen Proving Ground. She enjoyed gardening, visiting the spa at Aberdeen Proving Ground and traveling to Japan to visit relatives and friends. She was a member of a Japanese ladies social club that met regularly. She is survived by a son, Dennis Dehart, and his wife, Mary of Sykesville; two grandchildren, Rachel E. and Michael J. Dehart, also of Sykesville; a sister, Momoyo Taguchi, of Japan; a brother, Kazuhiko Nemoto, of Japan; and many nieces and nephews in Japan. In addition to her husband she was predeceased by two brothers, Tadashi and Hiroshi Nemoto. Services will be held with a viewing from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 tp 9 p.m. May 20 at Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home in Aberdeen. A funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. May 21 at the funeral home. Interment will be in Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery Memorial contributions may be made to Gilchrist Hospice 555 W. Towsontown Blvd., Towson, Md. 21204. Funeral Home: Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home 333 South Parke Street Aberdeen, MD US 21001