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TSUGIO “TUGO” YOSHIMOTO, 97 of Sedgwick, passed away January 26, 2022, at the Sedgwick County Nursing Home in Julesburg.

Tugo was born June 16, 1924, at Sedgwick, Colorado, to Hideichi and Hide (Toyota) Yoshimoto. He graduated from Ovid High School.

Tugo’s family farmed north of Sedgwick for many years. He was one of the last farmers in the county to employ a team of horses for his farming operations. He was proud of his farm and was honored when his beet crop was named one of the “High Ten” for Great Western Sugar.

In 1949, Tugo married Elsie Sato at the Sedgwick Buddhist Temple....