Kazu "Kay" Deshais

Seabrook - Kazu "Kay" (Okada) Deshais, 93, of Seabrook N.H. died peacefully on August 19, 2025. Kay met her husband, Joe, in Japan while he was serving in the US Marine Corp. They married in Shimosoyagi Japan in October of 1957. Upon leaving for Japan, she refused to fly. She boarded a ship with her children from Tokyo to San Diego California. Then she proceded by train and buses across the state to Plum Island, Massachusetts where they lived in a cottage behind her father-in law's home for a short period of time. When she spoke of the journey, she had the biggest smile on her face saying she saw the most beautiful sites along the way. Kay and her family then lived in Amesbury, Massachusetts prior to purchasing their family home in 1963 in Seabrook, New Hampshire. Kay's family was her life from her children to her great-grandchildren. She loved them all deeply, nurtured them and gave them guidance. Kay's second-best moment in her life, since her family was the first, was when she became an American Citizen. She was so proud and to the day she passed carried a small cut out of the "Pledge of Allegiance" in her purse. Kay enjoyed her time with the Seabrook Happy Seniors socializing and going on trips. She also loved Country Music line dancing (she was so cute!). Kay leaves behind her children Tom Deshais, Blanche Andrews, Laura Deshais, Joe Deshais and Ann Deshais. Her grandchildren Valerie (Tony) Polito, Wendy (Daryl) Radcliff, Jessica Merrill, Shawn Merrill, Tim Deshais, Emily Deshais, Ben Deshais, Kirstin Moore, Stephanie Provencher, Alyssa Provencher and Jazmyne Rowe. Her great-grandchildren AJ and Dillion Polito, Annaliese Radcliff, Makayla Deshais, Kiari Moore, Samyra and Nikaya Provencher. Kay is predeceased by her husband, Joe Deshais (1991) her son Bob, her In-laws, Joe and Sybil Deshais and Laura and Jim Wanger. She is also predeceased by her Brother-in-law Bill Deshais. Sister-in-law Lillian D'Entremont. Daughter-in-law Gloria Deshais. Son-in-law Bruce Andrews and great-grandson Zack Deshais. Family and friends will gather to honor and remember Kay for a period of visitation on Saturday, August 30, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. in the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home - Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH 03842.

Kazu "Kay" Deshais

December 17, 1931 - August 19, 2025