Ryoko "Match" Bruno

November 29, 1941 - January 24, 2022

Cochran – Ryoko “Match” Bruno, age 80, died Monday, January 24, 2022, in Taylor Regional Hospital in Hawkinsville. Memorial services will be held Saturday, January 29, 2022, at 3:00 P.M. in the Chapel of Fisher Funeral Home. The family will greet friends following the service in the chapel. Match, born in Miyako Japan, was the daughter of the late Matsu Tomori and Yamansa Nohara. She was the wife of the late Harry A. Bruno and was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. Match and her late husband Harry moved their family from Arizona to Cochran in 1985. Harry was a career airman serving in the United States Air Force and she was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. Like her late husband Harry, Match was a selfless lady who was loyal to all. She enjoyed working in her yard and taking care of her flowers that have just blossomed over the years. Left to cherish her memories and carry on the families legacy are: son, Steven Bruno and his wife Brenda of Ft. Valley; daughter, Lisa Byram and her husband Greg of Cochran; grandchildren, Seth Bruno and his wife Nikki of Warner Robins and Sean Bruno and his wife Destiny of Warner Robins; great-grandchildren, Tyler, Madison, Emma, Bella, Isaiah, Elijah, Natalie, and Michael; brother, Eiji Tomori of Japan; sisters, Mieko Bauer of Poynette, WI., Michiko Ike, Kameko Tomori–Uesato of Japan; mother in law, Shirley Bruno of Gladstone, MI; special friend, Mildred Mimbs. In lieu of flowers, the Bruno family wishes for memorial contributions to be made to: Georgia Masonic Charities Foundation, c/o Joseph W. Watson, Grand Secretary, 811 Mulberry Street, Macon, GA 32301-6779 or Shrine Children's Hospital c/o Keel Broom Sec/Rec, Al Sihah Shrine Center, PO Box 3147, Macon, GA 31305-3247 or Cochran Masonic Lodge #217 c/o Joe Allen, 217 Masonic Drive, Cochran, GA 31014.