Mitsugi Ohno was diagnosed with gastric cancer in January 1999. He ended his 60-year glassblowing career on October 4, 1999, with a two-hour work session on the unfinished Japanese ship Kanrin-maru. Ohno died peacefully in his sleep on October 22, 1999. The unfinished ship and the tools he used during his career are on display in the Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University. He was survived by his widow, Nao Ohno, three children and four grandchildren.
