Beloved father, grandfather, brother and uncle, Albert Yasuaki Oda, 78, passed away on June 2, 2009, in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA with his daughter and caregiver at his side. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii on November 3, 1930, Albert served in the Armed Forces doing communications work in Greenland during the Korean War between 1951 to 1953. In 1956, he married Ellen Miyoko Okinaka and moved to California to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where he earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He worked at Menasco, a landing gear design company, for 30 years. He retired shortly after his wife, Ellen, passed away on October 8, 1987. Albert spent the next 20 years doing volunteer work at the Seicho-No-Ie Church in Gardena, CA. He was a quiet loving husband and father who brought all his children closer to God.

Albert is survived by his children, Duane (Rosemarie), Denise (Jeffrey), Teri (Stan) and Dwight (Cathy), grandchildren Aaron, Michael, Chad, Kevin, Jessica, Kristen, Alyssa and Makena, and siblings, Martha, Herbert, Betty, Elaine and Michael. He was preceded in death by his sister Margie and brother Kenneth.

The memorial service will be held at the Green Hills Mortuary Chapel, 27501 S. Western Ave., Rancho Palos Verdes, CA., on June 20, 2009, from 11:00 am to noon.

The family kindly requests no flowers for Albert's memorial service.