MIYATA, HIDEO, age 86, passed away March 7, 2009. Born in El Centro, CA where his family were farmers. The family lived in Santa Monica prior to World War II, but moved to Utah, where he attended the University of Utah. While there, he enlisted in the Army, becoming a member of the highly decorated 442nd RCT and later a translator in the Pacific Theater. After the war, he settled in Los Angeles and met his first wife, Masako, while working at Kay's Hardware. He later repaired tvs and radios for Dorn's. He soon began working for Hughes Aircraft in El Segundo and continued to repair tvs in his free time. He worked a few years for Litton Industries, but returned to Hughes Aircraft in Fullerton, moving his family to Orange County in 1966. After the passing of Masako, Hideo retired in 1989 and helped care for his new granddaughter. He met his second wife, Hitomi, through his extended family and they wed in Las Vegas in 1990.
He is predeceased by his first wife, Masako Miyata. He is survived by wife, Hitomi Miyata; daughters, Jeanette Miyata and Cynthia (Dennis) Wakita; granddaughters, Allison and Karen Wakita; step-daughters, Chieko Kajihara and Mika (Kiyoshi) Kudo, both of Japan; and 3 step-granddaughters. Also survived by brothers, Randy (Michiko), Roy (Mary), and Satoshi Miyata, and many other relatives here and in Japan.
Public visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 25 at 11:00 a.m. at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden", 707 East Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA. Graveside Burial Services will be held at 12:30 p.m. at Evergreen Cemetery, 204 N. Evergreen Avenue, Los Angeles, CA.