Funeral service for the late Mr. Joseph Masakazu Harada, an 86-year-old, Santa Maria, California-born Kibei-Nisei resident of Sherman Oaks who passed away on October 17, 2013, will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:00AM at West Los Angeles United Methodist Church, 1913 Purdue Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025.

Beloved husband of Yoshiko Harada; devoted father of Christine June (London Lawson) Harada of Washington D.C., Josephine Naomi Harada, of Boston, MA; proud grandfather of Maui Kai and Apollo Rio Lawson, both of Washington D.C..; brother of Fumi Utsunomiya and Jimmy Harada. Also survived by many other relatives both here and in Japan.