A private funeral service for the late Kiyoko (Yoriko) Kusagaya who passed away on September 8, 2023 was held on Friday, September 29, 2023.

She is survived by her husband, Kenji Kusagaya, children Linda (Hide) Sugiura, June (John) Chung, and Jason (Nancy) Kusagaya, sisters in Japan Hiroko Hoshihara and Chikako (Mikio) Yamazaki, granddaughters Jessica, Julia, and Janice, and many other relatives.