Funeral service for Masao Shimoda, 84-year-old Sacrament born, resident of San Gabriel who passed away on Apr. 11, 2012 at San Gabriel Valley Medical Center will be held on Sat. Apr. 21 from 4:30 PM at Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, 815 E. First St., Los Angeles.
He is survived by his wife, Kuniko Shimoda; son, Satonobu (Daphne) Shimoda; daughters, Hatomi (Yasuhiro) Moriyasu of Japan and Miyuki (Larry) Lee; 6 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; brothers, Kaname (Sadako) Shimoda and Kazumi Shimoda of Japan; sisters, Tomoko Yoshimi and Kiyoko (Chiyuki) Kurisu both of Japan; many nieces, nephews and other relatives here and in Japan.