TACHIBANA, MIDORI. (Age 87) Half Moon Bay-born resident of Torrance, passed away on March 27, 2007. Beloved mother of Janet Kiyoko (Bill) Ota; grandmother of Jayme Li Kiyomi Ota; sister of Akira Kikugawa and Yemi (Yosh) Kamiya; sister-in-law of Yo Kikugawa and Catherine Uyeda; sister of Yone Amimoto, Yoji Uyeda, Okuni Yamamoto, Saburo Uyeda, Shikako Sogabe, and Shiro (Toni) Uyeda; sister-in-law of Yo (Elsie) Tachibana, Buddy (Fumi) Kasai and Ted (Miyo) Inouye; she is also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 7, 11:00 A.M. at Green Hills Memorial Park Chapel, 27501 South Western Ave., Rancho Palos Verdes, with a minister from Koyasan Buddhist Temple officiating.