Funeral services for the late Minoru Kuroda, 81-year-old Kagoshima-Ken born Issei who passed away on May 11th at his residence in Sun valley, will be held on Fariday, May 15, 7pm at Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, 815 E. 1st St., Los Angeles. He is survived by his loving wife, Miyako; sons, Richard and Steve (Martha); grandchildren, Jeff, Kamila, and Nicholas; sisters, Shinae Takesako and Michi Miyamura, both of Japan; sisters-in-law, Aiko Yamano, Ayako Nakawatase, Hideko Nomoto, and Mitsuko (Tateo) Kuramura of Japan; brothers-in-law, Morio Nomoto, Mitsuo Nomoto and his wife, Morika Nomoto and his wife, and Mitsunori Nomoto of Japan and his wife. also by many nieces, nephews and relatives here and in Japan.