We sadly announce the passing of Sachi Ogura (87), born
on March 19, 1936, Kagoshima, Japan. She passed peacefully
on December 13, 2023, surrounded by her loving family at
Brandman Centers for Sr. Care in Reseda. A funeral service was
held on December 29 at Fukui Mortuary, officiated by Bishop
Noriaki Ito from Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple. Private
burial will be held at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills at a later
date.
Sachi is survived by her children: Yukie (Don) Nakagiri, Betty
Ikemoto, and George (Aisha) Ogura; grandchildren: Denise,
Dean (Marie), and Darren (Rose) Wake, Megan and Lauren
Ikemoto, Emma and Maddie Ogura; great-grandchildren:
Owen and Nolan Wake, Raiden and Jaden Wake; also survived
by her brothers: Hideyuki (Kimiko) Fukunaga, Toshimitsu
(Noriko) Fukunaga; sister: Echiko (Minoru) Kawaji; sisters-inlaw:
Yori Fukunaga and Sueko Fukunaga; and many nieces,
nephews and relatives in Japan and U.S.
She was pre-deceased by her brothers: Satsuki (Takeko)
Fukunaga, Hidemitsu Fukunaga, Nobuyuki Fukunaga and
Yoshiyuki Fukunaga.