MR. SEICHIRO "SAM" SUGIURA, 83, Los Angeles, CA born Nisei, Veteran of WWII, passed away on January 4, 2010.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 16, at 1:00PM at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden", 707 E. Temple St., Los Angeles, with Rev. William Briones of Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple officiating.
He is survived by his sister, Sumiko (Shoji) Tanaka; brother, Shoji Sugiura; step-children, Reiko (Lanny) Mayberry, David (Jodie), Michael (Donna) and Sam (Joyce) Toya; brother-in-law, Takaji Ikeda; niece, Naomi (Ted) Hackett; also survived by many other relatives.