Obituaries

Mar 13, 2016

SUEMOTO, Ben (80) Passed away peacefully on March 13, 2016. Ben is survived by his loving family; wife, Pat Suemoto; daughter, Stacy(Rick) Ito of OR; grandchildren, Cailee, Jonathan and Matthew Ito of OR; sisters, June Yasutake and Millie (Ray) Sugimoto of HI; brother, Allen (Beverly) Suemoto, of HI; also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives. Services will be...

Mar 13, 2016

A Public Viewing and Remembrance of Life Memorial for the late Yukio Tatsumi, 95 year old Terminal Island born resident of Long Beach, who passed away on March 13, 2016, will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2016, between 10:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M. at Green Hills Cemetery Pavilion, 27501 S. Western Ave., Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. A Private family...

Mar 12, 2016

Funeral services for the late Mary Michiye Kubota, 93-year-old, Sanger, CA born resident of Los Angeles, who passed away on March 12, 2016, will be held on Saturday, March 26, 11 a.m. at Nichiren Buddhist Temple 2801 E. 4th St., Los Angeles. Predeceased by her beloved husband, Shizuma; she is survived by her loving children, Steve (Arlene) and Diane Kubota,...

Mar 12, 2016

THOMAS TADASHI TAMURA, 95 year old Waipahu Hawaii born resident of Gardena, who passed away on March 12, 2016. Private memorial services will be held on Monday, March 28, 6:00PM at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden", 707 E. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA, with Rev. Nobuharu Uzunoe of Konko Church Gardena officiating. He is survived by loving wife, Fusako...

Mar 11, 2016

Viewing for Theodore Takeshi Tsuji, 95-year-old resident of San Gabriel who passed away on March 11, 2016 at Vista Cove, will be held on March 22, 2016 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden", 707 E. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Funeral service will be held privately. He is survived by his sons,...

Mar 10, 2016

Funeral services for the late George Shigeo Takeyasu, 88 year-old, Redondo Beach born, resident of Los Angeles, who passed away on March 10, will be held on Wednesday, May 18, 7:00p.m. at Zenshuji Soto Mission,123 S. Hewitt St., Los Angeles,Rev. Shumyo Kojima officiating. He is survived by loving wife, Elaine Eiko; son, Alton Kazunari Takeyasu; daughter, Betty Keiko (Keith Anthony)...

Mar 9, 2016

Funeral services for the late Nobuo Yamanaka , 84-year-old, resident of Burbank, who passed away on March 9, 2016, was held on Saturday, March 19, at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden", with Emeritus Bishop Taisen Miyata officiating.

He is survived by his wife, Hatsuye; daughters, Linda and Cindy Yamanaka, and Irene Emi (Roy Takashi)...

Mar 9, 2016

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Mar 2, 2016

Saburo Nishikawa, a 96-year-old, Brawley, California-born Kibei-Nisei and former internee of Poston & Tule Lake Relocation Camps passed away peacefully on March 3, 2016. Saburo was predeceased by his wife, Mariko Mori-Nishikawa and his nephew Albert (Joyce) Kakita. He is survived by his sister Miyoko (Akira) Ikeda of Hiroshima, Japan; nephews, Kenneth (Carolyn) Kakita,Howard (Irene) Kakita, Allan(Charlotte) Kakita, Ronald (Kathy)...

Mar 1, 2016

NOBUKO LILLIAN (MATSUMOTO) OMI Nobuko Lillian, age 103, of Alhambra, CA peacefully passed away at Atherton Baptist Home on March 1, 2016. Nobuko Lillian was born December 9, 1912 in Santa Ana to Katsu and Tsune Kadowaki. Predeceased by husband, Rev. Frank M. Omi. Mother of Joyce, Arleen, Lloyd-predeceased, Meiko-predeceased(George). Philip (Nikki), Makiko (Dane-predeceased), Sheldon (Karen) Steven- predeceased; grandmother of...

Mar 1, 2016

SILVA, KATHLEEN YOSHIKA (75) passed away peacefully on March 1, 2016. She is survived by her children, Andrew Silva, Kim (Mark) Smith, and June (Matthew) Schmid; and 8 awesome loving grandchildren. Celebration Gathering will be held at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden", 707 E. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012, on Tuesday, March 22, at 1:00 P.M.

Mar 1, 2016

Mrs. Kyoko Kimura, 87, naturalized U.S. citizen, resident of Los Angeles and born in Hamamatsu, Japan passed away peacefully on March 1, at Good Samaritan Hospital. She was predeceased by her husband, Tadao Kimura and her son, William "Bill" Katsumi Kimura; She is survived by her daughters, Mari Lorraine Kimura, Yumi Violet Kimura, and Ruri Margaret (Michael) Heymann; daughter-in-law, Wendy;...

Mar 1, 2016

KAZUMI MIMURA, 75 year old, long-time resident of Monterey Park, originally from Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, passed away on March 1, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 16, 10:30A.M. at Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple, 505 East 3rd Street, Los Angeles, California. She was predeceased by her husband Yoshizo Mimura. She is survived by her sons, Ichiro (...

Mar 1, 2016

Ayaji Saiki, 84 year-old, Oregon born Nisei resident of Torrance passed away peacefully on March 1, 2016. Per her request services will be private. She is survived by her loving family; son, Dexter Saiki; daughter, Lynda (David) Eguchi; grandchildren, Christopher and Danielle Eguchi; brother, Kay Numata; also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Feb 29, 2016

Funeral services for the late Mrs. Miye Kawai, 98- year-old, Los Angeles born, resident of Vista, San Diego, who passed away on February 29, will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2016, 10:30A.M. at First Presbyterian Church Altadena, 2775 N. Lincoln Ave., Altadena, California. Predeceased by her husband, Nobu Tsugu Kawai. She is survived by her sons, Glen (Geri), Reid...

Feb 27, 2016

Private family graveside services for the late Loretta Toshiko Tamashiro, 77-year-old, Hawaii born resident of Gardena, who passed away on February 27, 2016, were held on Thursday, March 10 at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier. He is survived by her children, Blake (Stephanie), Arleen and JoAnn Tamashiro, and Noreen (Dennis) Crane; granddaughter, Natsuki Tamashiro; she is also survived by...

Feb 25, 2016

HAMASAKA, Paul Atsushi (88) passed away on February 25, 2016. Predeceased by his beloved wife, Nanako Hamasaka and his siblings, George (Nori) Takata and Helen Hamasaka. He is survived by his daughters, Laura and Vicki, the former of Washington D.C. and his siblings, Howard "Shak" (Helen) Takata and Barbara "Massy" (Yosh) Ishida, the latter of Arizona, and by many nieces,...

Feb 25, 2016

Funeral service for the late Miyoko Tachiki, 95-year-old, Lonpoc, CA born resident of Los Angeles, who passed away on February 25, 2016, will be held on Friday, March 11, 10 a.m. at West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple, 2003 Corinth Ave., Los Angeles, CA. She is survived by her loving children, Randall (Sera), Dennis (Satoko), and Martin (Karen) Tachiki, Janice (Jonathan)...

Feb 24, 2016

A private service for the late Mrs. Ruri Sugimoto, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, were held on Tuesday, March 8th at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden" with Rinban Noriaki Ito of Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple and Rev. Gregory Gibbs of Pasadena Buddhist Temple officiating. Ruri Sugimoto, a Nisei born in El Centro, CA and a resident of Pasadena, passed...