Obituaries
Recent Obituaries from Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Ventura County, and the surrounding areas in California state.
Kenji Tanimoto
Apr 16, 2016
Funeral service for the late Kenji Tanimoto, 77-year-old, Los Angeles, CA born resident of La Puente, who passed away on April 16, 2016, will be held on Saturday, April 30, 10 a.m. at Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles 1255 San Gabriel Blvd. Rosemead, CA. He is survived by his loving wife, Patricia Tanimoto; daughters, Traci (Gary) Higa and Stephanie...
Miyoko Yoshida
Apr 16, 2016
Family funeral service for Miyoko Yoshida, 73-year-old Hiroshima-ken born resident of Sun City who passed away on April 16, 2016, was held on Sunday, April 24 at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden". She is survived by her husband, Tadashi Yoshida; son, Alex Tadayuki Yoshida; daughter, Christine Yayoi Yoshida; sister, Betty Akiko Kato; Nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Katsumi Kenneth Hoshiko
Apr 14, 2016
HOSHIKO, Katsumi Kenneth (88) Passed away peacefully on April 14, 2016. He is survived by his loving family; wife, Carole Yasue Hoshiko; children, Brian (Lori) and Howard Hoshiko, Lisa (Lance) Nakagawa; grandchildren, Todd, Lauren, Kazuto and Natsuki Hoshiko, Devin and Karina Nakagawa; sisters, Amy Noriyuki of CO, Mabel Shibata and Lillian Noriyuki; also many nieces, nephews and other relatives. Funeral...
Shiyu Bob Shibasaki
Apr 14, 2016
Shiyu "Bob" Shibasaki, 86, passed away on April 14, 2016. Bob is survived by his wife, Misao, daughter, Hiromi (James) Toberman and pre-deceased by his son Bobby, his brother, Dr. Eugh, and sister, Toshiko. He is also survived by his sister, Takako Kawaguchi, and his brother, Yo (Kaoru) Shibasaki and many nieces & nephews. Funeral services will be held on...
Osamu Sam Fujikawa
Apr 14, 2016
Funeral services for the late Osamu "Sam" Fujikawa, 90-year-old, WWII, 100th/442nd Veteran, Alameda, CA born resident of Los Angeles, who passed away on April 14, 2016, will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 11 a.m. at Centenary United Methodist Church 300 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles. He is survived by his beloved wife, Teri Fujikawa; daughters, Eva (Norman) Noda of...
Frances Nitta
Apr 13, 2016
Frances Nitta, 77, passed away on April 13, 2016 at Southern California Hospital at Culver City. She is pre-deceased by beloved husband, Haruo Bobby Nitta, survived by her son Kevin Nitta; granddaughter, Nicole Nitta and her husband's siblings, Akio Nitta, Michio Nitta, Hatsue Sakai, Natsue Yamaguchi and Nancy Hori; and many nieces, nephews and other relatives. Private Service was held...
Yonejiro Ito
Apr 13, 2016
Mr. Yonejiro Ito, 89 years old, Nisei, born in Venice, CA, resident of Ventura, CA. He passed away peacefully on April 13th at home surrounded by his family. Funeral service will be held on April 23rd at 10:00 AM, at the Oxnard Buddhist Temple, 250 S. "H" St. Oxnard, CA. The family appreciates your condolences but kindly ask that flowers...
Diane Yasuko Miyahata
Apr 12, 2016
Diane Yasuko Segimoto Miyahata (December 13, 1931-April 12, 2016). Diane was born and raised in Terminal Island, San Pedro, CA until being interned at Manzanar and work program in Seabrook, NJ during World War II. Diane worked for Transamerica Corp until her retirement. She is preceded in death by her husband Masahiro Miyahata, and sister, Kiyomi Harada. She is survived...
Leanne Misao Nakanishi
Apr 11, 2016
LEANNE MISAO NAKANISHI, 50, passed away peacefully surrounded by her beloved family on April 11, 2016. She is survived by her devoted fiancé, Gary Lieberman; father, Alvin Nakanishi; loving sisters, Lisa (Chris) Aparicio, and Laura (David) Nakanishi; uncle, Calvin (Joanne) Leong; aunt, Susie Sasaki; aunt, Susan Yamamoto, and relatives. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at...
Chris N. Iijima
Apr 10, 2016
MR. CHRIS N. IIJIMA, 64, US Air Force Veteran, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2016. He is survived by his loving family: son, David Joseph Iijima of GA; daughter, Elizabeth Ann (Brian Bedesem) Iijima of AZ; granddaughters, Jewel, Sabrina and Miya Iijima all of AZ; sisters, Susan A. Iijima of Los Angeles and Diana (Robert) Mueller of San Francisco;...
Rumiko Imai
Apr 10, 2016
Rumiko Imai, 67, passed away on April 10, 2016. Rumiko is survived by her husband, Toshiharu Imai, her sister, Suzuko Iikawa of Tokyo Japan and nieces & nephews and other relatives here and in Japan. Private gathering was held on Thursday, April 14, 2016, at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden"
Yasuo Ogami
Apr 10, 2016
Funeral service for the late Yasuo Ogami, 77-year-old, Saitama, Japan born resident of Rancho Palos Verdes, who passed away on April 10, 2016, will be held on Friday, April 22, 2p.m. at Neighborhood Church, 415 Paseo Del Mar Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274. He is survived by his loving wife, Yohko Ogami; sons, Tetsuya (Lisa) and Takeo (Kei) Ogami; grandchildren,...
Tei Sugi
Apr 9, 2016
Public memorial services for the late Tei Sugi, 98 year old, Santa Clara California-born, long time resident of Alhambra and more recently Keiro and Laguna Niguel, who passed away on April 9, will be held on Saturday, April 23, 11:00AM at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden", 707 E. Temple St, Los Angeles, California. Tei attended elementary and secondary schools...
Yukuo Tsuji
Apr 8, 2016
Farewell gathering for Yukuo Tsuji, 60 years old, who passed away on April 18, 2016, was held on Thursday, April 20, 2016. He is survived by his wife Toyoko, daughter Eleena. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, and relatives in Japan.
Yasuko Nagai
Apr 8, 2016
Yasuko Nagai passed away at 103 years old on April 8, 2016. Public funeral services will be held on Sunday, April 17th, 11:00 AM at Fukui Mortuary, "Chapel in the Garden," 707 E. Temple Street, Los Angeles. She is predeceased by her sons, Mitsuo Iwata and Kenneth Nagai, and spouses Katsuo Nagai and Hiroshi Iwata. Mrs. Nagai is survived by...
Victor Hiroshi Abe
Apr 7, 2016
ABE, Victor Hiroshi, 95, of Rolling Hills Est. died peacefully at home on Thurs., Apr. 7, 2016. Born in LA, he graduated from UC Berkeley and worked as a structural engineer. His 42-yr engineering legacy includes the Nakaoka Ctr, Republic Bank, military exchanges, churches, restaurants, schools, theaters, and the Go For Broke Monument in Little Tokyo. He served in the...
Rev. Dr. Mokusen Miyuki
Apr 7, 2016
Born in 1928, Rev. Dr. Mokusen Miyuki, an 18th generation Pure Land Jodo Shinshu Buddhist priest, received his B.A. in Indian Philosophy and Sanskrit Philology at the prestigious University of Tokyo, Japan. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1954 where he continued his studies at UCLA (M.A., Philosophy) and Claremont Graduate School (Ph.D., Asian Studies) while practicing as a...
Hideo Kakehashi
Apr 2, 2016
HIDEO KAKEHASHI, 96 year old California born resident of Mar Vista, passed away on April 2. He served in WWII with the M.I.S. unit and was with the first group to land in occupied Japan under Gen. MacArthur. Public funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 16, 6:00 P.M. at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden", 707 E. Temple...
Chiyoko Ikefugi
Apr 2, 2016
IKEFUGI, Chiyoko (84) Passed away peacefully on April 2, 2016. She is survived by her loving family; husband, David Ikefugi; daughter, Pamela (Jonathan) Kluver; son, Wayne (Amy) Ikefugi; grandchildren, Katherine, Nathan and Diana; also survived by nieces, nephews and other relatives. Services will be held privately.
Toshio Fujimura
Apr 1, 2016
Toshio Fujimura, 95-year-old, resident of West Covina passed away on April 1, 2016. He is predeceased by his son, Russell, and his wife, Peggy Fujimura. He is survived by his children, Janice (William) Cumming, Richard (Mizue) Fujimura, and Kenneth (Hitomi) Nishizaki; grandchildren, David (Erica) Fujimura, Jennifer (Alex) Han, Michelle (Gate) Chanjamsri, Kenneth Nishizaki Jr., and Mellissa (Kouhei) Ida; great-grandchildren, Jayden...
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