Derek William Chang
Oct 17, 2015
Funeral service for DEREK WILLIAM CHANG, 23 a Torrance born resident of Redondo Beach who passed away on October 17, will be held on Saturday, November 7, 10AM at the South Bay Community Church, 2549 West 190 th Street, Torrance.
Derek, who passed away on October 17 is survived by his parents, Bradley Howard and...
Yoshiko Sato
Oct 14, 2015
Funeral service for the late Yoshiko Sato, 87-year-old, Terminal Island-born resident of Seal Beach, who passed away peacefully on October 14, 2015, will be held at Green Hills Memorial Park Chapel, 27501 South Western Avenue, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275, on Saturday, October 24 at 1:00 p.m. She is predeceased by her beloved family; husband, Shigeru; daughter, Denise Hudson; and...
Fusako Enomoto
Oct 11, 2015
Funeral service for the late Mrs. Fusako Enomoto, 95- year- old, Terminal Island, California-born Nisei and resident of Whittier, who passed away on October 11, 2015 will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 1:00p.m. at Church of Perfect Liberty, Los Angeles,1130 West 223rd Street, Torrance, California with Rev. Tokuo Itagaki officiating. She is survived by her son, Yo...
Masuo "Mas" Kumamoto
Oct 11, 2015
Funeral services for late Mr. Masuo "Mas" Kumamoto will be held on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Orange County Buddhist Church, 909 S. Dale Ave., Anaheim, CA. Mas was a California-born Nisei resident of Cerritos, but was also a former internee of Rower Relocation Camp during WWII. He served honorably in the US Army Military Intelligence Service....
Mitsuo Yahata
Oct 10, 2015
YAHATA, Mitsuo "Mits" (84) Passed away peacefully on October 10, 2015. Mits is survived by his loving family; wife, Shirley Yahata; daughter, Janice (Jerry) Miyasato of HI; son, Ryan Yahata; grandchildren, Jared and Jessica Miyasato of HI; brother, Taichi Yahata of HI; sisters, Asako (Joe) Teves of HI, Miyako Tanabe of Maryland; also survived by many nieces, nephews and other...
Teruyuki Oshita
Oct 10, 2015
Teruyuki "Terry" Oshita (82) passed away peacefully on October 10, 2015. Born on October 13, 1932 and grew up and lived in the Pasadena, California area. He is predeceased by his wife, Bernice Masako Oshita, neé Kajiyama and his brother, Miyuki "Mike" (Kazuko) Ohshita. He is survived by his wife, Jane Sonoko Oshita, neé Sugi; only son Terry Teruo (Evelyn)...
Saburo Hori
Oct 9, 2015
Saburo Hori, 97, passed away on October 9, 2015 at Citrus Valley Hospice care center. Saburo was born in Los Angeles, CA, Predeceased by Beloved wife, Lillian Hori, He is survived by his loving children, Kay Keiko ( Ronald ) Wornell, Joyce Shizuko (Gregory) Pratt and John Arthur (Margaret) Hori; grandchildren, David and John Wornell and Kimberly Pratt and Michael,...
Marian Shimazu
Oct 7, 2015
SHIMAZU, MARIAN. Age 89 passed away on October 7, 2015. Predeceased by her beloved husband, Yoshio Shimazu; she is survived by her children, Kirk Shimazu and Cathy (David) Yee; grandchildren Adam Yee and Remi Shimazu; she is also survived by nieces, nephews and other relatives. Private memorial services were held on Tuesday, October 13 at Green Hills Memorial Park Chapel...
Wendy Takako Fukuda
Oct 7, 2015
Wendy Fukuda (70) passed away after a short illness on October 7, 2015. She is survived her sister, Kay Fukuda; sister-in-law, Barbara Fukuda; nieces, Naeemah Fukuda and Sonya LaMey; nephew, Ryan Fukuda; and also many other relatives. A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2015, 11:00 AM at Centenary United Methodist Church, 300 S. Central...
Fumiko Shibata
Oct 5, 2015
Funeral Service for 97 year old Fumiko Shibata who passed away peacefully on October 5, 2015 was held at the Green Hills Memorial Park on Wednesday, October 14, 2015. Graveside service was conducted by Rev. Yukinori Gyokei Yokoyama of the Long Beach Buddhist Church. Fumiko is pre-deceased by her husband, Hiroshi and her youngest son, Robert Shigeyuki. She is survived...
Nobuo Okamura
Oct 5, 2015
A family memorial service for the late Nobuo Okamura, an 86-year-old, Sacramento, California-born Kibei-Nisei resident of Pacific Palisades who passed away on October 5, 2015 was held privately at Rose Hills Memorial Park, officiated by Rev. Karen Fay Ramos-Young of Centenary United Methodist Church of Los Angeles. Beloved husband of Yoko Okamura. Loving father of Michael Hironobu (Denise) Okamura. Also...
Mary Yakura
Oct 3, 2015
YAKURA MARY age 97 passed away on October 3, 2015 in Fountain Valley, CA. She was predeceased by husband John Masao and daughter Alice Teruko Grafues. Beloved mother of Fred Fumio and Jane Michiko Yakura, and sister-in-law Tomiko Yakura and many nieces, nephews, and other relatives here and in Japan. Funeral services will be held on Thursday October 15, at...
Ryoji Akiyama
Oct 3, 2015
Ryoji Akiyama, 84, passed away on October 3, 2015 at his home in Monterey Park. Ryoji was born on April 1, 1931, in Niigata, Japan, and moved to California in 1971, and was a lifelong resident of Monterey Park. He is survived by his loving wife, Yoko; two daughters Yayoi Christiansen and Megumi Lemons; two sons-in-law Kevin Christiansen and Stephen...
Akio Iwamoto
Oct 2, 2015
IWAMOTO, Akio, 87, passed away peacefully on October 2, 2015. He is survived by his loving family; wife, June Iwamoto; son, Darrell (Elaine) Iwamoto and daughter, Deborah Iwamoto; grandchildren, Daniel, Thomas, Emily, Andrew and Alyssa Iwamoto; brother, Masami (Aiko) Iwamoto; also survived by many loving family members and friends. Celebration of life will be held on Sunday, November 8, at...
Jean C. Amano
Sep 30, 2015
Memorial service for the late Jean C. Amano, 81-year-old, resident of Montebello, who passed away peacefully on September 30, 2015, was held privately at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden" on Saturday, October 10. She is survived by her loving family; sons, Dennis (Leanne) and Brad Amano; grandchildren, Brianne, Kellie, and Collin Amano; and sister, Mable (Yukio) Urushibata.
Namiko Yamasaki
Sep 30, 2015
YAMASAKI, Namiko, 85, passed away on September 30, 2015. She is survived by her loving family; husband, Joe Yamasaki; sisters, Yuriko (James) Nakai, Setsuko Shimasaki and Jayne Fujioka both of Hawaii; godson, Jeremy Lemus and Pauline Gomez; also survived by many nieces, nephews and relatives. Private family funeral services were held on Saturday, October 24, at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in...
Ruby Toshiko Uyekubo
Sep 29, 2015
Funeral service for the late Ruby Toshiko Uyekubo, 95-year-old, resident of Santa Monica, who passed away peacefully on September 29, 2015, was held on Sunday, October 11, at West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple. She is survived by her son, Gerry Akira (Cassie) Uyekubo; daughters, Reiko Kawai and Aiko (Robert) Mitchel; 7 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren.
Joseph Mitsuo Yamamoto
Sep 28, 2015
Funeral service for Joseph Mitsuo Yamamoto, 92-year-old Terminal Island born resident of Seal Beach who passed away on Sept. 28, 2015 at Knott Avenue Care Center, will be held on Sat. Oct. 10 at 10:00 AM at Long Beach Buddhist Church, 2360 Santa Fe Ave., Long Beach. He is survived by his wife, Mitsuko H. Yamamoto; sons, David T. (Lisa)...
Ritsuyo Kushi
Sep 27, 2015
MRS. RITSUYO KUSHI, 89, Wakayama-Ken born Issei, resident of Los Angeles, passed away peacefully on September 27, at Memorial Hospital of Gardena. She is predeceased by her loving husband, Masato Kushi and daughter, Kyoko Sato. She is survived by her loving family; son, Takashi (Yumi) Kushi of La Palma; grandchildren, Ryan and Justin Kushi of La Palma and Wendy Sato...