Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Ventura County, and the surrounding areas in California state.

Lily Ho

Lily Ho

May 4, 2015

Lily Ho, 85, of Glendale, California, passed away at the Keiro Nursing Home in Los Angeles. Lily, the daughter of Kam Sing Ho and Hatsuko Okimoto. Ho was born in Waianae, Hawaii. She is survived by brothers Edwin, Albert and Herbert; nieces Edwina and Melissa; nephews Gregory, Jason, Jonathan and Kelsey; grandnieces Ximina, Sissi and Kensi. Lily graduated from the...

Fumie Funo

Fumie Funo

May 3, 2015

Funeral services for the late Fumie Funo, 90-year-old Los Angeles resident, who passed away on May 3 will be held on Thursday, May 14, 11:00AM at Centenary United Methodist Church, 300 South Central Ave., Los Angeles. She is survived by her son, Bill (Leslee) Funo; grandchildren, Brian and Marissa Funo. Fumie is also survived by many other loving family members.

Haruki Yamagata

Haruki Yamagata

May 2, 2015

Funeral services for the late Mr. Haruki Yamagata, 96 year old, Hiroshima, Japan born, resident of San Gabriel, who passed away on May 2, will be held on Friday, May 15, 7:00P.M. at Fukui Mortuary " Chapel in the Garden" 707 E. Temple St, Los Angeles. He is survived by his wife, Toshiko Yamagata; son, Takehiro (Mieko) Yamagata, daughters, Keiko...

Ruby Kwong Lee

Ruby Kwong Lee

May 1, 2015

RUBY KWONG LEE Ruby was the 94 yrs old, widow of Mark Yen Lee, cherished mother of Dr. Meriel Wu (Woody), Dr. Diana Lee (Dr. Jack Seto), Dr. Arlene Lee (Wilson Wong), and Dr. Vernon Lee (Ryoko Uratani), grandmother of Melissa, Lyndi, Michelle, Tyler, Zachary, Jennifer, Sophia, and Elaina, and great grandmother of Samuel and Matthew. Ruby's paternal...

Buddy Tomizo Takata

Buddy Tomizo Takata

Apr 30, 2015

Funeral Services for the late Mr. Buddy Takata, an 86-year-old, San Jose, California-born Nisei resident of Hawthorne and former internee of Heart Mountain Relocation Camp during WWII who passed away peacefully on April 30, 2015 will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2015 12:00 PM at Union Church of Los Angeles, 401 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90013. Mr....

Alice Fumiye Aoki

Alice Fumiye Aoki

Apr 30, 2015

Aoki, Alice Fumiye On April 30th, 2015 Alice Fumiye Aoki passed away peacefully at home in Lakewood, CA. She was 92 and was the youngest sibling of the Mitsuo Miyamoto Family with 3 brothers and 2 sisters. She was born August 4, 1922 in Montebello, CA and raised on a Strawberry Farm in Norwalk, CA. She raised 3 lovable dogs,...

Miyoko Shibata

Miyoko Shibata

Apr 30, 2015

Funeral service for Miyoko Shibata, 93-year-old, Ogden, Utah born, resident of Los Angeles who passed away on April 30, 2015 at Keiro Nursing Home, will be held on Monday, May 11 at 11:00 AM at Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, 815 E. 1st St., Los Angeles. She is survived by her husband, Toshio George Shibata; sons, Robert Hiroshi (Pat), Raymond Fumio...

Martha M. Kawada

Martha M. Kawada

Apr 30, 2015

Funeral services for the late Martha M. Kawada, 91-year-old, Torrance, CA born resident of Gardena, who passed away on April 30, 2015, will be held on Saturday, May 9, 11 a.m. at Gardena Valley Baptist Church 1630 W. 158th St., Gardena. (There will also be a service for Martha's son-in-law, David R. Ikemoto [see David R. Ikemoto obituary] at the...

David R. Ikemoto

David R. Ikemoto

Apr 29, 2015

Funeral services for the late David R. Ikemoto, 60-year-old, Escondido, CA born resident of Torrance, who passed away on April 29, 2015, will be held on Saturday, May 9, 11 a.m. at Gardena Valley Baptist Church 1630 W. 158th St., Gardena. (There will also be a service for David's mother-in-law, Martha Kawada [see Martha Kawada obituary] at the same time)....

Randall "Randy" Matsuno

Randall "Randy" Matsuno

Apr 28, 2015

Funeral service for RANDALL "RANDY" S. MATSUNO, 57, a resident of Whittier who passed away of natural causes on April 28, will be held on Tuesday, May 12, 11AM at Evergreen Baptist Church San Gabriel Valley, 323 Workman Mill Road, La Puente. The family requests that flowers please be omitted and casual attire.

He is...

Tomiye Mori

Tomiye Mori

Apr 27, 2015

Memorial service for TOMIYE MORI, 91, a West Los Angeles born Nisei and resident of Downey who passed away on April 27 at the Keiro Nursing Home, will be held on Saturday, May 9, 11:00AM at Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, 815 E. 1 st Street, L.A.  WWW.FukuiMortuary.com

She is survived by her son, Daniel (Mary)...

George Takeo Kasamatsu

George Takeo Kasamatsu

Apr 27, 2015

Private funeral service for GEORGE TAKEO KASAMATSU, 96, a Watsonville born Nisei and resident of Monterey Park who passed away on April 27 at the Keiro Nursing Home, was held on Tuesday, May 12 at the Old North Church, Forest Lawn Hollywood.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 69 years, Tamiye "Tami"; son,...

Hideo Imamura

Hideo Imamura

Apr 27, 2015

Mr. Hideo Imamura, an 89-year-old Ventura, California-born Nisei resident of Los Angeles, former internee of Tule Lake Relocation Camp who proudly served his country in the United States Army during WWII, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2015. A longtime employee of the historic Southern California Flower Market, he acted in numerous films and television shows. A private Service of...

Tomio Miya

Tomio Miya

Apr 26, 2015

Funeral services for the late Mr. Tomio Miya, 81 year-old, Layton, Utah born veteran and resident of Seal Beach, CA who passed away peacefully on April 26 will be held on Tuesday, May 12, 11:30 AM at Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, 12371 Braddock Drive, Culver City, 90230. A public visitation will be held on Saturday, May 9th from 9:30 AM...

Isao Tanouye

Isao Tanouye

Apr 25, 2015

MR. ISAO "EASY" TANOUYE, 86, Torrance, CA born Nisei, US Army Veteran passed away peacefully on April 25, surrounded by his family at Torrance Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his loving family: wife, Susie Tanouye; daughters, Patti (Mike) Bast and Tracey (Mike Takahashi) Tanouye; granddaughter, Marisa Bast; sister, Sumiye (George) Ota; also survived by many nieces, nephews and relatives....

Lilly Yuriko Takaki

Lilly Yuriko Takaki

Apr 25, 2015

July 7, 1926 - April 25, 2015 Lilly Yuriko (nee Kaneko) Takaki, 88, of Torrance, CA., passed away peacefully on April 25, 2015. She is survived by daughters Kathleen (Dr. Glenn) Madokoro, Newport Beach, CA., and Teresa (Dr. Robert) Matsushima, Torrance, CA., daughter-in-law, Jaimee Itagaki, Los Angeles, CA., four grandchildren: Adam, Teddy (Diana) Madokoro, Ann (Alex) Chiu, Paul (Monica) Matsushima,...

Yuri - Kumai

Yuri - Kumai

Apr 25, 2015

Mrs. Yuri Kumai, resident of Los Angeles, California, passed away peacefully at Hollenbeck Palms Nursing Facility. She is survived by her daughters, Claudia and Emily, her son in law, Robert Scott, and her grandchildren, Jessica, Patrick, his wife Rachel, and Robyn, with her husband Parker. Private services were held on May 29th at Evergreen

Tsuneyo Yamamoto

Tsuneyo Yamamoto

Apr 24, 2015

MRS. TSUNEYO YAMAMOTO (January 18, 1920 – April 24, 2015) Mrs. Tsuneyo Yamamoto, 95, Spring Valley, CA born Nisei, resident of Whittier passed away peacefully on April 24, at Keiro Nursing Home. She is predeceased by her loving husband, Masahisa Yamamoto; son, Tatsuo Yamamoto; daughter, Kazuko Nakayama. She is survived by her loving family: son, Masaaki (Yoko) Yamamoto; daughter, Akiyo...

Ruth Murata

Ruth Murata

Apr 24, 2015

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Kimiko Kawasaki

Kimiko Kawasaki

Apr 23, 2015

Kimiko Kawasaki 94 passed away on April 23. She is survived by her loving family: sons, Harold Morishige (Mary Ann) and George (Cecilia); grandchildren, Laura (Dan) Wong and Janine Kawasaki; great grandchildren Braden, Dane, and Trent Wong; brother, Makoto Takenaka, and many nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Visitation on Friday, May 15, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. at Fukui Mortuary, 707...

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