Obituaries
Recent Obituaries from Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Ventura County, and the surrounding areas in California state.
Lily Hanako Ikuta
Jun 12, 2014
Family memorial services for the late Mrs. Lily Hanako Ikuta, a 93-year-old, Scottsbluff, Nebraska-born Nisei resident of North Hollywood who passed away peacefully on June 12, 2014 were held privately at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, officiated by Rev. Ruy Mizuki of West Valley United Methodist Church. The family respectfully requests that in lieu of flowers or koden, donations be made...
Amy Omatsu
Jun 11, 2014
Funeral service for the late Amy Omatsu, 90-year-old, Seattle WA born resident of Whittier, who passed away on June 11, 2014, will be held on Saturday, June 28, 3:00 P.M. at St. Mary's Episcopal Church 961 S. Mariposa Ave., Los Angeles. Predeceased by her husband, Oliver George Omatsu; she is survived by her children, Elaine (John) Nishikawa and Robert (Cathy)...
Mary Mitsuye Honkawa
Jun 11, 2014
Funeral services for the late Mary Mitsuye Honkawa, 88-year-old, Fresno born resident of Los Angeles who passed away on June 11, 2014 at Los Angeles County USC Medical Center, were held on Thursday June 19, 10A.M. at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden". She is survived by her husband, Yukinori Honkawa; son, Tom (Suzanne) Honkawa; sister, Rose (Ray) Maeda; also...
Yasuyo - Sakata
Jun 9, 2014
Private family service for the late Yasuyo Sakata, 91-year-old, Japan born resident of Alhambra, who passed away on June 9, 2014, were held on Saturday, June 21 at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden" in Los Angeles. She is survived by her daughters, Lucy Tomoko (Steve) Ishida and Yumiko (Ron Grobeck) Sakata; grandchildren, Scott and Ryan Ishida, and Alyson and...
Kiyoshi "Ambrose" Masutani
Jun 8, 2014
Funeral service for the late Kiyoshi "Ambrose" Masutani, 92-year-old, CA born resident of Los Angeles, who passed away on June 8, 2014, will be held on Monday, June 16, 11:00 A.M. at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden" 707 E. Temple St., L.A. He is survived by his siblings, Hisaye Masutani, Yukie Rikimaru, Asako Mishima, and Sei Masutani; he is...
Fujiko - Ishikawa
Jun 8, 2014
Fujiko Ishikawa, age 101, passed away peacefully on June 8, 2014. Fujiko and her husband Henry married in 1935 and raised a family in Southern California. The oldest of seven siblings, she was devoted to her two children, brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was an active member of the Torrance Sister City Association and enjoyed...
Albert Ryoji Sugimoto
Jun 7, 2014
SUGIMOTO, ALBERT RYOJI, age 81, born Hawaii passed away on June 7. Beloved husband of Raymunda Sugimoto; brother of Lillian (Wilmer ) Koshi; cousin of Barbara (Dennis) Okita, Gayle (Alan) Otani, Naomi (Gerald) Niimi; also survived by nephews Leslie, Newton, and Raymond Koshi, other relatives here and in Hawaii. Public Memorial services will be held on Sunday, June 15, 2:00PM...
Toshiko - Yokote
Jun 7, 2014
Age 81, passed away on June 7, 2014. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Glen Noboru; loving mother of Gary (Loraine), Stephanie (Matthew Zilmer), Timothy (Linda) and David (Anna) Yokote; grandmother of Shelby, Erin, Michael, Elisabeth, Katharine, and Samantha Yokote; she is also survived by a brother, sisters, nieces, nephews and other relatives. Memorial services will be held on...
Nobuko Nobie Saito
Jun 6, 2014
A graveside service for the late Ms. Nobuko Nobie Saito, an 89-year-old California-born Nisei resident of Los Angeles and former internee of Heart Mountain Relocation Camp during WWII who passed away on June 6, 2014, will be held on Saturday, June 21, 2014 10:00 AM at Inglewood Park Cemetery, 720 E. Florence Ave., Inglewood, CA, officiated by Rev. Mark Nakagawa...
Takeko Sadamoto
Jun 4, 2014
Funeral service for Takeko Sadamoto, 93-year-old, Bellevue, WA born, passed away on June 4, 2014 at Keiro Nursing Home were held on Saturday, June 28 at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden". She is survived by her sons, Theodore Kanji (Eiko), James Hidemichi (Katherine) and Howard Yasuo Sadamoto; daughter, Arline Etsuko (Edwin) Shiotsuka; also grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and other...
Tsuyako Ruby Sumida
Jun 3, 2014
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Tsuyako Ruby Sumida, a 98-year-old, Seattle, Washington-born Nisei resident of Los Angeles and former internee of Heart Mountain Relocation Camp during WWII who passed away on June 3, 2014 were held privately at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden", officiated by Rimban William Briones of Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. Predeceased by her husband Roy...
Michiyo Nonoshita
Jun 2, 2014
Funeral services for the late Michiyo Nonoshita, an 89-year-old, Terminal Island, California-born Kibei-Nisei and longtime resident of Long Beach who passed away peacefully on June 2, 2014, will be held on Monday, June 16, 2014 at Long Beach Buddhist Church, 2360 Santa Fe Ave., Long Beach, CA. She was predeceased by her husband, Keiichi Nonoshita, and sister, Tomiyo Shoji. Mrs....
Roberta Fumiko Shiozaki
Jun 1, 2014
Roberta Fumi Shiozaki was born in Sacramento. CA on September 8, 1919 and passed away June, 1, 2014 from respiratory failure at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, CA. She was married to Jack Kiyoshi Shiozaki for 65 years. They are both survived by five children: Andrew (Karen), Richard (Karen), Gary (Maria), Leilani (Ronald), and Darlene (Neal). Roberta loved and was...
Toru Sugita
May 31, 2014
Funeral services for the late Toru Sugita, 89-year-old, Lodi born resident of Midway City who passed away on May 31, 2014 at his residence, will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2P.M. at Orange County Buddhist Church. 909 S.Dale Ave. Anaheim,CA . He is survived by his wife, Seiko Sugita; son, Robert Tadashi Sugita; sisters, Chizuko Judy Sugita DeQueiroz (Richard...
Kazuko Ann Kanemoto
May 28, 2014
Private Family Memorial services for Kazuko Ann Kanemoto, 84 years old, Tokyo, Japan born, Issei, longtime resident of Gardena, passed away peacefully on May 28, 2014, were held Thursday, June 5, 2014, at the Green Hills Memorial Park. She is survived by her son, Don Maddox; sister, Yukie Yonehara; and other relatives, here and in Hawaii.
Rodney Isamu Kamiya
May 28, 2014
Memorial Services for the Late Mr. Rodney Isamu Kamiya, a 95 year-old Hawaii-born Nisei resident of Gardena and a proud veteran who honorably served his country in the United States Army, and who also served as the State Service Officer At Large of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1961, who peacefully passed away on May 28, 2014 will be...
Fred Yutaka Masukawa
May 27, 2014
Funeral services for the late Fred Yutaka Masukawa, 94 year-old, Los Angeles born Nisei resident of Gardena who passed away on May 27, 2014 will be held on Friday, June 6, 5:30 p.m. at Gardena Buddhist Church, 1517 W. 166th St., Gardena. He is predeceased by his wife, Misao. He is survived by his loving children, Alan (Cheryl) Masukawa, Linda...
Mikako Fukuuchi Gary
May 27, 2014
Mikako Fukuuchi Gary, 82, a retired Japanese language teacher, passed away peacefully on May 27, 2014. Mikako grew up in Yonago, Japan, studied pharmacy in Los Angeles, California, and met the man who would become her husband onboard a ship on her return trip to Japan. They were married in Tokyo and shortly thereafter moved to Hawaii, where they settled...
Alice S. Hara
May 23, 2014
HARA, ALICE S., 84, Honolulu, HI, born Nisei, who passed away peacefully on May 23, 2014 at her residence in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Alice was proud of the fact that she graduated from George Washington University, in Washington, DC with a Bachelor of Science degree. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Clarence M. Hara; son Craig...
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