Taiichi Aoyama
Jun 21, 2014
Funeral services for the late TAIICHI AOYAMA, 81-year-old, Santa Ana born resident of Placentia who passed away on June 21, 2014 will be held on Wednesday July 2, 10:30 A.M. at Wintersburg Presbyterian Church. 2000 Fairview St., Santa Ana. He is survived by his wife Rosalie Reiko Aoyama; daughter, Charlene (Scott) Nakakihara; sons, Devon (April) and Todd Aoyama; 7 grandchildren;...
Jeffrey Sadao Kodama
Jun 21, 2014
Funeral services for the late Mr. Jeffrey Sadao Kodama, 59-year old, California-born, resident of Los Angeles, who passed away on June 21, will be held on Tuesday, July 1, at 7 p.m. at Union Church of Los Angeles, 401 E. Third Street, Los Angeles. He is survived by his father, Sadao Kodama; brother, Gordon (Clare) Kodama; aunt, Fumi Masunaga; also...
Kazue - Ouchi
Jun 21, 2014
Kazue Ouchi, 86 years-old, born and raised in Tokyo, recently from Arcadia, Calif. and formerly of New York, Washington, D.C., La Jolla, Calif., and Honolulu, passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2014, from natural causes. A memorial service was held at Fukui Mortuary in Los Angeles. Ms. Ouchi was also known as the actress Mariko Niki, who was the leading...
Fumiko Matsumoto
Jun 20, 2014
Funeral services for Fumiko Matsumoto, 94-year-old, resident of Anaheim who passed away on June 20, 2014 at New Era Guest Home will be held on Friday, June 27 at 10:00 AM at Orange County Buddhist Church, 909 S. Dale Ave., Anaheim. The family requests that casual attire please. She is survived by her daughters, Setsuko (Saburo) Horiba, Grace Mioko (Ben)...
Takeichi Jack Furutani
Jun 19, 2014
Takeichi Jack Furutani of North Hollywood, Calfornia, passed away peacefully at the age of 90 on June 19, 2014. Born on September 6, 1923, and raised in El Monte, California, he was interned at Heart Mountain, Wyoming in the 1940's. In addition to his beloved wife, Susie Shizuye Furutani, he was predeceased by his brothers, Jiichi and Sadao. He is...
John Shoji Kataoka
Jun 19, 2014
John Shoji Kataoka, 87 year-old, Los Angeles born Nisei, from Boyle Heights and former internee of Heart Mountain during WWII passed away in his sleep on Tuesday, June 17th 2014 from natural causes. A memorial service will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery at 1847 14th Street in Santa Monica CA on June 28th 2014 at 10am. He enjoyed his various...
Tats - Kuwahara
Jun 17, 2014
Tatsuya "Tats" Kuwahara passed away peacefully at home in Montebello on June 17, 2014. He was 89 years old. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, June, and three children: Gary (Teri) of Torrance, Ron (Ilene) of Lodi and Susan Reeve (Ron) of Torrance. He was the proud grandfather of Dana Kuwahara McCusker (Mike) and Derek Kuwahara, Jeffrey...
Ronald Kawachi
Jun 16, 2014
KAWACHI, Ronald, 81, born and raised in Southern California, passed away peacefully on June 16, 2014. He is survived by his loving family: wife, Shirley Kawachi; daughter, Teri Iverson; son, Kevin (Hannah) Kawachi; grandchildren, Trisha and Bradley Iverson, Brandon, Tyler, Katherine and Alexis Kawachi. Also survived by 3 sisters-in-law and many nieces, nephews and relatives. Public visitation will be held...
Saburo Kuwahara
Jun 14, 2014
KUWAHARA, Saburo "Tweet" (88) Passed away peacefully on June 14th. He is survived by his loving family, wife, Irma; children, Brenna Escamillo, Kyle (Claris) Kuwahara, Laura (Ken) Takaoka and Janice (John) Gilson; seven-grandchildren and one great-granddaughter; sister, Reiko Kamimura also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives. A private family memorial service was held on June 27 at Fukui...
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...