Obituaries

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

Virginia Rau Heard

Virginia Rau Heard

May 18, 2009

HEARD (Klenske), Virginia Rau (77) passed away May 18. Services will be held on May 30, 1:00 p.m. at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 301 Avenue 'D', Redondo Beach, CA 90277. In lieu of flowers please donate to your local Hospice.

Masao Inouye

Masao Inouye

May 17, 2009

Funeral service for Masao Inouye 96-year-old Seattle, WA-born resident of Gardena, will be held on Tuesday, May 26 from 10:00 AM at Gardena Valley Baptist Church, 1630 W. 158th St., Gardena. He is survived by his wife, Fujie Inouye; daughter, June Noriko Matsunami; grandchildren, Lee (Aubrey) Matsunami and Lynn (Steve) Tokeshi; great grandchildren, Caitlin Matsunami, Cole Matsunami and Dara Tokeshi;...

Nobuko - Sasaki

Nobuko - Sasaki

May 17, 2009

Private services for the late Nobuko Sasaki, 83-year-old, Hood River, Oregon born resident of Los Angeles, who passed away on May 17, 2009, were held on Saturday, May 30 at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden". She is survived by her loving husband, Harry T. Sasaki; son, Steve (Noemi) Sasaki; son, Gary (Alice) Sasaki and their children, Reuben and Ronald;...

Ruth Setsumi Umemoto

Ruth Setsumi Umemoto

May 17, 2009

Funeral services for the late Ruth Setsumi Umemoto, 75 year old Waialua, Hawaii born resident of Carson, who passed away on May 17, 2009 were held on Saturday June 6, 2009 at Gardena Buddhist Church, 1517 W. 166th St., Gardena, Ca Ruth is survived by son, Ronald Umemoto; daughter, Sandra (Murray) Jansen; grandchildren, Nathan and Marley Hiott, Kiana and Tasha...

Kazuo Arase

Kazuo Arase

May 17, 2009

A memorial service for the late Kazuo Arase will be held on Saturday, May 30th, 4pm, at the Temple City Seventh-day Adventist Church, 9664 Broadway, Temple City, 91780. Kazuo Arase, a Nisei resident of Glendale, passed away on May 17th at Garfield Medical Center. He is survived by his loving children, Catherine (Dean) Horinouchi, Thomas (Charito) Arase, and Grace (James)...

Katsuyo Pearl Teraji

Katsuyo Pearl Teraji

May 14, 2009

Private family services for the late Katsuyo Teraji, 92-year-old, San Diego, CA born resident of San Gabriel, who passed away from complications of pneumonia on May 14, 2009, were held on Wednesday, May 20 at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden". She is survived by her daughters, Grace Setsuko Teraji, Lillian Shizuko (Steven) Nicholson, and Toshiye Teraji; she is also...

Meito Hori

Meito Hori

May 14, 2009

Meito Hori Funeral services for the late Mr. Meito Hori, 82 year old, Pismo Beach, California-born Nisei resident of Fullerton who passed away on May 14 at Kaiser Permanente Anaheim will be held on Tuesday, May 26, 11:00 AM at Green Hills Memorial Park, 27501 S. Western Ave., Rancho Palos Verdes, officiated by Rev. Naomi Nakano of Gardena Buddhist Church....

Jean Liu

Jean Liu

May 14, 2009

LIU, JEAN, 60, beloved daughter of King Fong Liu; sister of Wilson (Shirley) and Howard (Noreen) Liu and Susan (Gordon) Maruya and aunt of many. Graveside service was held on Weds, May 26 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Hollywood with Rev. Peter Lai officiating.

Shigeo Maruyama

Shigeo Maruyama

May 12, 2009

MARUYAMA, Shigeo (85) passed away on May 12th at Alhambra Hospital Medical Center. Beloved husband of Etsuko; father of David; also survived by other relatives. Private viewing was held on May 18th at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in The Garden".

Marion Shimako Nakata

Marion Shimako Nakata

May 12, 2009

NAKATA, Mrs. Marion (Miyamoto) , passed away on May 11, 2009 at her home in Los Angeles. She was 94 years old. She is survived by daughters, Carolyn Massey and Patricia Wiebusch, 10 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, two great- great grandchildren, and many nephews, nieces and relatives. She was predeceased by her husband, Henry 'Slim' Nakata; daughter, Judith Barthelemy Maxwell; six...

Wendy Marietta Wardall

Wendy Marietta Wardall

May 12, 2009

WARDALL, WENDY MARIETTA, 22, passed into eternal life on May 12, 2009, with her family at her side after her life-long battle with cystic fibrosis. Wendy passed at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles while waiting for a lung transplant. Beloved daughter of Scott and Robin; sister of Wyatt and Lillian; granddaughter of Marietta Wardall of Denver and Janis...

Paul Tatsuo Usui

Paul Tatsuo Usui

May 11, 2009

MR. PAUL TATSUO USUI, 94, Los Angeles, CA born Nisei, resident of Charlestown, IN, passed away on, May 11, 2009. He is survived by his sons, Miles of Jeffersonville, IN, Wayne (Dawn) of Charlestown, IN and Mark (Vivien) Usui; 7 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; brother, Mas Usui; predeceased by his wife, Mary Katsuko Usui and daughter, Joyce Usui. Graveside funeral...

Minoru Kuroda

Minoru Kuroda

May 11, 2009

Funeral services for the late Minoru Kuroda, 81-year-old Kagoshima-Ken born Issei who passed away on May 11th at his residence in Sun valley, will be held on Fariday, May 15, 7pm at Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, 815 E. 1st St., Los Angeles. He is survived by his loving wife, Miyako; sons, Richard and Steve (Martha); grandchildren, Jeff, Kamila, and Nicholas;...

Sawa Maki

Sawa Maki

May 11, 2009

Funeral service for Sawa Maki 90-year-old resident of Monterey Park, who passed away on May 11, 2009, will be held on Saturday, May 16 from 6:00 PM at Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, 815 E. 1st St., Los Angeles. She is survived by her sons, Yuichi (Doris) and Kenji (Debbie) Maki; daughters, Saeko (Tom) Kimura and Tamiko (Tsugiyo) Mikasa; grandchildren, Bryan...

Ayumi Anne Noritake Garcia

Ayumi Anne Noritake Garcia

May 10, 2009

Ayumi Anne Noritake Garcia, 68 year old Chino resident passed away on May 10, 2009. Ayumi is survived by loving husband Samuel Garcia; sons, Russell (Yvonne), Dale (Elizabeth), Scott (Sandie), Clay (Barbara), Brian (Fabiola) and Patrick Garcia; daughters, Sanae Garcia, and Akemi (Ian) DeHerrera; grandchildren, Rudy, Samuel, Daniel, Danielle, Nina, Sanae, Lauren, Noah, Gabriel (Erin), Dylan, Hana Garcia, Ajia (Steven)...

Akira Ohno

Akira Ohno

May 8, 2009

Funeral service for Akira Ohno 92-year-old Niigata-ken born resident of Los Angeles who passed away on May 8, 2009 at Culver West Convalescent Hospital, will be held on Saturday, May 16 from 11:30 AM at Culver-Palms United Methodist Church, 4464 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City with Rev. Gail Nakamura Messner of West Los Angeles United Methodist Church officiating. The deceased is...

Donald L.. Kaya

Donald L.. Kaya

May 6, 2009

KAYA, Donald L. peacefully passed away on May 6th at his residence in Torrance. Beloved father of Donald L. Kaya,Jr., Kimberly S. (Wesley) Oda, and Jason T. (Yani) Kaya; grandfather of Shane Oda, Evan Kaya, Kendall Oda, Carene Kaya, Ryland Oda; brother of Jan Ogawa of Hawaii, Norman Kaya, and Charlotte (Dan) Izuka of Hawaii; also survived by many other...

Rose Ohye

Rose Ohye

May 5, 2009

OHYE, ROSE (93) passed away May 5. She is survived by her daughter, Jean (Raymond)Kubota;grandchildren, Laura (Douglas) Levine of DC, Karen (Craig) Tomita and Randall Kubota; great-grandchildren, Christian and William Tomita and Stephen Levine; sisters, Mary Tagami of Illinois, Chiyo (Dave) Ikefuji and Sue Taira; also many nieces, nephews and other relatives. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 12,...

Yaeko Shintani

Yaeko Shintani

May 4, 2009

Funeral services for the late Yaeko Shintani, 93 year old Sacramento born resident of Montebello, who passed away on May 4, 2009 were held on Tueday, May 12, 2009 at Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, with Rimban Hiroshi Abiko officiating. Yaeko is survived by sons, Teiji (Miki) and Shigeto (Mary) Shintani; daughters, Kazumi Shintani, Haruko (George) Minakawa, Tamiko (Reizo) Sayano and...

Tokiyoshi Nakatsu

Tokiyoshi Nakatsu

May 3, 2009

Tokiyoshi Nakatsu Funeral services for the late Mr. Tokiyoshi Nakatsu, a 90 year old Redondo, California-born Nisei resident of Gardena who peacefully passed away on May 3rd will be held on Friday, May 15th, 6:30 PM at Gardena Buddhist Church, 1517 W. 166th St., Gardena, officiated by Rev. Naomi Nakano. Mr. Nakatsu is survived by his son, Ronald (Judi) Nakatsu;...

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