Masayo - Okita
Feb 15, 2009
OKITA, MASAYO "Mas" (90) passed away on Feb. 15, 2009. Dear wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is survived by her husband, Toshiharu; children, Joan (Lloyd) Ishimaru, Martha (Walter) Nakano, and Richard (Janice) Okita; grandchildren, Kenneth (Yvonne) Ishimaru, Angela (Stephen) Papayoanou, Janice (Masao) Sasaki, Sara Nakano and Matthew (Elizabeth) Nakano; eight great-grandchildren; brother, Yoshio Terada; sister-in-law, Toye Okita; and many...
Yaeko Teraoka
Feb 15, 2009
Funeral service for the late Mrs. Yaeko I. Teraoka, 79 year-old Tokyo, Japan born resident of Los Angeles who passed away on February 15 at Monterey Park Hospital will be held on Saturday, February 28, 10:30 a.m. at Los Angeles Holiness Church, 3660 S. Gramercy Place, Los Angeles, CA 90018. She is survived by her sons, George (Ruth) Hara and...
Irene Wakabayashi Yanaga
Feb 14, 2009
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Irene Wakabayashi Yanaga, 78- year -old, Waianae, Hawaii-born, resident of Lomita, who passed away on February 14, will be held on Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 11:00A.M. at Faith United Methodist Church, 2115 West 182nd Street, Torrance, California. She is survived by her daughters, Susan Wada-Fimbres and Judy (Edward Weisberger) Wada; sister, Thelma (Masanori) Tsuchida;...
Frank Roy Furushima
Feb 14, 2009
Family funeral services for Frank Roy Furushima 86-year-old Colorado born nisei resident of Los Angeles who passed away on Feb. 14 at Keiro Nursing Home, were held on Monday, Feb. 23 at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Chapel of Chimes, under the direction of Fukui Mortuary. He is survived by his wife, Fumie Furushima; sister, Pearl Tomoko Akutagawa; brother, Henry (Chieko) Furushima;...
John Yoneji Mitoma
Feb 14, 2009
Funeral Services for Mr. John Y. Mitoma, will be held Tuesday, February 24, 1:00p.m. at Green Hills Memorial Park Chapel, 27501 S .Western Avenue, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275. Born in 1918 in Yokohama, Japan he lived most of his years in the South Bay area and worked in the produce field. John passed away peacefully with family by his...
Sumako Fujita
Feb 13, 2009
Private family services for Sumako Fujita 87-year-old resident of Gardena who passed away on Feb. 13, 2009 at South Bay Keiro Nursing Home, were held on Friday, Feb. 20 at Fukui Mortuary Chapel with a minister of Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple officiating. She was predeceased by her husband, Mitsuo Fujita. She is survived by her daughters, Pamela (Mack) Quan and...
Michael Anthony Pendo
Feb 13, 2009
PENDO, MICHAEL. Age 71. A gentle man who lived his life in the service of kindness and giving to others, passed away on Feb. 13, 2009 of a sudden illness. He always had a genuine interest in the lives of the people around him and deeply touched the hearts of those who knew him. He is survived by his beloved...
Yoshinobu Tachibana
Feb 12, 2009
Yoshinobu Tachibana, 87, passed away peacefully at his Gardena home February 12. Services will be held 11:00 A.M., Friday, Feb. 20th at Faith United Methodist Church, 2115 W. 182nd St., Torrance. Survivors include his wife, Elsie; children, Judy (Steve Gibson), Glenn (Gladys) and Sharon (Steve Awakuni) Tachibana; grandchildren, Sydney and Nicholas Awakuni; sisters, Fumi (Buddy) Kasai and Miyo (Ted) Inouye;...
Tatsuko - Ogawa
Feb 12, 2009
OGAWA, TATSUKO, age 75, Ehime-Ken, Japan-born, resident of Los Angeles, CA, beloved mother of Sharon Ayako Ogawa and Glenn Yoshiya Ogawa; grandmother of Seth Hideo Ogawa; sister-in- law of Tamaru Ogawa of Japan; sisters of Sumiko Izumi, Toshiko (Shigeyasu) Ishida and Sueharu (Seiko) Abe all of Japan; also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives. Private funeral services was...
Joanne Himeko Shiba
Feb 12, 2009
Joanne Himeko Shiba Private funeral services for the late Joanne Himeko Shiba, 85 year old, Los Angeles, California-born Nisei resident of Los Angeles who passed away at Keiro Nursing Home on February 12, were held on February 17 at Green Hills Memorial Park Chapel, officiated by Rev. Mark Nakagawa of Centenary United Methodist Church. Beloved mother of Sharlene (Jiro) Takahashi;...
Tom T. Tsuzuki Tagami
Feb 12, 2009
Tom T. "Tsuzuki" Tagami (87) passed away on February 12 at Ojai Community Hospital after a long battle with heart disease. Funeral services will be held Friday, February 20th, 11am at Oxnard Buddhist Temple, 250 S. "H" St., Oxnard. Visitation at 10am prior to the servie. He is survived by his daughter, Yoshiko (David) Nowicki; brothers, Sam (Betsy) Tagami and...
Eleanor Kayeko Suehiro
Feb 12, 2009
Eleanor Kayeko Suehiro, 75 year old Cerritos resident passed away on February 12, 2009. Eleanor is survived by loving husband Robert Suehiro; brother Herbert (Hatsuye) Amano; nieces Margaret (Calvin) Davis, Amy (William) Baker, Kathleen (Andy) Dolan, and Nancy (Jon) Schulman, and many other loving family members. Services will be held on Friday February 20, 2009, 10:00AM at St. Francis Xavier...
Toshiko Fukuzaki
Feb 12, 2009
Family memorial services for Mrs. Toshiko Fukuzaki 91-year-old Los Angeles-born Nisei resident of Harbor City, CA and Las Vegas, NV who passed away on Feb. 12, 2009 at Keiro Nursing Home in Los Angeles were held on Saturday,February 21 at Green Hills Memorial Park Chapel. Mrs. Fukuzaki is survived by her sons, Wilbur (Ann) and Steven (Julie) Fukuzaki; daughters, Georgina...
Naoye - Kishimoto
Feb 10, 2009
Private Funeral service for the late Mrs. Naoye Kishimoto, 106-year-old, Osaka Japan born, resident of Los Angeles, who passed away on Feb. 10, 2009 at Keiro Nursing Home at Los Angeles, was held on Sat. Feb. 21, at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden" with Rimban Hiroshi Abiko of Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple officiating. She is survived by her children,...
Betty Yuriko Chibana
Feb 7, 2009
Memorial services for the late Betty Y. Chibana, 71-year-old, Honolulu, Hawaii born resident of Las Vegas Nevada, who passed away on February 7, 2009, will be held on Saturday, March 7, 3:00 P.M. at Journey of Faith Christian Church, 1243 Artesia Blvd., Manhattan Beach, under the direction of Fukui Mortuary. She is survived by her husband, Warren H. Chibana; siblings,...
Betty Ayako Kazunaga
Feb 6, 2009
Betty Ayako Kazunaga Funeral services for Betty Ayako Kazunaga, a 76 year old Los Angeles, California-born Nisei resident of Monterey Park who passed away peacefully on Feburary 6 will be held on February 13, 11:00 AM at Konko Church at Los Angeles, 2924 E. First St., Los Angeles, CA. Beloved wife of Sakai Kazunaga; mother of Karen Samuelson, and Ronald...
Eugene Isao Sakasegawa
Feb 5, 2009
Eugene Isao Sakasegawa, 85 year old Los Angeles resident passed away on Feb. 5, 2009. Eugene is survived by loving wife Tomiko Sakasegawa; sons Michael (Tammy) and Patrick (Janis) Sakasegawa; grandchildren Brandon, Bryce, Jordan and Nicole Sakasegawa, and many other loving relatives. Services will be held Thursday Feb. 12, 2009, 11:00AM at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden", 707 E....
Jack Hideya Kakuuchi
Feb 5, 2009
Funeral services for the late Jack Hideya Kakuuchi, San Francisco, California-born Nisei resident of Las Vegas, NV who passed away Thursday, February 5, will be held on Monday, February 16, 11:00 AM, at Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, 815 E. 1st St., Los Angeles. The family requests that flowers be omitted. Beloved husband of Rosie Maruki; father of Michael, Judy and...
Toy Kanegai
Feb 4, 2009
Funeral services for the late Toy Kanegai, 90-year-old, Los Angeles, CA born resident of West Los Angeles, who peacefully passed away on February 4, 2009, will be held on Saturday, February 14, 1:00 P.M. at First United Methodist Church, 1008 11th St., Santa Monica, under the direction of Fukui Mortuary. She is survived by her daughter, Elaine (Michael) Lips; sons,...
Katsumi - Yanaga
Feb 3, 2009
YANAGA, KATSUMI, 63, resident of Montebello, California passed away on Feb. 3, 2009. Beloved husband of Tsuruye Yanaga; father of Rodney (Kumiko) Yanaga of Japan, Ritchie and Cindy Yanaga; grandfather of Melanie Yanaga of Japan; son of Toshie Yanaga; sister of "Kay" Kayoko (David) Endow; brother-in-law of Yoshiko Naruko, Mariko Michiuye, Yoko Oishi, Sumiko (Akio) Kono, Kazuo (Akiko) Michiuye and...