Obituaries

Mar 28, 2023

Funeral services for the late Saburo Niizawa, 76 year- old Kagoshima-ken Japan born, resident of Huntington Beach, who passed away on March 28, will be held on Saturday, April 8, 10:00AM at Newport Beach Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple,

254 Victoria St, Costa Mesa, CA 92627 .

He is survived by his...

Mar 26, 2023

Joanne Michiko Ota, age 83, passed away on March 26, 2023.  She was born in 1939 to parents John Minoru and Sydney Shidsuo Ota in Wyoming, but soon moved to Los Angeles where she spent most of her life. She had a career as a legal secretary and spent her time teaching ballroom, being her son Ward's Boy...

Mar 26, 2023

Kiyoko Sarashina, age 92, resident of Buena Park, CA, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023. She was born on January 8, 1931, Hiroshima, Japan, to Morio and Toshiko Yamanaka.

She was an atomic bomb survivor, proud business owner...

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Mar 21, 2023

Sue M. Hikawa (90) born on July 26, 1932, in Sanger, CA, a resident of La Palma CA, passed away peacefully at Missy's Guest Homes on March 21, 2023.

She is survived by her sons, Douglas (Kathi), Andrew (Betty) and Brian Hikawa of CA; Grandsons, Evan and Cooper Hikawa of CA; Sue was the last surviving member...

Mar 20, 2023

Edith Toshie Miyuki, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2023 with her family by her side.

Toshie was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Kazumi and Fujiko Miyawaki in 1926. At the age of 8, in 1934 she went to Hiroshima, Japan and attended the prestigious all girls school of Shintoku...

Mar 20, 2023

Betty Marie Quon, a San Francisco-born, longtime resident of Los Angeles passed away unexpectedly at the age of 93 years old at USC Arcadia Hospital on March 20, 2023.  She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Willie Quon.  She is survived by daughters Angela Loaiza, Kathy (Mark) Sadamitsu, Denise Quon (Eric Larson) and Maureen (Ted) Orines; 6 grandchildren; 3...

Mar 16, 2023

The celebration of life for Hideo Henry "Toto" Kagawa, owner of the Fish King market in Glendale, will be held on Saturday, June 17, at 10:30 a.m. at Evergreen Church San Gabriel Valley, 323 Workman Mill Rd., La Puente.

Hideo Henry "Toto" Kagawa, who was born on Nov. 1, 1930 in Los Angeles, the second child of...

Mar 16, 2023

Tomio "Tome" Muranaka, 95-year-old Montebello-born Nisei, U.S. Army veteran, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2023 at Nikkei Senior Gardens in Arleta, Calif. Raised on a flower farm, Tomio was incarcerated with his family in Rohwer, Ark. during World War II. He went to USC and became a pharmacist and was known for his kindness and willingness to...

Mar 15, 2023

Ame Kobayashi passed away peacefully at home on March 15, 2023, at the age of 101. Ame was born in American Falls, Idaho, on November 15, 1921, one of Junji and Kuniko Hamada's six children. She grew up on their farm in Idaho before she moved to Los Angeles after the war. There she met her husband Sam and...

Mar 14, 2023

Kazuko Kawamoto Ishida passed away peacefully on March 14, 2023, at 94 years of age.

Kazuko (Kaz, Kazie) was born in San Diego on May 22, 1928, the fifth of six children. She was interned in Poston, Arizona during her high school years and upon returning from camp, met her future...

Mar 13, 2023

ISHII, KAY KIKUKO KAWABE. Age 82. Despite being California-born in 1941, she spent her childhood years in Heart Mountain, Wyoming, in a Japanese internment camp. When the Kawabe family returned to Los Angeles, Kay fought against asthma, racism, cultural and societal gender roles to wear pants & climb trees, become a high school cheerleader, and social worker to LA...

Mar 12, 2023

Janice Tayoko Hamamoto, 89 year-old Hawaii-born resident of Gardena peacefully passed away on March 12, 2023.  Janice was born in Honolulu Hawaii on March 27, 1933.  She was the third daughter born to Thomas (Kikuta) Matsumoto and Pearl Matsumoto.  Janice grew up with her five sisters, Helen, Patsy, Jennette, Patricia and Marilyn and married her husband Dennis on July...

Mar 12, 2023

Funeral services for the late Clint Manabu Kamada, 65-year-old, born in San Fernando, CA, resident of Chatsworth, who passed away peacefully on March 12, 2023, were held on April 8th at Fukui Mortuary Chapel with Rimban William Briones of Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple officiating.

He is survived by his loving family; sister, Marlene Kamada; he is also...

Mar 12, 2023

Joan Fujita Barrera - accomplished Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), experienced world traveler, and loving wife - passed away peacefully with her family at her side on the Lord's Day Sunday, March 12, 2023 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 60.

Joan was born at the Queen of Angels Hospital in Los Angeles, CA on...

Mar 9, 2023

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Mar 9, 2023

MRS. NANCY KEIKO LIM, 53, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2023.

She is survived by her loving family; son, Scott Koji Lim; daughter Courtney Kimiko Lim and many relatives.

Family gathering was held on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden".

Mar 8, 2023

Georganne Yoshie Lynch (76) born on Ju ne 16, 1946, in Montebello, Calif., a resident of Rosemead, Calif., passed away at San Antonio Regional Hospital on March 8, 2023.

She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Haruko Arakaki.

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