Obituaries
Recent Obituaries from Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Ventura County, and the surrounding areas in California state.
Hideko Maeda
Jan 15, 2009
HIDEKO MAEDA Funeral services for the late Mrs. Hideko Madea, 87 year old, Kona, Hawaii-born, Nisei resident of Torrance who passed away on January 15, will be held on Thursday, January 22, 1:00 PM at Gardena Valley Baptist Church, 1630 W. 158th St, Gardena, CA. Beloved mother of Dennis Chugo (Kari Ann) Maeda and Amy Midori (Robert Burch) Maeda-Burch of...
Sakaye Nancy Kurata
Jan 15, 2009
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Sakaye Nancy Kurata, 90 year- old, Fresno, CA born Kibei Nisei resident of Santa Ana, CA who passed away on January 15 at Lake Forest Nursing Center will be held on Saturday, January 24, 1:30 p.m. at Orange County Buddhist Church, 909 S. Dale Ave., Anaheim, CA 92804. She is survived by her children,...
John Ichiro Yamaguchi
Jan 14, 2009
MR. JOHN ICHIRO YAMAGUCHI, 89, Santa Cruz, CA born Nisei, resident of Newport Beach, passed away peacefully on January 14, at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. He is survived by his loving daughters, Jennifer Yamaguchi, Donna (Doug) Pyle and Lisa Yamaguchi; loving grandchildren, Eric, Lauren, Allison and Matthew Pyle; beloved sister, Margaret Fujioka and beloved brother, Bill (Mickey) Yamaguchi, also survived...
Hiroshi Kato Sakata
Jan 14, 2009
Funeral services for the late Hiroshi Kato Sakata, 83-years old, Nevada born, resident of Pacoima, who passed away on January 14, 2009, will be held on Friday, January 23, 2:00 P.M. at San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, 9450 Remick Ave, Pacoima, under the direction of Fukui Mortuary. He is survived by his sisters, Suzie Terasawa, and Betty (Frank) Sakata;...
Yutaka "Hap" Sadamitsu
Jan 13, 2009
Funeral services for the late Mr. Yutaka "Hap" Sadamitsu, 81 year-old Baldwin Park, CA born resident of Glendale who passed away on January 13 at Sherman Oaks Hospital will be held on Monday, January 19, from 11:00 am at Koyasan Buddhist Temple 342 E. First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. He is survived by his wife, Mitzi Sadamitsu; daughter, Lynn...
Joyce Miyoko Nagafuchi
Jan 13, 2009
A private "Celebration of Life" for the late Joyce Miyoko Nagafuchi, 63 year-old Honolulu, HI born Sansei who passed away on January 13th at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sunset was held on Sunday, February 1st at Keiro ICF where she was a volunteer. She is survived by her kitties, Keiro, Annie, Maki, Bart, and Buddy; sister, Marion (Tom) Kotani; nephew,...
Sadako Nomura Hazama
Jan 13, 2009
Funeral services for the late Sadako Nomura Hazama, 81 year old, Yokohama, Japan born, resident of Northridge, who passed away on January 13, will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 11:00A.M. at San Fernando Valley Holiness Church, 9610 Haddon Ave, Pacoima, CA, officiated by Rev. Roland Hazama, under the direction of Fukui Mortuary. She is survived by her children,...
Herbert Masao Kimoto
Jan 12, 2009
Private graveside services for the late Herbert Masao Kimoto, 87-year-old, Honolulu, HI born resident of Culver City, who passed away on January 12, 2009, were held on Saturday, January 17 at Inglewood Park Cemetery, under the direction of Fukui Mortuary. Herbert was a member of the 232nd Engineer in the 442nd Regiment and received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart...
Minoru Imamura
Jan 12, 2009
Minoru Imamura, 92 of Garden Grove, passed away on January 12, 2009. Minoru is survived by by his loving wife Tsuyako "Sue"; brother Ken (Mae) Imamura. Memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 31, 2009, 11:00AM at Celebration Christian Fellowship, 12602 Hoover Street, Garden Grove, CA
Yoshiaki Saburomaru
Jan 11, 2009
Funeral services for the late Yoshiaki Saburomaru, 88 year old resident of Anaheim, who passed away on Jan 11, 2009 will be held on Wednesday Feb 18, 2009, 7:00PM at Orange County Buddhist Church, 909 S. Dale Ave, Anaheim, CA. Yoshiaki is survived by loving brother Yoshitsugu (Hiroko) Saburomaru of Japan and along with other loving family members. Yoshiaki is...
Michiko - Ambo
Jan 11, 2009
MRS. MICHIKO AMBO, 78, Seattle, WA born Nisei, resident of El Segundo, CA passed away on January 11, 2009, at St. Vincent Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 17, 2009, 1:00PM, at Senshin Buddhist Temple, 1311 W. 37th St., Los Angeles. She is survived by her son, Hideo Eddie Ambo; daughter, Aileen Kyoko Hongo; grandchildren, Todd...
June Mieko Mccoy
Jan 10, 2009
Funeral services for the late Mrs. June Mieko McCoy, 84 year old, Kobe Japan-born, resident of West Los Angeles, who passed away on January 10, were held on January 17 at SGI-USA Los Angeles Friendship Center, 2601 Pico Blvd, Los Angeles California. She is survived by her son, Kermit McCoy; predeceased by her sister in law, Dorothy Cunningham; Also survived...
Kyoko Hill
Jan 9, 2009
Kyoko Hill Private graveside services for the late Mrs. Kyoko Hill, 83 year old Iwate-ken, Japan-born resident of Los Angeles who peacefully passed away on January 9 at St. Johns Medical Center in Los Angeles were held on February 20 at Green Hills Memorial Park, officiated by Rinban Noriaki Ito of Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple. The family requests that koden...
Betty Chiyoko Yoshimura
Jan 8, 2009
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Betty Chiyoko Yoshimura, 84 year old, San Francisco California-born, resident of Los Angeles, who passed away on January 8, will be held on Friday, January16, 2009, 11:00A.M. at Venice- Santa Monica Free Methodist Church, 4871 Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles. She is survived by her son, Wayne (Lisa) Yoshimura; daughters, Karen (Michael) Oto, Judy (Aaron)...
Manabu Okada
Jan 7, 2009
OKADA, Manabu "Pete" Funeral Services for the late Manabu "Pete" Okada, an 87 year old Dominguez, California-born Nisei resident of Stanton who passed away suddenly on January 7, 2009 will be held on Thursday, January 15, 7:00 PM at Orange County Buddhist Church, 909 S. Dale Ave., Anaheim, CA. The family is requesting that flowers be omitted for the service....
Myrtle Lowe Yang
Jan 7, 2009
YANG, Myrtle Lowe, 92 MYRTLE passed away peacefully with her family on January 7, 2009. A memorial celebration will be held on Saturday, January 24, 2009, 2:00 pm, at Centenary United Methodist Church, 300 So. Central Avenue, LA 90013. There will be a private family burial. She is survived by her beloved husband Richard Fu-Sen Yang, daughter Mildred "Mimi" Yang,...
Curtis Tadao Wada
Jan 7, 2009
Public visitation for the late Curtis Tadao Wada, 48-year-old, Torrance, CA born resident of Harbor City, who passed away on January 7, 2009, will be held on Thursday, January 15 from 11-12 p.m. and from 7-9 p.m. at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden", 707 E. Temple St., Los Angeles. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 16, 11:00...
Tayeko Matsuura
Jan 6, 2009
Private funeral services for the late Mrs. Tayeko Matsuura, 91 year-old, Sanger, CA born Kibei Nisei who passed away on January 6 at South Bay Keiro Nursing Home were held on Saturday, January 17 at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden" with Pastor Kim Kira of Light House Community Church officiating. She is survived by her son, Dennis Matsura; daughters,...
Isao Jimmy Takayama
Jan 6, 2009
TAKAYAMA,Isao Jimmy (57) passed away on January 6th at Garfield Medical Center. Beloved husband of Yoshiko; father of Ken, Manabu, and Eriko; brother of Midori of Japan; brother-in-law of Shoichi, Norihiko, and Susumu Nishikawa, all of Japan; also survived by other relatives here and in Japan. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 15th, 7pm at Zenshuji Soto Mission,...
Kiyono Marion Sakamoto
Jan 5, 2009
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Kiyono Marion Sakamoto, 93 years old, Los Angeles, California-born, resident of Duarte, who passed away on January 05, will be held on Saturday, January 24, 10:00A.M. at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden", 707 East Temple Street, Los Angeles, California. She is survived by her daughter, Joyce Michiko (Koji) Ishii; son, Richard Takeshi Sakamoto;...
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