Obituaries

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

Jo Ann Sayo Kaneshiro

Jo Ann Sayo Kaneshiro

Oct 5, 2006

Funeral Service for the late Jo Ann Sayo Kaneshiro, 63-year-old Rohwer, Arkansas-born resident of Lawndale who passed away on October 5 at the Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance, will be held on Wednesday, October 18, 11 a.m., at Gardena Buddhist Church, 1517 W. 166th St., Gardena, under the direction of Fukui Mortuary. She is survived by her husband,...

Kiyoshi Ito

Kiyoshi Ito

Oct 2, 2006

Funeral services for the late Kiyoshi Ito, 90-year-old Montebello-born Nisei resident of Harbor City who passed away on October 2 at Torrance Memorial Medical Center, will be held on Monday, October 9, 11 a.m., at Green Hills Memorial Chapel, 27501 S. Western Ave., Rancho Palos Verdes, CA with Rev. Kyogyo Miura of Gardena Buddhist Church officiating and Fukui Mortuary directing....

Jack Seiji Mizushima

Jack Seiji Mizushima

Oct 2, 2006

Memorial services for the late Jack Seiji Mizushima, 59-year-old, East Los Angeles raised, resident of Torrance, who passed away on October 2, 2006, will be held on Friday, October 13, 10:00 A.M. at Centenary United Methodist Church, 300 S. Central Ave., L.A., under the direction of Fukui Mortuary. He is survived by his beloved wife, Judy; son, Jeff; mother, Toshiko;...

Sally Aiko Takenaka

Sally Aiko Takenaka

Oct 2, 2006

Funeral services for the late MRS. SALLY AIKO TAKENAKA, 89, San Francisco, CA born Nisei, resident of Camarillo, CA who passed away on October 2, at her residence, will be held on Saturday, October 14, from 10:00A.M. at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden", 707 E. Temple St., Los Angeles, with a minister from Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple officiating. The...

Albert Kenji Kakita

Albert Kenji Kakita

Oct 1, 2006

Funeral services for the late Albert Kenji Kakita, 66-year-old, Hiroshima, JA born resident of Torrance, who passed away on October 1, 2006 at his residence, will be held on Friday, October 6, 7:00 P.M. at Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, 815 E. First St., L.A., 90012 under the direction of Fukui Mortuary. He is survived by his beloved wife, Joyce Y....

Toshimichi Hara

Toshimichi Hara

Sep 28, 2006

Memorial services for the late Toshimichi Hara, 87-year-old, Seattle, WA born resident of Buena Park, who passed away on September 28, 2006 in La Palma, will be held in Virginia at a later date. He is survived by his wife, Tomie Hara; sons Todd (Diane) Hara of Virginia and Bobby Hara of Tennessee; granddaughters, Julia and Christina Hara both of...

Aiko Masumiya

Aiko Masumiya

Sep 28, 2006

Funeral services for the late Aiko Masumiya, 87 year-old Oxnard born resident of Los Angeles who passed away on September 28 at St. Vincent Medical Center, will be held on Friday, October 6, from 1:00 p.m. at Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple 815 E. First St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 with Rinban Chuho Matsubayashi officiating, under the direction of Fukui Mortuary....

Mikio Sugita

Mikio Sugita

Sep 26, 2006

Family funeral services for the late MR. MIKIO "MIKE" SUGITA, 87, Sacramento, CA born Nisei, resident of Arcadia, who passed away on September 26, at Methodist Hospital of Southern California, were held on Saturday, September 30, at Mountain View Cemetery "Sunrise Chapel", with Rev. Derek Nakano of Faith United Methodist Church officiating under the direction of Fukui Mortuary. He is...

Isao - Kumashiro

Isao - Kumashiro

Sep 26, 2006

Funeral service for late Mr. Isao Kumashiro, 76-year-old, Wakayama Ken born, resident of San Gabriel, who passed away on Sept. 26, 2006, at Garfield Medical Center, will be held on Sat. Oct.7. at Fukui Mortuary Chapel in the Garden with Bishop Yuki Yamamoto of Jodoshu North America Buddhist Mission officiating. he is survived by his wife, Hiroko Kumashiro; sons, Alan...

Wilson Seiichi Nakamura

Wilson Seiichi Nakamura

Sep 26, 2006

Funeral services for the late Wilson Seiichi Nakamura, 93-year-old Upland, Calif.-born Kibei Nisei and resident of Anaheim who passed away on September 26 at UCI Medical Center, will be held on Sunday, October 1, 7 p.m., at Orange County Buddhist Church, 909 S. Dale Ave., Anaheim, CA, under the direction of Fukui Mortuary. He is survived by his wife, Ayako...

Joan Fusako Onodera

Joan Fusako Onodera

Sep 24, 2006

Funeral services for the late Joan Fusako Onodera, 88 year-old Sacramento, CA born resident of Montebello who passed away on September 24 at Monterey Park Hospital, will be held on Sunday, October 1, from 1:30 p.m. at Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple 505 E. Third St., Los Angeles, CA 90013 with Rinban Noriaki Ito officiating under the direction of Fukui Mortuary....

Ichiro Jimmy Yabu

Ichiro Jimmy Yabu

Sep 24, 2006

Memorial services for the late Ichiro Jimmy Yabu, 94-year-old, San Francisco, CA born resident of Los Angeles, who passed away on September 24, 2006 at Keiro Nursing Home, will be held on Saturday, September 30, 10:30 A.M. at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden", 707 E. Temple St., Los Angeles. He is survived by his loving children, Mary Ruriko Watanabe,...

Ayako - Nakamura

Ayako - Nakamura

Sep 23, 2006

NAKAMURA, Ayako (Age 94) Predeceased by husband, Kamesuke Nakamura. beloved mother of Joyce N. (Satoru) Terada, George K. (Jean) Nakamura, Doris F. (Chikayoshi) Nakamura, Rachel T. (Paul) Tomita, David T. (Joyce) Nakamura and M. Sueko (Wilbur) Flynn; sister of Lewis Shoki (Gloria) Matayoshi and Harue Komoda both of Hawaii, Gladys Setsuko (George) Miyake of Okayama, Japan; half-sister of Chieko Asato...

Frank - Yamamoto

Frank - Yamamoto

Sep 22, 2006

Funeral service for the late Frank Yamamoto, 79 year-old Tacoma, WA born resident of Oceanside, CA who passed away on September 22 at Kaiser Foundation Hospital, San Diego will be held on Wednesday, September 27, 11:00 a.m. at Centenary United Methodist Church 300 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles with Rev. Mark Nakagawa officiating under the direction of Fukui Mortuary. He...

Arthur Tadashi Ito

Arthur Tadashi Ito

Sep 22, 2006

Family services for the late Arthur Tadashi Ito, Moneta, Calif.-born Nisei resident of Los Angeles who passed away on September 22 at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, were held on September 30 at St. Mary's Episcopal Church. Interment was held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale. He is survived by his wife, Alice Aiko Ito; son, James Ito (and partner, Nick...

Ronnie Yutaka Sugiyama

Ronnie Yutaka Sugiyama

Sep 21, 2006

Funeral services for the late Ronnie Sugiyama, 86-year-old, resident of Los Angeles, who passed away on September 21, 2006 at Olympia Medical Center in Los Angeles, will be held on Saturday, September 30, 11:00 A.M. at Centenary United Methodist Church, 300 S. Central Ave., L.A., under the direction of Fukui Mortuary. Predeceased by his beloved wife, Rose Tayoko Sugiyama and...

Debbie Nobuko Yoshimoto

Debbie Nobuko Yoshimoto

Sep 21, 2006

Memorial service for Debbie Nobuko Yoshimoto, 41 year-old Los Angeles born resident of Gardena who passed away on September 21 at Little Company of Mary Hospital, will be held on Saturday, September 30, 7:30 p.m. at South Bay Community Church 1459 West 190th St., Gardena, CA 90248 with Pastor Gary Shiohama officiating. She is survived by her husband, Derwin Yoshimoto;...

Shoko Murase

Shoko Murase

Sep 21, 2006

Family funeral services for the late MS. SHOKO MURASE, 87, Los Angeles, CA born Nisei, resident of Monterey Park, who passed away on September 21, at Keiro Nursing Home, were held on Friday, October 6, at Koyasan Buddhist Temple, under the direction of Fukui Mortuary. She is survived by her brother, Takashi (Grace) Murase; sisters, Fujiko Tsunoda of Japan and...

James Kenji Kunisaki

James Kenji Kunisaki

Sep 20, 2006

Funeral services for the late James "Nugget" Kenji Kunisaki, 72-year-old, Los Angeles, CA born resident of Culver City, who passed away on September 20, 2006 at Brotman Medical Center in Culver City, will be held on Wednesday, September 27, 7:30 P.M. at Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, 815 E. First St., L.A., under the direction of Fukui Mortuary. He is survived...

Isao Owen Yoshikawa

Isao Owen Yoshikawa

Sep 20, 2006

Family services for the late Isao Owen Yoshikawa, 94-year-old Maywood-Bell, Calif.-born Nisei and resident of Los Angeles who passed away on September 20, were held on October 1 at Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple under the direction of Fukui Mortuary. He is survived by his son, Dr. Thomas Toyokazu (Catherine Keiko) Yoshikawa; daughter, Alice Akemi McGhee; grandchildren, Todd Toyoshi Yoshikawa, Misty...

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