Hiroko Oikawa
Sep 28, 2022
Funeral services for the late Hiroko Oikawa, 83 year old, Hokkaido, Japan born resident of Glendale, who passed away on September 28, 2022, will be held on Sunday, October 16, 2:00P.M. at " Fukui Mortuary Chapel in the Garden", 707 E. Temple St, Los Angeles, California, with Rev. Sumyo Kojima of Zenshuji Soto Mission officiating.
Hiroko, who...
Kayoko Uno
Sep 28, 2022
Funeral services for the late Kayoko Uno, 79-year-old, Monterey Park resident who passed away on September 28, will be held on Saturday, October 22, 12:00P.M. at L.A. Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, 815 E. 1 st St, Los Angeles, California.
Predeceased by her husband, Eugene Sadayoshi Uno.
She is survived by her sons, Jason and Michael...
Motoko Tanaka
Sep 27, 2022
Mrs. Motoko Tanaka, born on November 8, 1921 in Placerville, California, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2022, at the age of 100.
Motoko was preceded in death by her husband, Yukio Tanaka; son, Jack Tanaka and daughter, Terry Hulse.
Motoko is survived by her loving family: son, Art (Kristine) Tanaka; 2 daughters, Carol (Myles)...
Alice Chiyeko Akune
Sep 25, 2022
Alice Chiyeko Shiosaka was born in Seattle, the second of four children to Yoshio and Aiko Shiosaka. Her extended family moved to the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles near the end of the Great Depression.
Her family was uprooted by the death of her Uncle in 1940, interrupting her senior year at Roosevelt High School. On...
Samuel Hiroshi Ono
Sep 25, 2022
Celebration of life service for the late Sam Ono, 96-year-old, Sacramento, California born, resident of Gardena, who passed away on September 25, 2022, will be held on Saturday, November 19, 11 a.m. at Faith United Methodist Church 2115 W. 182 nd St. in Torrance.
Predeceased by his beloved wife, Misuko Ono; he is survived by his children,...
Gordon Woo
Sep 23, 2022
Gordon Woo passed away on September 23, 2022 at the age of 72. Gordon had been hospitalized for pneumonia and succumbed to cardiac arrest . He is predeceased by his father Kay So Woo and mother Soi Sum Woo, brothers Fred and Raymond . He is survived by his wife, Sharon Koshiyama, son Ryan, brother Gregory (Linda), sisters-in-law Jane...
Lily Shimizu
Sep 21, 2022
A private family service for the late Lily Shimizu, 93-year-old, California born, resident of Gardena, who passed away on September 21, 2022, will be held at Gardena Valley Baptist Church.
Predeceased by her beloved husband, Takeo Shimizu, and son, Robert Dale; she is survived by her son, Richard (Cynthia) Shimizu; daughter, Miki (Glen) Hartung; granddaughters, Kaitlyn Shimizu,...
Kimika Hoshino
Sep 18, 2022
Kimika "Kimi" Takemoto-Hoshino, a 97-year-old Nisei, passed away peacefully at home in Montebello on September 18, 2022.
She was the youngest daughter of Kanji and Miyono Takemoto, born in Gardena, CA on May 14, 1925.
From 1941 to 1945, Kimi and family were interned in Poston Camp in Arizona.
She met and married...
Hideko Virginia Hirami
Sep 16, 2022
Funeral services for the late Hideko Virginia Hirami, 89-year-old, California born, resident of Gardena, who passed away on September 16, 2022, will be held on Thursday, October 6, 11 a.m. at Fukui Mortuary "Chapel in the Garden" 707 E. Temple St. in Los Angeles.
Predeceased by her beloved husband, Tom Hirami; she is survived by her children,...
Chidori Nakamura
Sep 16, 2022
Chidori Nakamura (93) passed away peacefully on 16 September 2022. She was the loving wife of Mits Nakamura. Although she did not have any children, she was surrounded by many nieces, nephews, and friends who loved her dearly. She was generous, kind, loved to travel and had a great sense of humor. Her...
Anna Hideko Ohmura
Sep 16, 2022
ANNA HIDEKO OHMURA, 100, Sacramento, CA born Kibei (lived in Kobe, Japan in her youth), resident of Los Angeles for several decades, passed away peacefully on September 16, 2022.
She is survived by her loving family: nieces, Pauline (Thomas) Nishi of Oakland and Sylvia Morikawa of Santa Barbara; nephew, James Morikawa and niece, Cathy Silva.
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Chester Fukai
Sep 15, 2022
95, Kibei nisei, born in Brooks, Oregon on March 21, 1927, a Veteran of the Korean War,
retired Sr. electrical design engineer of the SR-71 Blackbird at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works,
and a longtime member of the West Los Angeles United Methodist Church and volunteer at JANM, passed away peacefully at his residence in West...
Mitsuko Sato
Sep 15, 2022
Funeral services for the late Mitsuko Sato, 99 year old, Japan born, resident of Gardena, who passed away on September 15, 2022, will be held on Thursday, October 13, 10:30 a.m. at Faith United Methodist Church 2115 W. 182 nd St. in Torrance.
Predeceased by her beloved husband, Kazuo Sato and siblings, Mamoru Kifune and Yoshiko Kuwabara;...
Kazuko Kawazoe Ishida
Sep 15, 2022
Private funeral services for the late Kazuko "Kaz" Kawazoe-Ishida, 62-year-old, born in Tokyo, Japan, resident of Mar Vista, who passed away peacefully on September 15, 2022, were held on October 15 at Fukui Mortuary Chapel with George Gawartin of SGI-USA.
She is survived by her loving family: husband, Katsuhiko "Ryo" Ishida; children, Juno and Hugo Ishida; sister,...
Osamu Nishiyama
Sep 11, 2022
NISHIYAMA, OSAMU. Age 72, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2022.
Beloved husband of Keiko Nishiyama; father of Shinji (Mari) Nishiyama, Shogo Nishiyama, Eri Christine (Takashi Yoshimura) Nishiyama, and Kenji Kendrick (Rachel) Nishiyama; grandfather of Emi and Miya Nishiyama, and Laura Yoshimura; brother of Hisashi (Mitsuko) Nishiyama and Keiko (Hisashi) Ishigami; he is also survived by many...
Tomiko Saita
Sep 9, 2022
Tomiko Saita passed away on September 9, 2022 in Los Angeles at the age of 95.
She was born on October 30, 1926 in Los Angeles to Naosaku and Ura Ujiye, attended grammar school at Maryknoll, and was interned at Manzanar during World War ll.
Predeceased by her husband, Masaru.
She is survived...
Yukio Rick Watanabe
Sep 9, 2022
A graveside service for the late Yukio Rick Watanabe, 88-year-old, California born, resident of Los Angeles, who passed away on September 9, 2022, will be held on Saturday, October 1, 11 a.m. at Rose Hills Memorial Park Gate #1 3888 Workman Mill Rd. in Whittier.
A loving son, brother, uncle and husband to his wife Alice Watanabe...