Lester Masato Koda
Sep 17, 2021
Lester Masato Koda of Monterey Park, CA passed away on September 17, 2021 at the age of 95. Masato was born on March 21, 1926 in Hawaii, and was the only brother to 5 sisters. He worked as a gardener for 45 years, finally retiring at the age of 76.
Masato loved watching LA...
David Masao Okura
Sep 17, 2021
Graveside services for the late David Masao Okura, 82-year-old, Los Angeles County born, resident of Los Alamitos, who passed away on September 17, 2021, will be held on Thursday, October 7, 11:00 a.m., Rose Hills Memorial Park, 3888 Workman Mill Road, Main Gate #1, the 'Garden of Affection,' Whittier, California.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce...
Dr. Stephen Tsuneo Morihisa
Sep 17, 2021
Family funeral service for DR. STEPHEN TSUNEO MORIHISA, 71, a Long Beach born Sansei who passed away peacefully at the Torrance Memorial Medical Center on September 17 was held on Wednesday, October 20 at Fukui Mortuary.
He is survived by his wife, Lynne; sons, Kevin (Maggie Young) and Robert (Christine Pasinsky); grandchildren, Harper, Caleb and...
Shigeru Iwata
Sep 16, 2021
IWATA, SHIGERU
Shigeru Iwata, a resident of Carson, California passed away on September 16, 2021, at the age of 91.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Fume and is survived by his daughters, Karen (Norman) Iseri and Cheryl Iwata; son, Bryan Iwata; grandsons, Ryan and Kyle Iseri; and brothers Norio, Akiyoshi (Jane),...
Lorraine Hiroko Tani
Sep 15, 2021
Visitation for LORRAINE HIROKO TANI, 86, a Lahaina, Maui born Nisei who passed away peacefully at her residence in Torrance on September 15 will be held on Friday, October 8, 2:00-4:00PM, at Faith United Methodist Church, 2115 West 182 nd Street, Torrance. Burial and graveside service will be held on Saturday, October 9, 12:30PM at Green Hills...
Kyoko Robledo
Sep 15, 2021
Kyoko Robledo, 84-year-old, Japan-born, resident of Azusa peacefully passed away at Foothill Presbyterian Hospital on September 15. She is survived by her loving family; nieces, Michelle Ross, Terrie Rubalcaba, Penny Romero; sister, Kimiko Ueno; Grandson, Kazuki Ueno; also survived by many nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Funeral & Interment service was held on October 6 th at...
Patricia Hisae Hirata
Sep 14, 2021
Patricia Hisae Hirata, age 90, passed away peacefully on September 14, 2021 at home in Los Angeles. She leaves behind a daughter, son, two grandchildren and a sister.
Masayo Abe
Sep 13, 2021
MASAYO MICKI ABE
Masayo Micki Abe, a Hilo, Hawaii-born, resident of Monterey Park, passed away peacefully on September 13, 2021 at the age of 92.
She is survived by her husband, Albert Shogo Abe; daughters, Christi Abe (Chuck) Miyahira of CA and Sandra Abe (Ryan) Tsujii of CA; grandsons, Justin Tsujii and Christopher Miyahira; granddaughters,...
Miles Tokumi Ono
Sep 13, 2021
February 26 th , 1957 - September 13 th 2021
Miles Ono passed away peacefully on September 13th, 2021 at the age of 64. Miles was born February 26 th , 1957 in Los Angeles, CA and later moved with his family to Torrance, CA where he lived his entire life. Miles attended Cal State Dominguez Hills...
Itsuko Osako
Sep 13, 2021
Private funeral services for the late Mrs. Itsuko Osako, 89 year-old, Kagoshima, Japan born, resident of Torrance, who passed away on September 13, were held on September 21 at Green Hills Memorial Park, officiated by Rev. Ryuta Furumoto of Senshin Buddhist Temple.
She is survived by her husband, Ichiro Osako; daughter, Akiye Yuasa; son, Yasuhiro Osako; grandchildren,...
Kiyoko Hiller
Sep 7, 2021
Kiyoko Natori Hiller, 75-year-old, Kochi-ken Japan-born, resident of Encino peacefully passed away at her daughter's Residence on September 7. She is survived by her loving family; husband, Simon hiller; sons, Sean Hiller, Brett Hoebel; daughters, Julie Romero, Ellen Hisako Hiller; also survived by many nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other relatives.
Funeral service was held at FUKUI Mortuary...
Joy Tanaka-Castro
Sep 6, 2021
Joy Tanaka-Castro was born on September 21 st , 1948 at the Japanese Hospital in Los Angeles.
She was the 3 rd child and the oldest daughter of Earl and Violet Tanaka. She had 2 older brothers, Steven and Paul, both deceased and a younger sister Phyllis.
She is survived by her husband Daniel Castro,...
Stanley Nakao
Sep 5, 2021
Stanley Nakao, 72-year-old, Los Angeles-born, resident of Redondo Beach passed away on September 5, 2021. He is survived by his loving family; wife, Susan Nakao; sisters, Grace (Kenneth) Mitsuhata, Nancy Nakao; also survived by many nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Funeral service was held at Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple with Rimban William Briones officiating.
In...
Haruko Oda
Sep 5, 2021
Haruko Oda was born on August 13, 1920 in the countryside of North Korea. After she married our father, they moved to Japan to live a better life. They weren't able to speak any Japanese at that time and experienced tremendous difficulty in finding housing acceptable to both themselves as well as the landlord, so they lived with an...
Kinuko Hirata
Sep 3, 2021
Kinuko Hirata passed away peacefully on September 3, at the age of 91. She is predeceased by her husband, Rev. T. Satoshi Hirata. She leaves behind her daughters Jeanne Atsuko (Brian) Kumagai and Janet Itsuko (Dwight) Nakata; as well as her grandchildren Kyle and Kristen Kumagai, and Lesley and Mark Nakata. We are filled with gratitude for a...
Owen Takao Nagata
Sep 3, 2021
Owen Nagata, age 60, passed away on September 3, 2021.Owen was born and grew up in Oceanside, CA. He was an avid fisherman, skilled produce salesman, and jokester who loved people and enjoyed spending time with family and friends, especially his cousins. He is survived by his parents, George and Alethea Nagata; his daughter, Amie, and his son, Owen...
Ryan Keiji Sakoda
Sep 2, 2021
Ryan Keiji Sakoda, age 48, passed away on September 2, 2021. Beloved son of Ronney and Colleen Sakoda; brother of Kelley (Cliff) Ikeda and Brett (Shelly) Sakoda; uncle to Kaylee, Brendan, Cammy, and Nicholas. He was the nephew of Jimmy and Akemi Sakoda, Gary and Irene Sumida, and Ray and Carolyn Funatsu; and had many cousins.
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Mary Hatate
Sep 1, 2021
Mary K. Hatate, 93, California born Nisei, resident of Pasadena, passed away peacefully on September 1, 2021.
She is survived by her loving family; nieces, Lorraine (David) Woody, Judy (Franklin) Kam and Jean (Richard) Osaka; grand-nephews, Daniel Osaka, Spencer (Lori) Kam and Evan Kam; great-grand-niece, Hannah Kam; and many relatives.
Predeceased by her loving husband,...
Paul Masaichi Inafuku
Aug 31, 2021
Paul Masaichi Inafuku, 83-year-old, Hawaii-born, resident of Cypress peacefully passed away at Residence on August 31, 2021. He is survived by her loving family; wife, Nancy Inafuku; sons, Scott Inafuku; also survived by many nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Funeral & Interment service was held at Orange County Buddhist Church, Reverend Jon Turner officiating.