Wataru Namba
Jun 26, 2021
Funeral services for the late Mr. Wataru Namba, 94 years-old, born in Acampo, California, resident of Carson who passed away on June 26, 2021 will be held on Sunday, August 22, 2021, 10:00AM at Fukui Mortuary, 707 E. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Wataru is survived by his loving family: wife, Reiko; son, Robert; daughter-in-law, Stephanie;...
Kiyoko Kay Maruyama
Jun 25, 2021
Kiyoko Maruyama was born on January 14, 1926 in Hollister, California. She was the 4th child of 5 children. Her parents, Kichitaro and Yasu Kawase, immigrated from Hiroshima, Japan around 1920. During the Great Depression the family settled into seed farming on the Rohnert Seed Farm and later poultry ranching. Kiyoko attended school in Sonoma County. At age 13...
Hisako Miyamoto
Jun 22, 2021
Hisako Miyamoto, 94-year old, Hokkaido, Japan born, resident of Long Beach, passed away peacefully at home on June 22,2021.
She was predeceased by her husband, Arthur Ichiro Miyamoto, and children Eiji Miyamoto and Mayumi Shaheen.
Survived by daughter, June (Randy) Donovan; son-in-law, Jay Shaheen; grandchildren, Phil, Buffy, Nico and Amand; 5 great-grandchildren; she is also...
Michiko Mary Furushiro
Jun 20, 2021
Graveside services for the late Mrs. Michiko Mary Furushiro, 95 years old, San Fernando born, resident of Valencia who passed away on June 20, 2021, were held on June 30 at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Memorial Park, officiated by Rev. Patricia Usuki of San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple.
She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn (Aaron)...
Iwao Matt Matsuoka
Jun 18, 2021
Iwao Matt Matsuoka was born on April 14, 1919, in Los Angeles, CA, and passed away peacefully at home on June 18, 2021, at the age of 102.
He graduated from USC with a business degree in 1941 and served in the US Army during World War II. In 1962 he began...
Henry Masataro Minami
Jun 18, 2021
Henry M. Minami, 79-year-old, Los Angeles-born, resident of Woodland Hills peacefully passed away at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on June 18 from severe lung and heart problems.
An engineer/marketer for Boeing-Rocketdyne for 40 years, Henry had a love of learning and new experiences. He traveled the world; was an avid nonfiction reader; belonged to the Plato...
Mitsuye "Mitzie" Misawa
Jun 16, 2021
Mitsuye " Mitzie " Misawa, 98 year old Boyle Heights born resident of Los Angeles, peacefully passed away on June 16, 2021.
Mitzie, who is predeceased by her husband Kiyoshi" Koot " and son Thomas, is survived by her children; Lawrence, Ralph ( Glenda ) and Ellen ( Randy ); granddaughter Mindy ( Wei-Kuo ) Chen, great-grandchildren...
Richard Van Horn
Jun 15, 2021
Our world has lost an exceptionally bright, kind, and generous man. The Reverend Canon Richard Van Horn passed away at home June 15 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was a respected spiritual leader in the Episcopal Church and an important national leader in the movement to provide care, compassion, and empowerment for people with mental illness. He...
Satsuki Omae
Jun 14, 2021
Satsuki Omae was born on August 26, 1926 in Gardena, California as Satsuki Shiga, along with her fraternal twin brother, Jiro. Father, Yonekichi, and Mother, Hisae, were proud and probably surprised parents. Satsuki also had an older brother, Yoshikazu, and an older sister, Miyako.
Before Satsuki and Jiro could start school in California, the entire family went...
Yoko Kaizuka
Jun 14, 2021
Yoko Kaizuka, 90-year-old, Osaka Japan born, resident of Los Angeles passed away on June 14, 2021 at her residence.
She is survived by her loving family; son, James Takashi; daughter, Cathy Fusako Kaizuka as well as by one younger brother and two older brothers.
Yoko worked very hard for many years for the Los Angeles...
Ellen Motoko Kurihara
Jun 13, 2021
Ellen Kurihara, caring mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to many, passed away June 13, 2021 at age 94.
Ellen was born Ellen Naganuma to the late Paul and Sai Naganuma in Lihue, Hawaii on the island of Kauai. She attended Kauai High School and pursued a career in business in Chicago, Illinois. In Chicago, she met and...
Vicki Huan-Chi Nishioka
Jun 10, 2021
Vicki, beloved wife, daughter, sister, aunt, friend and faithful disciple of Jesus Christ, passed on Thursday, June 10, after a courageous fight with breast cancer.
A celebration of her life and a service of witness to the resurrection will be held on Saturday, July 10, at 10 a.m. at Wintersburg Presbyterian Church at 2000 N. Fairview Street,...
Sayoko Rose Nishida
Jun 9, 2021
Private graveside services for the late Sayoko Rose Nishida, 94-year-old, California born, resident of Northridge, who passed away on June 9, 2021, were held on Monday, June 21 at Evergreen Cemetery in Los Angeles.
She is predeceased by her husband, Minoru Nishida, son, Ronald Nishida; two brothers William and James Yasuda; and brother-in-law Masao Ota.
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Shizuko "Shiz" Fujioka
Jun 5, 2021
Shizuko ("Shiz") Fujioka, 94, went home peacefully to be with her Savior Jesus Christ on June 5, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. Shiz was born on June 27, 1927, in Los Angeles. Her father, Takeo Minami, passed away when she was a child and she and her younger sister, Aiko, were raised by their mother and stepfather, Hisako & Ikumori...
Martin Yoneo Iguchi
Jun 5, 2021
It is with profound sadness that we share the news that Martin Y. Iguchi, PhD, a pioneering clinical scientist and a lifelong champion of equity and racial justice, died after a lengthy illness on June 5, 2021. At the time of his death, Dr. Iguchi was the Senior Behavioral Scientist at the RAND Corporation and Director of Redesign for...
Dorothy Mitsuko Suzuki
Jun 4, 2021
Dorothy Mitsuko Suzuki, Fukuoka Japan-born, passed away peacefully at home in Cerritos with her two children by her side on June 4, 2021. She is predeceased by her husband, Teruo Suzuki. She is survived by her daughter Sharon (husband Rod) Fukaye, son Michael (wife Sherrie) Suzuki, four grandchildren (Lauren, Russell, Matthew, and Colin), sister (Masae), and brother (Sakae). Funeral...
Luann Emiko Hiji
Jun 4, 2021
LuAnn Emiko Hiji Shudo of Westlake Village, CA was born on December 29 1953 in Oxnard, CA. She passed away peacefully at home on June 4, 2021 surrounded by her family.
LuAnn was predeceased by her parents, Tsugio and Betty Tamiko Hiji. She is survived by her husband David Shudo; children Justin, Tachi and Miko Shudo. She...