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...
Mabel Yoshiye Mayeda
Jun 2, 2021
Mabel Yoshiye Mayeda, 97, a long-time resident of San Gabriel, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2021. She was predeceased by her husband, Tamiki.
She is survived by her loving family: daughter, Phyllis; son, Glenn (Karen); grandchildren, Jonathan (Jennifer), Moof (Ali), Nicole (Joseph); great-grandchildren, Kenji, Oliver, Mika, Kaiyah; brother-in-law George Mayeda; sister-in-law Kristine Mayeda;...
Florence Sachiko Kurihara
Jun 1, 2021
Florence Sachiko Kurihara was born on June 29, 1935 in Seattle, Washington to parents Tsunesin Kaname and Suimatsu Masaoka Kaname who were immigrants from Japan. Sachi came from a family of 10 siblings, 7 sisters and 3 brothers. As with nearly 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry, in 1942 Sachi's family had to leave the West Coast and live out...
Arthur Kazuo Okawauchi
Jun 1, 2021
A rthur Kazuo Okawauchi, born in Long Beach and resident of Redondo Beach, passed away on June 1, 2021.
Beloved brother of Virginia Keiko Okawauchi; cousin of Nancy Ishimizu; family and friend of Galen and Phyllis Murakawa, Trisha Murakawa and Warren Wong, Bailey and Hunter, Galen and Nida Murakawa Jr., Justin and Riley.
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Sumiko Maehara
May 24, 2021
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にて死去いたしました。
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Maria Hway Ien Tan
May 24, 2021
MARIA HWAY IEN TAN, 71, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully at her residence in Claremont, CA on May 24, 2021. A Blessing Ceremony officiated by Fr. Kannis will be held on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 beginning at 10:00AM, with blessing at 11:00AM, at the Fukui Mortuary (707 E Temple St., Los Angeles,...