Sayuri Oba
Jun 30, 2021
Sayuri Oba was born on April 17, 1963, in Fukuoka, Japan. Known fondly from her friends and family as Sandi, she was a long-time resident of North Hollywood, CA, and passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones, at Providence St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, CA on June 30, 2021 at the young age of 58.
She...
Stephen Lee
Jun 29, 2021
Stephen Lee, 83 years old, Los Angeles born, Air National Guard Veteran, a LAUSD teacher for over 30 years, passed away on June 29.
He is survived by his loving wife, Jean; daughter, Sherene; son in-law Jeffrey; & grandchildren, Cayman & Jade. He is also survived by many nephews, nieces, relatives and friends.
He loved...
Tomio Miyawaki
Jun 29, 2021
Tomio Miyawaki, 97, passed away peacefully at home in Culver City, California on Tuesday June 29, 2021. Tom was born in Clearfield, Utah on January 29, 1924 to Yozo and Matsuyo (Oye) Miyawaki of Japan. He was the second son in a family of seven children (Hideo, Tomio, Ayako, Yasuko, Ken, Masako and Sachi). He married Mitsuko (Mitzi)...
Paul Nobuo Tokuda
Jun 28, 2021
Paul Nobuo Tokuda, 84-year old resident of Glendale passed away peacefully on June 28, 2021. Paul is survived by his loving family: wife, Pearl; children, Christine, Deena, Steve (Lisa) & Paul; Stepson, Sean (Debbie); grandchildren, Kaylin, Kami, Hayden & Hayley; sister, Arlene; nephew, Ed (Cheri); and many relatives and friends. A private "celebration of life"...
Robert Masayoshi Matsuda
Jun 27, 2021
ROBERT MASAYOSHI MATSUDA, 78, of Granada Hills, California, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by family on June 27, 2021. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is survived by his loving family: wife, Janet Matsuda; son, Eric (Susan) Matsuda; grandchildren, Renzo Masayoshi Matsuda and Jiro Masayoshi Matsuda; sisters Beatrice Fujimoto and Muriel Takumi. He will return home to his...
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,...