Imai, Dennis Susumu July 18, 1948 – February 27, 2011, 62-year-old Memorial service: Saturday, March 12, 11:00 AM Honolulu, Hawaii-born Mr. Dennis Susumu Imai, a 62-year-old, resident of Torrance, passed away unexpectedly on February 27. A memorial services for the late Mr. Imai will be held on Saturday, March 12, 11:00 am at Asahi...
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Yoshimura, Osamu Sam 87-year-old Funeral Service: Saturday, February 26, 11:00 AM Osamu Sam Yoshimura, 87-year-old, passed away on February 9, 2011 in Santa Monica. He is survived by his children, Cedric and Jeanette Yoshimura; siblings, Roy (Setsuko) Yoshimura, Mihoko Saito, Kazuko Kitaoka, and Amy (Frank) Nishikawa of Fresno, CA; brother-in-law, Tom Nakano; also survived...
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Tomita, Yukiko Passed away January 16, 2011, 80-year-old Memorial Service: Saturday, February 5, 10:30 AM Yukiko Tomita, 80-year-old, passed away on January 16, 2011 in Los Angeles. She is survived by her husband, Toshiyuki Tomita; children, Derek (Joan), Kurt (Gaye), Mark (Joanne), Grant (Stacy) Tomita; grand children, Staci, Shannon, Sydney, Tyler, Evan, Kacie, Taylor...
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Hirano, Teruko Frances Passed away December 25, 2010, 91-year-old Private funeral: December 29 Private funeral service for the late Mrs. Teruko Frances Hirano, 91-year-old, Los Angeles-born, resident of Monterey Park, who passed away on December 25, was held on December 29, 2010 at Fukui Mortuary’s “Chapel in the Garden” in Little Tokyo. She is...
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Tamura, Tomoko (May 13, 1925 – November 26, 2010) Memorial service on Saturday, December 4 at 10:00AM Memorial service for TOMOKO TAMURA, 85, a Los Angeles born Sansei and resident of Sherman Oaks who passed away at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center on November 26, will be held on Saturday, December 4, 10:00AM at...
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June, 2010 — Japanologist Herbert E. Plutschow suddenly passed away on June 24 in Chiba, Japan at the age of 70. An emeritus professor in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Herbert Plutschow spent 32 years at UCLA, teaching Japanese literature, cultural history, folklore, classical Japanese, and kanbun. A world authority in Japanese...
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