ODA, FRED UTAKA, 94, resident of Watsonville, CA, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2017. Fred was born in Watsonville, CA to parents Tokuzo and Toku Oda who immigrated from Hiroshima, Japan in early 1900. He is survived by his two daughters, Becky Henry (Steve) and Diane Onizuka (Victor), five grandchildren and brothers John Oda and Jack Oda. He was preceded in death by his wife Betty Oda (Fujita) in 2014. A private memorial will be held in his memory.