Yumiko Oino Hojo March 1, 1921 – Feb. 26, 2023 HOJO, YUMIKO passed away peacefully on February 26, 2023 at the age of 101. Yumiko was born March 1, 1921 in Suisun, California. She attended local schools in Cordelia and Fairfield. Yumiko’s high school music teacher encouraged her to apply to the San Francisco Conservatory […]
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OBITUARY: Yaeko “Yae” Wada
March 16, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Yaeko “Yae” Wada Nov. 3, 1919 – Feb. 24, 2023 WADA, YAE of Berkeley, California passed away on Friday, February 24 at 103 years of age. Survived by her daughter Lynn Matsumoto and her husband, Steve; son-in-law Peter Jan; grandchildren, Diana McCulloch (Trey), Michael Jan, Karen Iwasa (Michael), Joy Iwasa, Lauren Gentry (Nick), Bryan Matsumoto; […]
OBITUARY: Sue Suzuko Nakahira
March 16, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Sue Suzuko Nakahira Aug. 17, 1933 – Oct. 29, 2022 NAKAHIRA, SUZUKO “SUE”, 89 passed away with her family by her side, on October 29, 2022, at Sutter General Hospital due to complications after a heart valve repair. Sue was born Aug 17, 1933, in Los Angeles, CA to parents Masako & Haruto Hamamoto. During […]
OBITUARY: Masaye Nakamura
March 2, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Masaye Nakamura Aug. 7, 1923 – Feb. 13, 2020 NAKAMURA, MASAYE passed away on February 13, 2020 at home with her family—one day before Valentine’s day that year. We like to think she was on her way to spend that special day with her husband, “Nobby,” her one true love. Masaye was the steadfast matriarch […]
OBITUARY: Naomi Yamamoto
March 2, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Naomi Yamamoto Dec. 10, 1937 – Feb. 6, 2023 YAMAMOTO, NAOMI was born in Oakland CA. Adopted by the late Takafusa (Jimmy) Fujisada Aka-Bonji and Hisayo (Mary) Fujisada of San Francisco, CA. passed away unexpectedly at ACC Care Center in Sacramento due to prolonged deterioration from a stroke several years ago. Widow to Mike […]
OBITUARY: Masaki Takano
March 2, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Masaki Takano June 15, 1932 – February 12, 2023 TAKANO, MASAKI, 90, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on February 12, 2023. Born in Alameda, CA, in 1932, he spent most of his life in the Bay Area, outside of two years in Hawaii in the 60s. During WWII, as a child he and his […]
Former Inyo County Supervisor Bob Gracey dies
February 16, 2023 by Leave a Comment
LOS ANGELES — Robert W. “Bob” Gracey, a former Inyo County Supervisor, passed away on Jan. 16, 2023, at the age of 94, the Manzanar Committee said in a statement. Gracey was born on Dec. 10, 1928, in Kearsarge in California about five miles east of Independence, which is roughly eight miles north of Manzanar. […]
OBITUARY: Thomas Masami Yuki
February 2, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Thomas Masami Yuki June 29, 1935 – Dec. 10, 2022 YUKI, THOMAS MASAMI passed away peacefully at his home in Los Gatos, California, on December 10, 2022 at the age of 87. Tom was born on June 29,1935 in Salinas, California to Takeo and Miyoko Yuki. During World War II, the Yuki family lived in […]
Longtime L.A. Times editor Randy Hagihara passes away
January 19, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Randy Hagihara, a longtime Los Angeles Times editor, who “delighted in finding and mentoring young journalists,” passed away Jan. 7 at his Huntington Beach, Calif. home at the age of 72, the publication reported. According to his stepson, Sean Kawata, Hagihara passed after “a battle with esophageal cancer.” Hagihara spent more than two decades at […]
Yukihiro Takahashi, drummer of legendary Japan band YMO, dies at 70
January 19, 2023 by Leave a Comment
TOKYO — Yukihiro Takahashi, the drummer of legendary Japanese electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra, has died, a source close to him said Jan. 15. He was 70. Takahashi was known as the composer of “Rydeen,” one of the most popular tracks of YMO, the trailblazing band he formed in 1978 with Ryuichi Sakamoto, world-renowned […]
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