A private graveside funeral service for Ayako Takamine Sakaguchi, 95-year-old, Long Beach, Calif.-born Nisei who passed away on March 10, 2025 in Los Angeles, was laid to rest on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Rose Hills Memorial Park.

She is survived by her son, Jon Sakaguchi; sisters, Michiko Fujimoto, Katsuko Nakagawa, Hideko Sansui, and Tomiko Nishimura; also survived by many other relatives.