(96) passed away on January 22, 2017 in Oxnard. She is survived by her children, Shigeko Janice and Takeshi Thomas (Linda) Hirashima of Oxnard; grandchildren, Kristen (Brian) Hirashima-Kim, Stephen (Yezmin) and Jeffrey Hirashima; siblings, Tadashi Uyeda of Villa Park and Rose Nakadaira of Calipatria; also survived by many nieces, nephews, and other relatives.

A private funeral service was held on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at the Memorial Chapel of Kubota Nikkei Mortuary, with Rimban William Briones from Los Angeles Hompa Honganji Buddhist Temple officiating.