(98) passed away on April 2, 2018 in Culver City. She is pre-deceased by her husband, Sadamu and survived by her children, Keiko (Tom) Uyeda, Masaki (Sumiko) Ueki and Tomoko (Kei) Fukuda; grandchildren, Deron (Jina) Uyeda, Tiffany (Duane) Fornoff, Shoji, Takashi (Jessica) and Kenji Ueki, Kristina Fukuda and Suzanne (Christopher) Taylor; 4 great grandchildren; siblings, Morito Ogata, Hideko Onishi, Yukie Inouye and Noriko (Masafumi) Yamasaki, the latter three from Japan; brother-in-law, Hitoshi (Noriko) Uyeki; sister-in-law, Toshie Uyeda of Seattle, WA; also survived by many nephews, nieces, and many other relatives in US and Japan. She was a very independent, open minded person grateful to everyone for their kindness to the end.

A private funeral service was held on Monday, April 16, 2018 at Green Hills Memorial Park with Rev. Kory Quon from Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple officiating. A public memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 11:00AM at Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, 12371 Braddock Dr., Culver City.