A private gathering for John T. Yamada, 95 year-old, Courtland, CA-born Kibei-Nisei, who passed away on July 8, 2017 in Montebello was held on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the Memorial Chapel of Kubota Nikkei Mortuary.

He is predeceased by his wife, Yoshiko Yamada and survived by his children, Michael Yamada and Susan (John Jr.) Goka; grandchildren, Ryan and Jodi Yamada, Darin and Heather Goka; also survived by many other relatives.