A funeral service for Kiwa Yamasaki, 82 year-old, Kagoshima, Japan born Issei who passed away on July 30, 2022 in Camarillo, CA, was held on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at Oxnard Buddhist Temple.

She is predeceased by her husband, Mutsuo Yamasaki, daughter, Merry Yamasaki and sister, Kinuyo Umemoto, and survived by her children, Carolyn (Partner, John D. Tull) and Kenny Yamasaki; siblings, Masazumi (Setsu) Yanagihara of Japan and Kayo (Minoru) Yamaguchi; brother-in-law, Yusaku Umemoto of Japan; also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives in the US and Japan.