A funeral service for Mary Kuniyo Higashi, 97 year-old, Los Angeles, CA born Nisei who passed away on January 16, 2019 in Los Angeles will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 10:00AM at Seicho No Ie Truth of Life Center, 14527 S. Vermont Ave., Gardena, CA.

She is survived by her daughter, Eileen Eiko Asato; granddaughters, Sherry Maki (Robb) Roetman and Milei (Keric) Morinaga; great-granddaughters Keila and Amanda Roetman; brothers, Kyoji (Mieko) and George Hitoshi (Aiko) Hatanaka; nieces and nephews in CA, Jeanette Nagai, Steve (Asami) and Mark (Maya) Hatanaka; nieces and nephews in Japan, Yasuhiro (Izuho) and Tokio (Yuka) Hatanaka, Kiyomi (Hirofumi) Hashimoto; 11 great-nieces and great-nephews in CA and Japan; and many other relatives.