A funeral service for Masaki Asaoka, 88 year-old, Nagoya, Japan born Issei, who passed away February 6, 2016 in Los Angeles, will be held on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 10:30AM at the Mission Valley Free Methodist Church, 1201 S. San Gabriel Blvd., San Gabriel. (213) 749-1449 www.kubotanikkeimortuary.com

He is survived by his sisters, Toshiko Komatsu and Tamiko Shiji, both from Japan; sister-in-law, Ayako Nunotani; brother-in-law, Masato Yoshihara; nieces and nephews, Mariko Taniguchi, Yukiko Mishina, Yasunori Komatsu, Yoshihiro Shiji and Nobuyo Hasegawa; and also survived by many other relatives in the US and Japan.