A private graveside memorial service for Sumako Mochizuki, 89 year-old, Aichi, Japan-born Issei who passed away on December 22, 2021 in Gardena, was held on Monday, January 24, 2022 at Green Hills Memorial Park, with Rev. Becky Hirata from Faith United Methodist Church officiating

She is survived by her children, Suzan (Dan Hanami) and Tim (Lynn Nakagiri) Mochizuki; nieces, Yoshimi (Mike) Haraguchi and Terry (Jan) Johnson; also survived by many grandnieces, grandnephews and other relatives in the US and Japan.