Born
January 12, 1926
Passed Away
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Service
West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple on Sunday, Jun 12, 2016 at 4:00 PM
Obituary for Yukiko Toya Sakurai
SAKURAI, YUKIKO TOYA (90), San Francisco, California born Nisei, long time resident of West Los Angeles passed away on May 31, 2016 in Torrance. She is predeceased by her brothers, James and Akira Toya; survived by her children, Ronald (Joni), Kenneth (Diane), Daniel (Anarella) Sakurai, and Costance Nakata; grandchildren, Kristyn, Jessica, Melanie, and Kayla Sakurai, Wenli and Aiden Nakata; siblings, George (May) Toya and Grace (Dr. Jack) Fujimoto; sisters-in-law, Helen Shishino and Florence (Michael) Ray, the latter from Plano TX; brother-in-law, Fred (Charlene) Sakurai; also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives.
A funeral service will be held on Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 4:00PM at West LA Buddhist Temple, 2003 Corinth Ave., LA.
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