A private graveside service for Junichi Takamine, 76-year-old, Long Beach-born Nisei, who passed away on Feb. 1 in Los Angeles was held on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at Rose Hills Memorial Park with Rev. Masao Kodani from Senshin Buddhist Temple officiating. (213) 749-1449, www.kubotanikkeimortuary.com
He is survived by his brothers, Yoshinori (Yukiko), Toshiyuki (Michiko), and Takashi
Takamine; sisters, Chizuko Ando, Ayako (Nobu) Sakaguchi, Michiko Fujimoto, Noriko
(Nobuo) Higashi, Katsuko (Fujio) Nakagawa, Hideko (Akira) Sansui, and Tomiko
(Johnny) Nishimura; also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives.