A graveside memorial service for Karen Aiko Ogawa, 68-year-old, Honolulu, Hawaii-born Nisei, who passed away on July 17, 2011 in Alhambra, will be held on Friday, Aug. 12, 2011 at 10 a.m. at Rose Hills Memorial Park, 3888 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, Mimosa Lawn, Gate 19 with Rev. Carl Yoshimine from Anaheim Free Methodist Church officiating. (213) 749-1449 www.kubotanikkeimortuary.com
She is survived by her husband, Robert S. Ogawa “LJ”; children, Shelly (Robert) Wada and Myles (June) Hanashiro; grandchildren, Trevor, Bryce, and Nicole Wada, Kelli and Lindsay Hanashiro; siblings, Dorothy McDowell, Betty (Bill) Mundon and Jeanne (Al) Mikaru; stepchildren, Stephen (Jollie) and Timothy (Pat) Ogawa; also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives.