A private funeral service for Mutsuko Kato, 82-year-old, Kagoshima, Japan-born Issei, who passed away on March 13, 2012 in Santa Monica, was held on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the Chapel of Green Hills Memorial Park conducted by Toho No Hikari (Light from the East). (213) 749-1449 www.kubotanikkeimortuary.com
She is survived by her sisters, Kazuko (Norio) Hashiguchi and Ikuko Kano both of Japan; brother-in-law, Akira (Chiyeko) Kato; nephews, Ron (Virginia), Alex (Julie) and Gary Kato; niece, Lisa (Larry) Drexler; also survived by many grandnieces, grandnephews and other relatives.