A private funeral service for Koichi Okamoto, 83-year-old, Los Angeles-born Nisei, Korean Conflict veteran, who passed away on May 27, 2012 in Montebello, was held on Thursday, June 7, 2012 at Evergreen Baptist Church of San Gabriel. (213) 749-1449 www.kubotanikkeimortuary.com
He is survived by his wife, Kazue Okamoto; children, Diane (Kelvin) Wong, Mark Okamoto, Sandy (Peter) Nystrom; Landon and Ryann Wong, Tait and Lukas Nystrom; siblings, Hideko Taneguchi and Mitsuko Okamoto; sisters-in-law, Miyoko (Akitaka) Yonemitsu and Ryoko (Takuya) Suzuki; brother-in-law, Masatake (Leah) Kawamoto; also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Koichi Okamoto
