A funeral service for John Tadashi Ikkanda, 91-year-old, Claremont, Calif.-born Kibei-Issei, who passed away on Sept. 9, 2012 in Los Angeles, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 at 12 p.m. at West L.A. Buddhist Temple, 2003 Corinth Ave., West L.A. (213) 749-1449 www.kubotanikkeimortuary.com
He is survived by his wife, Jo Ann Haruko Ikkanda; daughters, Christine Lynn (Merle “Sugar”) Konishi and Janice Ikkanda-Trost; grandchildren, Kevin Konishi, Kammi (Kellen) Abe, John and Bobby Trost; great-grandchildren, Raedon, Kaiya, and Amaya Trost; siblings, Tom (Dorothy) Ikkanda; brothers-in-law, Tak (Rinko), Steve (Amiko), and Jimmy Kiriyama; sister-in-law, Iku Kiriyama; nephews, William and Todd Kiriyama; also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives.