A graveside service for Yone Kobata, 103-year-old, Los Angeles-born Nisei, who passed away on Feb. 1, 2016 in Gardena, will be held on Friday, Feb. 12, 2016 at 10 a.m. at Evergreen Cemetery, 204 N. Evergreen Ave., L.A., with Pastor Rodney Tanaka from Gardena Valley Baptist Church officiating. Family requests casual attire.
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She is predeceased by her daughter and son-in-law, Bette and Yoshio Iwamasa, and survived by her son, J. (Mariko) Kobata; grandsons, Greg (Denise), Gary and Wayne (Jocelyn) Iwamasa of Honolulu, HI; great grandchildren, Jimmy, Nicole and Matthew Iwamasa; sister-in-law, Asayo Hiraizumi; also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives.