Misako Yanagimoto - Rafu Shimpo

A private memorial gathering for Misako Yanagimoto, 84-year-old, Osaka, Japan-born Issei, who passed away on Jan. 14, 2020 in Harbor City, Calif., was held on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 at the Memorial Chapel of Kubota Mortuary.

She is survived by her husband, Hideo Yanagimoto; sons, John (Tomoko) and Dean (Kristy) Yanagimoto; grandsons, Shane and Kane Yanagimoto; brother, Katsushige (Michiko) Hiraoka of Japan; brother-in-law, Toshiro (Emiko) Yanagimoto; nephew, James (Keiko) Yanagimoto; also survived by many nieces, nephews, and other relatives in the U.S. and Japan.