July 13, 1925 – August 25, 2024
Setsuko Betty Harada, born in Los Angeles, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2024, in Simi Valley, Calif. She grew up in the Boyle Heights area of L.A. and she and her family were later interned at the Santa Anita Racetrack and the Rohwer internment camp in Arkansas during WWII. Before moving to Los Angeles, she and her husband of 63 years, Shige Harada, made a life in Rocky Ford, Colorado. They helped operate a well-known produce farm known as Harada Farms.
She is survived by her daughters, Sandy (Woody) Horton, Cindy (Mike) Grooms, Gail (Martin) Chester; grandchildren, Tanya Horton, Mikki (Michael) Davis, Amanda (Eric) Hsu, Curt (Tairn) Grooms; great-grandchildren, Sean (Amanda) and Alyson Davis, Owen and Ethan Hsu; great-great grandchildren, Lilly and Graelin Davis. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and sister. She will be deeply missed.
Funeral services will be held at the San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, 9450 Remick Ave., Pacoima, Calif., 12:30 p.m. on October 13, 2024. A reception will follow.