July 26, 1938 – March 5, 2025
Chizuko Furukawa, 86-year-old resident of West Los Angeles, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2025. Chizuko was born and raised in Takanabe, Japan as the eldest of 4 children, and graduated from the Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo. A lifelong lover of music, she taught piano professionally and served as the longtime director of the Mori-no-Kai Chorus. God blessed her with a gifted voice, and she loved to sing praise at many Japanese Christian churches throughout Southern California through the decades.
Chizuko was preceded in death by her husband, Yasuharu and is survived by son, Shin (Lange); daughter, Nozomi (Matthew); grandchildren, Ethan, Grace, Rose and James; brothers, Keiji and Takahiko; sister, Noriko; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
A celebration of life service will be held at Los Angeles Holiness Church, 11 a.m. on March 31.
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