(85) passed away on September 8, 2011 in Newport Beach. He is survived by his wife, Mitsuko Kodama; children, Yoshihiko (Sandra), Kotomi Kodama and Shoko (Tatsuo) Watanabe; many grandchildren; brother, Iwao (Satsuko) Kodama; sisters, Toshiko Ueno and Mineko Maezono of Japan; brothers-in-law, Takenori (Sadako) and Mitsuo Ueno; sisters-in-law, Atsuko (Tokuji) Fukumoto, Tatsuko Arimura and Etsuko Osako; also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives in US and Japan.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, September 16, 2011 at 7:00PM at Newport Beach Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple, 254 Victoria St., Costa Mesa with Bishop Noriaki Ito from Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple officiating.