(88) whopeacefully passed away on February 16, 2009 in Los Angeles. She is survived by her son, John Yasuhiro (Sun) Yamaguchi; daughters, Lisa (Don) Seno-Marquardt, Kathy Hasegawa, Janice (George) Verdin; step-son, George (Grace) Hasegawa; grand-children, Jennifer Yamaguchi, Chris Seno, Craig Komata, Veronica and Thomas Verdin, Amy (Chol) Pak, Annie (Eugene) Shin, and April Shin; also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives.

A private funeral service was held on Monday, February 23, 2009 at Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple.