A private graveside funeral service for Shizue Toguchi, 105 year-old, Hawaii-born Nisei who passed away on June 7, 2020, in Long Beach, was held on Friday, July 24, 2020, at Green Hills Memorial Park, with Rev. Richard Furukawa from Johrei Fellowship Los Angeles Center officiating.

She is survived by her children, Clayton (Cynthia) Toguchi and Gail (Ronald) Kawashima: granddaughters, Kelly Kawashima and Kathy (Daniel) Lara; great grandson, Zachary Lara; nephew, Ronald Kiyohiro and niece, Winifred (William) McGill; also survived by relatives in Japan, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Hampshire.