(92) passed away on March 8, 2011 in West Covina. He is survived by his son, Roy (Tess) Masukawa; sister, Shizue Nakao from San Francisco, CA; brother-in-law, Yoshiharu Yoshikawa; also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives.

A private funeral service was held on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the Memorial Chapel of Kubota Nikkei Mortuary with Rev. Fumiaki Usuki from West LA Buddhist Temple officiating.