Born
March 9, 1915
Passed Away
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Service
Gardena Buddhist Church on Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Obituary for Pearl Tomoko Akutagawa
AKUTAGAWA, Pearl Tomoko (98) peacefully passed away on April 3, 2013 in Torrance. She is predeceased by her husband, James Susumu and daughters, Joyce Yukiko Akutagawa and Nancy Sumiko Phy, and survived by daughter, Marilyne (John) McCall; grandchildren, John (Suzie), Michael (Dina) and Dan (Nadia) McCall, Scott (Lisa) Phy and Shannon (Brian) Berkheiser; great-grandchildren, Sean, Julia, Kyle, Caitlyn, Courtney, Katherine, Matthew, Lucas, Kelly, Benjamin, Maya, and Patrick; sisters-in-law, Chiyeko and Fumie Furushima, Kiyo Yoshioka, Itsu Yamada, Jackie (George) Masaki and Fumi Akutagawa; also survived by many nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
She taught us all how to live our lives by example. We are blessed to have had her in our lives and will forever treasure her memory.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 11:00AM at Gardena Buddhist Church, 1517 W. 166th St., Gardena, CA.Note: Flower orders for Pearl Tomoko Akutagawa must have been made at least 48 hours before the service time.
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