Born
September 21, 1933
Passed Away
Monday, July 21, 2014
Service
Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple on Saturday, Aug 2, 2014 at 11:00 AM
Obituary for Joe Sadao Yamashige

JOE SADAO YAMASHIGE
A funeral service for Joe Sadao Yamashige, 80 year-old, Buena Park, CA born Nisei, who passed away on July 21, 2014 in Montebello, CA, will be held on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at 11:00AM at Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple, 505 E. 3rd St., L.A.
He is survived by his wife, Toshiko Yamashige; children, Guy and Gary (Janet) Yamashige, Janet (Wilson) Wong, Laurie Yamamori, and Ken Matsumoto; grandchildren, Allan Yamashige, Taylor, Shannon and Evan Wong, and Michelle and Jimmy Yamamori; sister-in-law, Sachiko (Jonathan) Pedder; also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives in US and Japan.
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