Eiko Sakaguchi
Obituary
Eiko Sakaguchi died at her Watsonville home in on June 21. She was 101 years old.
Mrs. Sakaguchi was born on April 23, 1921, to her parents Wataru and Kame Yamakawa in Ukiah, California.
She was a member of the Japanese American Citizens League, the Watsonville Buddhist Temple and Fujinkai.
Mrs. Sakaguchi is survived by her children, Leigh K. Sakaguchi (Noemi) and Amy Dobashi (Wesley deceased), her sister Hanaye Baba (Isao deceased), two grandchildreni and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Shioki Sakaguchi, and her siblings, Hiroyuki Yamakawa, Ato Yamakawa, Mary Satake and Jimmy Yamakawa.
A memorial service was held on July 22.
Donations can be made to Bridge Hospice.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Carroll Family of Ave Maria Memorial Chapel.
Published in The Pajaronian · July 29, 2022