James Ryosho Katena's Obituary
James Ryosho Katena, 69, of San Jose, CA., formerly of Haiku, died on March 29, 2011 at home in Kahului, under hospice care.Private services were held at the Rinzai Zen Mission in Paia.Mr. Katena was born on March 28, 1942 in Paia. He was the son of Ryosuke and Kamado (Makabe) Katena.He was a welder for Food Machinery Corporation in San Jose.He was pre-deceased by his brother, Yoshio Katena and sisters, Doris (Richard) Urasaki and Akiko (Kokyu) Matsuda.He is survived by three brothers, Shoye (Lucille) Katena, Akira (Loretta) Katena and Yoshinori (Kathy Ballin) Katena; two sisters, Eileen (Shoko) Nagamine and Elaine F. Rodrigues.
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