Funeral services and burial will be in Angaur Cemetery, Angaur, Palau Island. He is survived by a son Darren Yamada of Fort Worth, Texas; a daughter Kerry (Jeff) Jones of Overland Park, Kansas; brothers: David Yamada of Palau, Romanus Yamada of Guam, and Orak Yamada of Louisville, KY; sisters: Thomasa Mauldin of Fairfield, CA and Helen Yamada of Palau; two grandchildren: Carlyn Jones and Kaylie Yamada.