Junji Tanaka passed away on Friday, November 28, 2025 at the age of 95. Junji was born in Fresno, California on  March 1, 1930 to Moriye and Sadako Tanaka. He had three sisters, Fukumi Yamada, Chiyoko Miyamoto and Mitsumi Tamura, and two brothers Heiyo Tanaka and Sanga Tanaka all in Japan.

Junji served in the United States Army and was stationed in Korea. After the service he returned to Sanger and was a Citrus Farmer for 55 years.

He was well cared for in his final years at Vintage Gardens and Oakwood Gardens Nursing Home.

His final resting place is the Sanger Cemetery.