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Michael Lee Arnold
Aug. 26, 2004
Michael Lee Arnold, 43, of Longmont, Colo., died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Texas. He is survived by wife Kumiko; sons Justin and Sean; daughters Jennifer and Celia; mother Mary H.; stepfather Ross D.; brothers John Arnold and Aaron and Chris Stucky; and sister Patricia Brown. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe Stake Center. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

James W.P. Chun
Aug. 23, 2004
James W.P. "Jimmy" Chun, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base electronic technician, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dora H.; brothers Herbert, Raymond and Gilbert; and sisters Violet Perry and Ellen Kong. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

George Arthur Henrickson
Aug. 28, 2004
George Arthur Henrickson, 74, of Honolulu, a real estate developer, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Edward; daughters Janna McBraun, Julianna Kromer and Nina Prior; and eight grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Waialae Country Club. Aloha attire.

Nancy Setsuyo Hirayasu
Aug. 29, 2004
Nancy Setsuyo Hirayasu, 87, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Raymond S.; sons Clifford and Wayne; daughters Jean Yamamoto, Carolyn Kiyota and Lorraine Tsunezumi; sister Helen Fujii; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Teruko Hosokawa
Aug. 23, 2004
Teruko Hosokawa, 87, of Aiea, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by brothers Yukio, Katsumi and Tom; and sisters Adrienne Hosokawa and Ethel Miyamoto. Private services.

Kameko Iwamoto
Aug. 29, 2004
Kameko Iwamoto, 85, of Honolulu, died in Aiea. She was born in Kakaako, Hawaii. She is survived by nephews and nieces. Private services.

John Kauhane Kahue
Aug. 25, 2004
John Kauhane Kahue, 76, of Waipahu, a retired civil service supervisor at Hickam Air Force Base, died at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Jane S.; sons Melson J., Earl S., Warren M., Floyd K., Michael, Bryan, Philip and Stacey S.; daughter Sarah S.; brother Howard K.; sisters Jane Valeho and Patricia Souza; 16 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.

Eleanor Choy Kong
Aug. 18, 2004
Eleanor Choy Kong, 102, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Elsie Ornburn and Eunice Achong, six grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Private services.

Peggy Teruko M. Kushi
Aug. 17, 2004
Peggy Teruko M. Kushi, 79, of Kula, Maui, a Department of Education secretary, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by son Grant, daughter Leona, brother Dr. George Matsukawa, sisters Joan Shockley and Toshi "Cora" Soga, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Asuncion Velotindos Ortogero
Aug. 17, 2004
Asuncion Velotindos Ortogero, 77, of Wahiawa, died at home. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Wilfred R. "Willy," Robert L., Donald, Wayne V. and Mark A.; stepson Morris; brothers Domi and Rudy Velotindos and Bernie Macam; sisters Sally Roldan and Mary Lou Caminos; 20 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Nehemiah R. Pastor
Aug. 24, 2004
Nehemiah R. Pastor, infant son of Noel and Zenaida Pastor, of Wahiawa, died in Virginia. He was born in Virginia. He is also survived by sisters Naomi and Noelani, and grandparents Edwin and Rosalina Pastor and Ted Olivas. Graveside services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Levinia Leimomi Rodriguez
Aug. 24, 2004
Levinia Leimomi Rodriguez, 49, of Las Vegas, formerly of Hilo, a Denny's Restaurant manager in Las Vegas, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Dennis K., Daniel K. and David K. Matias and Freddy Rodriguez; hanai sons Alika L., Austin T., Ashton T. and Rusty K. Matias; daughter Leo Melendez; hanai daughters Abcde L.K. and Leilani M. Matias; mother Flora M. Brown; brothers Robert I. Ho, Hercules Freitas, Anthony Ho and Henry Brown; sisters Barbara J. Kalilikane and Lillian Hoapili; and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Shirley Hanako Sasada
Aug. 28, 2004
Shirley Hanako Sasada, 70, of Kahului, a Maui Publishing Co. typesetter, died in Hale Makua. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by sons Charles S. and Randal S.; daughter Sherry Ferreira; brother James Sato; sisters Motoe Yoshimatsu, Dorothy Fujimoto, Suzie Yoshinaga and Joan Higashi; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Reception to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ronald Young Ho Shin
Aug. 10, 2004
Ronald Young Ho Shin, 72, of Honolulu, a Shin Furniture Co. owner, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Agnes; sons Raymond and Daniel; daughters Naomi Shin and Debbie Ching; sisters Carol Winkel, Katherine Kim and Salome Sato; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Miriama Cathy Tuitasi
Aug. 30, 2004
Miriama Cathy Tuitasi, 6, of Honolulu, died. She was born in Faga'alu, American Samoa. She is survived by parents Fa'amasani and Tulimalefoi; brothers Aoto'a, Toetu and Anthony; sister Angelica; grandparents Miriama Tuitasi and Cathy and Toetu Talia; and great-grandparents Tanumaleu and Saili Sati. Burial to be held in Malaeloa, American Samoa.

Apolinar Bantawig Ulgaran
Aug. 25, 2004
Apolinar Bantawig "Nario" Ulgaran, 71, of Aiea, a mason, died in Honolulu. He was born in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Apolinar Jr., Zachary, Modesto, Raymond and Nariex; daughters Teresa Padilla, Priscilla Barlett, Pollyanna Daniels, Elizabeth Chapman, Lily Hanley, Alohalian Giraldi and Linar Ulgaran; brothers; sisters; 21 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road, Pearl City. Call after 6 p.m. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.

Verona Martha Unzicker
Aug. 30, 2004
Verona Martha "Jean" Unzicker, 94, of Pearl City, died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by son Arthur, daughter Carol, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services to be held in California at a later date. Donations suggested to Alzheimer's Treatment and Research Center, 1050 Ala Moana, Building D.

Gordon P. Velasco
Aug. 28, 2004
Gordon P. "Gordz" Velasco, 36, of Mililani, a Trane Pacific Service air conditioning technician, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nicole, son Jonah, daughters Kalyn and Saydee, father Norman, brother Ramos, sister Kimi and grandparents Rose Cabanlet and Dorothy Velasco. Mass: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Holy Family Catholic Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 3:30 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Jane Wise
Aug. 28, 2004
Jane Wise, 87, of Honolulu, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Missouri. She is survived by daughters Sandra Taylor and Judy Wise-Mason, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Unity Church of Hawaii, 3608 Diamond Head Circle. Call after 10 a.m. No flowers. Donations suggested to Alzheimer's Association Aloha Chapter, Ward Warehouse Building D-15, 1050 Ala Moana, Honolulu, HI 96814-4924.

You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:

www.librarieshawaii.org
The index goes back several decades.

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Obituaries SEE ALSO: VITAL STATS Michael Lee Arnold Aug. 26, 2004 Michael Lee Arnold, 43, of Longmont, Colo., died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Texas. He is survived by wife Kumiko; sons Justin and Sean; daughters Jennifer and Celia; mother Mary H.; stepfather Ross D.; brothers John Arnold and Aaron and Chris Stucky; and sister Patricia Brown. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe Stake Center. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. James W.P. Chun Aug. 23, 2004 James W.P. "Jimmy" Chun, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base electronic technician, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dora H.; brothers Herbert, Raymond and Gilbert; and sisters Violet Perry and Ellen Kong. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers. George Arthur Henrickson Aug. 28, 2004 George Arthur Henrickson, 74, of Honolulu, a real estate developer, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Edward; daughters Janna McBraun, Julianna Kromer and Nina Prior; and eight grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Waialae Country Club. Aloha attire. Nancy Setsuyo Hirayasu Aug. 29, 2004 Nancy Setsuyo Hirayasu, 87, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Raymond S.; sons Clifford and Wayne; daughters Jean Yamamoto, Carolyn Kiyota and Lorraine Tsunezumi; sister Helen Fujii; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Teruko Hosokawa Aug. 23, 2004 Teruko Hosokawa, 87, of Aiea, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by brothers Yukio, Katsumi and Tom; and sisters Adrienne Hosokawa and Ethel Miyamoto. Private services. Kameko Iwamoto Aug. 29, 2004 Kameko Iwamoto, 85, of Honolulu, died in Aiea. She was born in Kakaako, Hawaii. She is survived by nephews and nieces. Private services. John Kauhane Kahue Aug. 25, 2004 John Kauhane Kahue, 76, of Waipahu, a retired civil service supervisor at Hickam Air Force Base, died at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Jane S.; sons Melson J., Earl S., Warren M., Floyd K., Michael, Bryan, Philip and Stacey S.; daughter Sarah S.; brother Howard K.; sisters Jane Valeho and Patricia Souza; 16 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday. Eleanor Choy Kong Aug. 18, 2004 Eleanor Choy Kong, 102, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Elsie Ornburn and Eunice Achong, six grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Private services. Peggy Teruko M. Kushi Aug. 17, 2004 Peggy Teruko M. Kushi, 79, of Kula, Maui, a Department of Education secretary, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by son Grant, daughter Leona, brother Dr. George Matsukawa, sisters Joan Shockley and Toshi "Cora" Soga, and two grandchildren. Private services. Asuncion Velotindos Ortogero Aug. 17, 2004 Asuncion Velotindos Ortogero, 77, of Wahiawa, died at home. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Wilfred R. "Willy," Robert L., Donald, Wayne V. and Mark A.; stepson Morris; brothers Domi and Rudy Velotindos and Bernie Macam; sisters Sally Roldan and Mary Lou Caminos; 20 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren. Private services. Nehemiah R. Pastor Aug. 24, 2004 Nehemiah R. Pastor, infant son of Noel and Zenaida Pastor, of Wahiawa, died in Virginia. He was born in Virginia. He is also survived by sisters Naomi and Noelani, and grandparents Edwin and Rosalina Pastor and Ted Olivas. Graveside services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. Levinia Leimomi Rodriguez Aug. 24, 2004 Levinia Leimomi Rodriguez, 49, of Las Vegas, formerly of Hilo, a Denny's Restaurant manager in Las Vegas, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Dennis K., Daniel K. and David K. Matias and Freddy Rodriguez; hanai sons Alika L., Austin T., Ashton T. and Rusty K. Matias; daughter Leo Melendez; hanai daughters Abcde L.K. and Leilani M. Matias; mother Flora M. Brown; brothers Robert I. Ho, Hercules Freitas, Anthony Ho and Henry Brown; sisters Barbara J. Kalilikane and Lillian Hoapili; and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. Shirley Hanako Sasada Aug. 28, 2004 Shirley Hanako Sasada, 70, of Kahului, a Maui Publishing Co. typesetter, died in Hale Makua. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by sons Charles S. and Randal S.; daughter Sherry Ferreira; brother James Sato; sisters Motoe Yoshimatsu, Dorothy Fujimoto, Suzie Yoshinaga and Joan Higashi; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Reception to follow. Casual attire. No flowers. Ronald Young Ho Shin Aug. 10, 2004 Ronald Young Ho Shin, 72, of Honolulu, a Shin Furniture Co. owner, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Agnes; sons Raymond and Daniel; daughters Naomi Shin and Debbie Ching; sisters Carol Winkel, Katherine Kim and Salome Sato; and two grandchildren. Private services. Miriama Cathy Tuitasi Aug. 30, 2004 Miriama Cathy Tuitasi, 6, of Honolulu, died. She was born in Faga'alu, American Samoa. She is survived by parents Fa'amasani and Tulimalefoi; brothers Aoto'a, Toetu and Anthony; sister Angelica; grandparents Miriama Tuitasi and Cathy and Toetu Talia; and great-grandparents Tanumaleu and Saili Sati. Burial to be held in Malaeloa, American Samoa. Apolinar Bantawig Ulgaran Aug. 25, 2004 Apolinar Bantawig "Nario" Ulgaran, 71, of Aiea, a mason, died in Honolulu. He was born in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Apolinar Jr., Zachary, Modesto, Raymond and Nariex; daughters Teresa Padilla, Priscilla Barlett, Pollyanna Daniels, Elizabeth Chapman, Lily Hanley, Alohalian Giraldi and Linar Ulgaran; brothers; sisters; 21 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road, Pearl City. Call after 6 p.m. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers. Verona Martha Unzicker Aug. 30, 2004 Verona Martha "Jean" Unzicker, 94, of Pearl City, died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by son Arthur, daughter Carol, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services to be held in California at a later date. Donations suggested to Alzheimer's Treatment and Research Center, 1050 Ala Moana, Building D. Gordon P. Velasco Aug. 28, 2004 Gordon P. "Gordz" Velasco, 36, of Mililani, a Trane Pacific Service air conditioning technician, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nicole, son Jonah, daughters Kalyn and Saydee, father Norman, brother Ramos, sister Kimi and grandparents Rose Cabanlet and Dorothy Velasco. Mass: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Holy Family Catholic Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 3:30 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Jane Wise Aug. 28, 2004 Jane Wise, 87, of Honolulu, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Missouri. She is survived by daughters Sandra Taylor and Judy Wise-Mason, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Unity Church of Hawaii, 3608 Diamond Head Circle. Call after 10 a.m. No flowers. Donations suggested to Alzheimer's Association Aloha Chapter, Ward Warehouse Building D-15, 1050 Ala Moana, Honolulu, HI 96814-4924. You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at: www.librarieshawaii.org The index goes back several decades.	— ADVERTISEMENTS — — ADVERTISEMENTS —

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