August 13, 2026

Obits for August 3, 1998

JAMES A. GRENVOLD

James A. Grenvold, 95, of Las Vegas died July 27 in a local hospital. He was born Oct. 21, 1902, in Norway. A resident for 38 years, he was a retired, self-employed artist and was a World War II Army veteran.

He is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Palm Morturary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.

BRONSON K. KAHIHIKOLO

Bronson K. Kahihikolo, 17, of Las Vegas, died July 27. He was born April 20, 1981, in Hawaii. A resident for five years, he was a student at Bonanza High School.

He is survived by his mother, Valerie Jones, his stepfather, Joseph Jones, both of North Las Vegas; two sisters, Harmony Kahihikolo of North Las Vegas and Kenlynn Aina of Hawaii; one step-sister, Dorothy Senices of Las Vegas; one step-brother, Douglas Carvelo Jr. of Hawaii; his grandparents Joanne and Herbert Hanawahine of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled 12:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Wednesday in Bunkers Morturary , 925 Las Vegas Boulevard North. Services will follow.

SOMMER K. LAWRENCE

Sommer K. Lawrence, 16, of Las Vegas, died July 27 in Las Vegas. She was born March 6, 1982, in Hawaii. A resident for four years, she was a student at Las Vegas High School.

She is survived by her mother, Lisa Richards, and her step-father Anson Richards, both of Las Vegas; two sisters, Cheseree Lawrence and Pikake Richards, both of Las Vegas; three brothers, Kaleo Richards of Las Vegas and Shane Lawrence and Gyles Lawrence, both of Hawaii; one step-brother, Brent Lawrence of Hawaii, her father, Leonard Leo Lawrence, and her step-mother Denise Lawrence, all of Hawaii; her grandparents, Joanne Hanawahine and Herbert Hanawahine of Las Vegas and Manuel Lawrence of Hawaii.

Visitation is scheduled 12:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Wednesday in Bunkers Morturary, 925 Las Vegas Boulevard North. Services will follow.

HENRY KEN SAKAI

Henry Ken Sakai, 84, of Riverside, Calif., died July 12 in Riverside. He was born in 1914 in Las Vegas and was a resident until 1990.

He is survived by numerous nieces, nephews, a brother-in-law, and a sister-in-law.

Private graveside services were held in Los Angeles on Saturday.

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