Obituaries for October 15

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Lee Enriques, 85, of Hilo died Sept. 26 at home. Born in Halaula, North Kohala, he was a retired county fire captain, president of NSI-LBE Inc., shop manager of Garden Exchange and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Kaumana 1/2 Mile Kumiai, Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce and an avid fisherman. Visitation 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Private wake service to follow. Visitation again 9-10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 25, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Seating limited; face masks and social-distancing required both days. No flowers. Cremation to follow. Survived by sons, Vernon (Jodi) Enriques of Mililani, Oahu, Russell (Lisa) Enriques and Jeffrey (Tammy) Enriques-Ikeda of Hilo; daughter, Lynne Enriques of Hilo; brother, Donald (Mieko) Enriques of California; sister, Leona Goss of Honolulu; sister-in-law, Pauline Enriques of Pahala; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; nephews, nieces and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

May Kihawahineluluonamoku Kamelamela, 86, of Hilo died Oct. 5 at home. Born in Honolulu, she was a homemaker, member of Hale Pule Ke Ola Hou Church in Hilo, Hawaiian Civic Club and Pahoa Booster Club, former member of Hawaiian Bowling Club and Hawaii State Women Bowling Association. Visitation 8:30-10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 25, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. Seating limited; face masks and social distancing required. Online streaming of services is available at oneroomstreaming.com. Click on Family &Friends, then click on Watch Event ID: dodomortuary. Password: ME9V7U. Survived by sons, Mallory Kamelamela of Hilo and Derrick (Roxanne) Kamelamela of Pahoa; daughters, Puaala (Cameron) Hiro of Hoolehua, Molokai, and Karen Jo (Scott) McMichael of the mainland; daughters-in-law, Lee Ann Kamelamela of Hilo and Michele Kamelamela of Pahoa; brother, George Baker of Honolulu; sisters, Emma Sorano of Tacoma, Wash., and Susie (Thomas Popovich) Kama of Honolulu; sister-in-law, Maile Baker of Tacoma; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Carol Cynthia Schaper, 79, of Hawi died Oct. 8 at home. Born in Floral Park, N.Y., she was a retired accountant for Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission, certified public accountant and gardener. Service information pending. Survived by husband, Vincent Schaper of Hawi; sons, Vince (Madeline) Schaper of Washington and Bruce (Colleen) Schaper of Maryland; daughters, Christine (Kevin) Moreland of Maryland and Rebecca (James Markley) Schaper of Virginia; sister, Eva Brown of California; nine grandchildren. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.

Thomas “Tom” Eugene Shockley, 86, of Kailua-Kona died Sept. 1 at home. Born in Fullerton, Calif., he was owner-operator of Dive Makai and a U.S. Navy veteran. Private services at a later date. Survived by wife, Akiko Hackett of Kailua-Kona; brother, Ted Morgan of Colorado; sister, Patti Malzahn of California; daughter-in-law, Denise Shockley of California; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.

Bobbye St. Ambrogio, 81, of Keaau, formerly of Pepeekeo, died Oct. 12 at home. Born in Flushing, N.Y. she was retired chief of the Bergen County (N.J.) Sheriff’s Department, was their first female officer and founded its Mounted Division. After moving to Hawaii she worked with the Civil Defense to resurrect the neighborhood watch program, became the liaison between Community Policing and the Prosecutor’s Office, and served on the county Fire and Police commissions. Memorial services 11:30 a.m. Monday (Oct. 18) at Coconut Island. No flowers. Memorial donations to: www.AhavaAina.org, 308 Kamehameha Ave., Suite 202 Hilo HI 96720. Survived by daughter, Jodi Orton of Missouri; sons, Adam Scharf of Hawaii and Russell (Seana) Scharf of Rhode Island; hanai son, Jon Eldon; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.