ROSE BRANDOLINO LENHART
ROSE BRANDOLINO LENHART, 78, died Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004, in Pleasanton, Calif. She was a former resident of Los Alamos.
Lenhart was born in Dawson, N.M., May 18, 1926. After leaving Dawson, she moved to Ventura, Calif., where she met her husband.
She was a Navy wife until she and her husband settled in Los Alamos for 24 years.
She worked for the Los Alamos National Laboratory in the library.
Lenhart loved to read, enjoyed her pets, spending time with family and friends and traveling with her daughter.
She was very active in the V.I.P. Club at the Pleasanton Senior Center, serving as treasurer for several years and helping out prior to each V.I.P. Club meeting.
She was a member of the Catholic community of Pleasanton.
Lenhart was preceded in death by her husband, Barry Norton Lenhart, and five sisters and two brothers.
She is survived by her daughter, Julie Lenhart, of Pleasanton, plus many nieces, nephews and their children.
Services will be held Dec. 9, 2004 at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Pleasanton.
Another service will be held in New Mexico, Spring 2005, prior to her burial at the Santa Fe National Cemetery, by her husband's side.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in her name to the American Lung Association or the American Diabetes Association.
Anthony (Tony) Will Coca
Anthony (Tony) Will Coca, 84, died Dec. 13, 2004.
He was born Aug. 2, 1920, in Las Vegas. He attended school there until he entered the Army Air Corp, where he served five years.
He was employed at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory until his retirement in 1982.
Coca was a member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish for 56 years, and was active in the Los Alamos Chapter of The Knights of Columbus, the American Legion Post 90, the DAV, and a member of the Carpenters' union.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Marcella Will and Alfredo Coca Sr., his grandson, David Coca, and his brothers Alfredo Jr., and Frank.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Elizabeth; his son, Michael Anthony; daughter, Eileen and husband John Mraule; a grandson, three granddaughters, and four great-grandchildren.
A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Dec. 17, at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Interment will follow at the National Cemetery in Santa Fe at 3 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Knights of Columbus in Los Alamos or to a charity of choice.
Michael P. Marshall
Michael P.. Marshall, 52, died Dec. 17, 2004.
He was born Dec. 22, 1952 to William and Maurine Marshall. He spent his youth in Houston.
Marshall attended Texas A&M University, where he earned a BS in electrical engineering in 1974. He then began his medical career by first attending Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, and then completing his internship and residency at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Department of Orthopedics.
He then accomplished sub-specialities in both Free Flap Surgical Training at Memorial Hermann Hospital and Basic Techniques in Microsurgery at University of Miami Medical Center.
He was an Orthopedic General Surgeon at the University of New Mexico in Los Alamos until 1993. It was during this time that he met his beloved wife, Carol Lynn Weber. They were married May 28, 1994.
They moved to Kansas City, Mo. where he was an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery until 2000, at which time they transferred to Lubbock, Texas so he could take on the role of Associate Professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Dept. Orthopedic Surgery. Beginning in 2004, he was named the Residency Program Director.
Marshall's accomplishments in life were many. In addition to honors in the medical field that included the UMC Health System Endowed Chair which he was awarded last month, the Paul Meyer Award for Outstanding Orthopedic Educator and the Outstanding Resident Teacher Award, he will be remembered fondly as a patient advocate and an accomplished aviator, sailor and carpenter.
He will be remembered most fondly, however, for his kind spirit, his generosity to those in need, and his love of family and devotion to his beloved wife Carol and cherished dog Molly.
He was preceded in death by his sister Connie Longefled.
He is survived by his wife, Carol; parents, Bill and Maurine; nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Michael Marshall Memorial Fund, 4414 82nd St., Suite 212, PMB 101, Lubbock, Texas, 79424.
Daniel Thomas Hogan
Daniel Thomas Hogan, a resident of Albuquerque since 1963, died on
Saturday, Jan. 1, 2005. He is survived by his daughters, Kathleen Hogan Pugh and husband, Randy of Anchorage, Alaska; Colleen Hogan Goddard and husband, Laurence, of Los Alamos; Molly Hogan of Albuquerque; Lori Hogan and Yoshi Nakano of Tucson; grandchildren, Carrie Terrell and husband, Brian; Kristin Pugh, Andrew, Grant, Kelly Goddard and Kai Nakano; great granddaughter, Grace Terrell; sister, Ann Riley of Vancouver; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years Reudean Hogan. Hogan served his country in World War II in the U.S. Army Air Corp as a flight instructor. He was the founder and owner of VIPS Big Boy Restaurants and the former owner of the Los Alamos Inn.
Hogan was a member of Our Lady of Annunciation Catholic Church. He was an avid golfer and sports enthusiast. He especially was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. Private services were held.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Society, 713 4th SW, 87102 or the American Red Cross, SE Asia Tsunami Relief.
Myrna Marsteller
Myrna Marsteller, a former resident of Los Alamos, died Oct. 6, 2004, in Flagstaff, Ariz., after a long struggle with cancer.
Myrna, of Cottonwood, Ariz., and Cass Lake, Minn., was born in Dorchester, Neb., in 1927. She graduated from high school in Kearney, Neb., and from Barnes Business School in Denver, Colo. In 1948, she married Jim Marsteller.
They had two sons, Dr. A.L. Marsteller of Springfield, Mo., and Michael Marsteller and wife, Eve Ross, of Flagstaff, Ariz. She and her husband farmed for many years in Wilcox, Neb.
After her husband's death in 1987, she moved to Los Alamos. She worked at UNM and at LANL. In 1997, she moved to Cottonwood to be closer to family.
Myrna was an avid walker, bird-watcher, and fisherwoman.
She is survived by her two sons; brother, James and wife, Ellie, Crick of Kearney, two grandchildren, nieces and nephews; sister-in-law, Mignon Marsteller Lermuseaux, of New Mexico.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to The Flagstaff Audubon Society or to Northland Hospice, 725 N. Switzer Canyon Road, Flagstaff, Ariz. 86001.
