Carl W. Scheer

HAWAII - Carl W. Scheer, of Aiea, Hawaii passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2014, after battling chronic pulmonary disease.

Carl was born on June 27, 1931, to the late George B. and Ruth W. Scheer in Berkeley, Calif. He was a graduate of Berkeley High School, Stanford University and Stanford School of Medicine. He completed his medical internship and residency at Kings County Hospital Center (now known as SUNY Downstate Medical Center) in Brooklyn, N.Y. under the supervision of Dr. Harry Mellons. He then joined Kaiser Permanente in Walnut Creek, Calif. as a radiologist and later became Assistant Attending Radiologist/Assistant Professor of Radiology at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. Thereafter, he became a partner at Radiology Associates (currently called MidState Radiology Associates) in Meriden, Conn. together with founding partners Dr. Jack Burbank, Dr. John Hennessey and Dr. Michael Esposito. During his tenure at Radiology Associates, he did pioneering work in the area of angiography and introduced new angiographic and interventional radiological procedures in the community. He mentored several of the practice's staff and radiologists and was much respected by his professional colleagues. He was Past-President of the Radiological Society of Connecticut, the New Haven County Medical Association and a Fellow of the American College of Radiology. After his "retirement" in 1991, Carl became actively involved with the Shriners Hospital for Children in Honolulu, Hawaii. He served as Chairman of the Board of Governors for a full term, during which he oversaw the construction of their new hospital building. He also enjoyed greeting new patients and their families at the front desk, and providing them with transportation to the hospital. Additionally, he was an active member of the Honolulu Lodge F.& A.M. Masonic Lodge and The Knights of Pythias Mystic Lodge No. 2.Carl enjoyed collecting stamps from a young age and amassed a sizeable collection over the years. He also enjoyed hiking in the Sierra and the Presidential Range in New Hampshire. Most recently, he undertook genealogical research and painstakingly documented his findings dating back to 500 A.D.

He leaves his wife, Yen Tran Scheer, of Hawaii; her sister and brother-in-law, Jan and Janice Wakayama, also of Hawaii; his daughters and sons-in-laws, Lisa (Ann Scheer) and Carl Nylen and Suzanne (Weston Scheer) and Andrew Benfield; and grandchildren, Sarah and Emily Nylen, and Abigail and Rachel Benfield, all of Ipswich, Mass. In addition, he leaves his niece, Carla (van Mourik) Woodworth, of Buda, Texas; and his former wife and mother of his children, Ruth (Lobovsky) Scheer, of Brighton, Mass. He was predeceased by his sister, Barbara (Hortense Scheer van Mourik) Horning.

A private family service will be held on Tuesday, July 29, and his ashes will be spread in the Pacific Ocean per his wishes. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children-Honolulu, 1310 Punahou St., Honolulu, HI 96826.