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Obituaries

Sarah Myers

Sarah Myers

Sarah “Sadie” Myers, previously of Denver, passed away Feb. 13, 2010, in Beachwood, Ohio. Rabbi David Zucker officiated at the Feb. 15 graveside service at Rose Hill Cemetery. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements.

“Sarah was a strong and wonderfully powerful and positive person,” the family said. “She was strong-willed, hard-working, and a loving and lovable woman.”

Born in 1917 in Manchester, England, to the late Hetty and Chaim Reich, Sarah grew up in Salford.

Like many of her generation, she left school when she was 16.

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Shirley Feig Katz

Shirley Feig Katz, 89, of Harrisburg, Pa., passed away Feb. 20, 2010, at her home. Rabbi Bernard Gerson officiated at the Feb. 25 graveside service at Rose Hill Cemetery. Shalom Funeral Service made the arrangements.

She was born Oct. 14, 1920, in New York City to the late William and Esther Berkowitz Feig.

After graduating Seward Park High School in New York at the age of 15, she attended secretarial school and worked in the garment district.

A talented musician who played five instruments, she performed at Carnegie Hall.

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Margot Guldman

Margot Guldman

Margot Guldman, 99, passed away Jan. 5, 2010. The service was held Jan. 6 at Shalom Funeral Chapel, and burial took place at Mt. Nebo Cemetery. Shalom Funeral Service made the arrangements.

Mrs. Guldman was born Aug. 23, 1910, in Nuremberg, Germany, to the late Isador and Sophie Luchs.

Margot, her husband Max Guldman and their young son Earnest fled Nazi Germany in 1938 and came to Denver. Mr. Guldman founded Guldman Linen and Columbine Manufacturing Co. in 1940.

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Jose Mindlin, Latin American bibliophile

RIO DE JANEIRO — Jose Mindlin, a Jewish bibliophile who owned the largest private library in Latin America, has died.

Mindlin died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010 in Brazil. He was 95.

He owned more than 38,000 books and was a member of the prestigious Brazilian Academy of Letters. In 2006, Mindlin donated about half of his collection to the University of Sao Paulo, mostly on topics related to Brazilian studies.

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Helen Boxer

Helen Boxer

Helen Harris Boxer, a native Denverite and lifelong resident, passed away Feb. 16, 2010, in Denver. Rabbi Selwyn Franklin officiated at the Feb. 17 graveside service at Rose Hill Cemetery. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements.

Mrs. Boxer was born Oct. 9, 1923, in Denver. She attended South High School and DU.

She married Martin Boxer on Oct. 11, 1944. They were married for 65 years.

Mrs. Boxer was a homemaker.

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