Dr. Leizer Molk
Dr. Leizer Molk, a beloved physician in Rhodesia and Denver for seven decades, passed away Oct. 21, 2020, in Denver. He was 100 years old. Rabbis Yaakov Chaitovsky and Rick Rheins and Cantors Martin Goldstein and Joel Lichterman (on Zoom) officiated at the Oct. 23 graveside service at Mount Nebo Cemetery.
The family hopes to hold a memorial service at a later date. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements.
“Dr. Molk’s compassion and medical knowledge were well known during the 70 years he practiced medicine,” his family said. “Even at 100, he was still being consulted for his medical opinions.”
Dr. Molk was born April 14, 1920, in Heilbron, South Africa to Benjamin and Sarah (Jasper) Molk.
A medical doctor by age 21, he served as a captain in the South African army from 1942 to 1945.
Dr. Molk married Daphne Gevisser on Feb. 3, 1945, and joined his brother Dr. Reuben Molk in a medical practice.
In 1949, he and his young family immigrated to Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), where he practiced medicine in Lusaka.
Dr. Molk, who moved to Denver in 1966, worked at the National Asthma Center where he also completed an allergy-immunology fellowship.
In 1971, he joined Hy and Jerry Zuckerman at Chaffee Medical Center until 1991, when he started working part-time with his son Dr. Kevin Molk.
He retired at age 92.
Mrs. Molk passed away in 1998.
An accomplished skier and squash player in his youth, Dr. Molk was a passionate golfer who shot his age more than once.
He remained a devout opera lover until his death.
“He was a true mensch and chacham (wise man) and will be missed by everyone who knew and loved him,” his family said.
Dr. Leizer Molk is survived by his sons Dr. Barry Molk, Dr. Kevin (Nina) Molk and Alan (Helen Dickens) Molk; grandchildren Shari (Gary) Beaudette, Dr. Gary Molk, Ben (Sarah) Molk, Brian (Amy) Molk, Doreen (Dr. Patrick Henthorn) Molk, Claire Molk and Sarah Rose Molk; and great-grandchildren Dillon and Shayla Beaudette, Daphne and Lillian Molk and Colette Henthorn.
Fidella Brown also mourns his loss.
Contributions may be made to National Jewish Health, BMH-BJ or Central City Opera.
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