Isaac Ikey Milzer, a Holocaust survivor and founding member of EDOS, passed away Sept. 18, 2011. Rabbis Selwyn Franklin and Richard Rheins and Cantors Joel Lichterman, Zachary Kutner and Isaac Koll officiated at the Sept. 19 service at BMH-BJ.
Interment followed at Rose Hill Cemetery. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements.
His family said that Mr. Milzer was a devoted husband, father and brother who cherished his family. Being with them was his greatest pleasure.
Mr. Milzer was born in Malorita, Poland (now Belarus) to a religious family.
When the Nazis occupied Poland, several family members were sent to a ghetto and later killed.
Isaac, his three sisters and two cousins, who were forced to build roads as slave laborers, escaped and hid in the forests. He joined the Russian partisans, fought the Nazis and took care of his sisters and cousins.
Mr. Milzer married Manya Kosher in 1945. They moved to Denver with their daughter Lela in 1950. His sisters emigrated to Israel, and his twin sister Chaya was on the ship Exodus.
A sheet metal worker by trade, Mr. Milzer was in the real estate and nursing home business.
One of the founders of EDOS, he installed the heating and air conditioning system in the new building. He also belonged to the New Americans Club, the Lomir Redn Yiddish Club and BMH-BJ.
The Milzers retired to Del Ray Beach, Fla. They spent the winters in Florida but regularly came to Denver to be with family during the summer. Mrs. Milzer predeceased her husband.
Mr. Milzer is survived by his children Harvey (Stephanie) Milzer and Lela (Gene) Kay; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He is mourned by his dear friend Esther Aronowski.
Contributions may be made to BMH-BJ or the Jewish National Fund.
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