Alan Goodman
South Africa native Alan Goodman died on April 20, 2024, at the age of 74. A service was held on April 21 at Emanuel Cemetery, officiated by Rabbi Emily Hyatt and Rabbi Mendel Popack. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements.
Mr. Goodman, the son and grandson of Holocaust survivors and victims, was born in Johannesburg on June 21, 1950. Partially due to his opposition to apartheid, he made aliyah in 1971 and served in the IDF.
In 1974, Alan and Susan Goodman were married in New York City, one year after meeting in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv. The couple moved to New York in 1977 and were married 49 years before Mr. Goodman’s passing.
Mr. Goodman was devoted to Jewish communal service and social services, having received a master’s degree in social welfare administration from Wurtzweiler, Yeshiva University.
He was the first executive director of the Johannesburg Assn. of the Aged. In New York, he was executive director of the Red Cross September 11 Recovery program, and then executive director of the Brooklyn Community Service.
Mr. and Mrs. Goodman moved to Denver in 2017. Mrs. Goodman described her husband as a “wonderful, kind and loving man.
“We are quite spiritual as a whole family and believe in a spiritual afterlife,” she added.
Survivors are Mr. Goodman’s wife Susan; children Adam (Rachel) Goodman, Shara (Alex) Oliman and Taryn (Shai) Omran; and grandchildren Everly and Hudson Goodman, Nathan, Lila and Taylan Oliman, and Maayan, Aitan and Talia Omran.
Contributions may be made to the ADL.
Sheila Fein
Denver native Sheila Fein died on April 15, 2024. She was 71. A service was held on April 18 at Feldman Mortuary with interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, officiated by Rabbi Joseph Black. Feldman Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Born on October 25, 1952, Mrs. Fein grew up in Granby until her family moved to Denver’s West Side. She attended GW High School, and then attended the University of New Mexico and CU Boulder.
In 1978, Sheila met Jerry Fein; they remained a couple until Mrs. Fein’s passing.
After college, Mrs. Fein sold art for Gallery One in Denver, then joined Vitraform as designer and marketing director until 2018.
“She was a very talented artist, designer and business person,” her family said, “and she loved her Standard Poodles.”
Survivors are Mrs. Fein’s husband Jerry; sister Marilyn (Howard) Selinger; nieces and nephews Max Smerling, Molly Smerling, Gil (Lauren) Selinger and Maia (Josh) Sidon; and great nephews Rahm Selinger, Zev Selinger and Myer Sidon.
Contributions may be made to the Poodle Club of the America Rescue Foundation or The Assn. of Frontotemporal Degeneration.
Michael Turner
Longtime Denver resident Michael Turner passed away on February 1, 2024, at the age of 77. A service was held on February 6 at Emanuel Cemetery, officiated by Rabbi Sarah Shulman, Cantor Eitan Kantor, Cantor Marty Goldstein and Rabbi Bruce Dollin. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements.
The son of Holocaust survivors, Mr. Turner was born in Munich, Germany, on December 11, 1946. The family moved to Boston, Mass., where Mr. Turner grew up. He attended Northeastern University and the University of Illinois, receiving a master’s degree in city planning.
Mr. Turner’s projects as a city planner led him to Rotterdam, Holland. He also led the redesign of Greektown in Detroit, Mich.
Michael and Marilyn Turner were married in Detroit in 1970. They were a couple for 52 years until Mr. Turner’s passing.
Mr. and Mrs. Turner moved to Denver in 1978 and purchased a boutique recruiting firm, which they operated until 2022.
“Michael practiced the tenets of life that he believed in most,” his family said. “He was generous with his time and money, and he was a true mensch.”
Survivors are Mr. Turner’s wife Marilyn; son Zachary (Brette) Turner; and granddaughter Jetta Turner.
Contributions may be made to ALS or HEA.
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