Beverly Mendelsberg
Longtime Denver-area resident Beverly Mendelsberg passed away on June 18, 2022, at the age of 93. A service was held on June 19 at Rose Hill Cemetery, officiated by Rabbi Rachel Kobrin. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements.
Mrs. Mendelsberg, a Calilfornia native, married Sam Mendelsberg in 1950. Five years later the couple moved to Denver, where many family members already lived. Mr. and Mrs. Mendelsberg were a couple until Sam’s passing in May,1989.
A medical assistant, Mrs. Mendelsberg was heavily involved with Hadassah, where she held a variety of positions.
“She was a life member of Hadassah where she held many positions over the years,” said her family. “She was always ready to help and assist in any way she could.
“She had many lifelong friends and enjoyed spending time with them, playing Mah Jongg and participating in a Hadassah study group.”
Mrs. Mendelsberg is survived by her son Dennis (Barbara) Mendelsberg; and three grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Sam, and son Mark Mendelsberg.
Contributions may be made to Hadassah, or any cancer research institution.
Anthony “Tony” Gottlieb
Vietnam veteran and longtime Denver resident Anthony “Tony” Gottlieb, MD died on June 23, 2022, at the age of 86. A service was held on June 30 at Fairmont Cemetery, led by Rabbi Bruce Dollin. Arrangements were made by Shalom Funeral.
Dr. Gottlieb followed in his father’s (the late Dr. Morris Gottlieb) profession and studied medicine at the University of Illinois. He received his medical degree from the University of Chicago. He completed his residency at Cincinnati General Hospital.
Following his service in the US Army during the Vietnam War, where Dr. Gottlieb was an officer in Japan providing mental health services to Army personnel, he moved to Denver, and worked for many years as a licensed psychiatrist.
A member of Veterans for Peace, Dr. Gottlieb lobbied both the Colorado legislature and US Congress for the rights of the mentally ill.
A longtime member of HEA, Dr. Gottlieb often led religious services in nursing homes.
Dr. Gottlieb is survived by his wife of 45 years, Katy Dealy; children Karin (Bruce) Clift, Stacey Gottlieb (Rick VanWie) and Aaron (Ellen Jensby) Gottlieb; and four grandchildren.
Contributions can be made to Hand in Hand, the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel, Jewish Family Services of Colorado or the ACLU of Colorado.
Ardyce and Stan Felix
Longtime Denver residents Ardyce and Stanley Felix passed away within seven days of each other; Ardyce on June 22, 2022 and Stanley on June 30, 2022, in Scottsdale, Ariz. She was 97, he was 98. Services were held for Mrs. Felix on June 28, and for Mr. Felix on July 3, at Mount Sinai Cemetery in Scottsdale. Rabbi Phillip Rice of Congregation Micah in Brentwood, Tenn., officiated Mrs. Felix’s service. Rabbi Jeremy Schneider of Temple Kol Ami in Scottsdale officiated Mr. Felix’s service. Mt. Sinai Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Mr. and Mrs. Felix were married in San Francisco, Calif. on March 28, 1948, and were married for 74 years. They lived in Denver from 2002-2017, where Mr. Felix was a senior member of the family real estate company JRFCO. While in Denver, Mrs. Felix performed with the National Council of Jewish Women drama troupe.
Mrs. Felix began her love of dance as a child in San Jose, Calif. She graduated from the University of California-Berkeley, and performed in plays for audiences of developmentally and physically disabled children. She also worked with Alzheimer’s patients at the Contra Costa County (Calif.) JCC.
Mr. Felix was admitted to MIT when he was 16 years old, with designs on becoming an engineer. After service in the US Army, he transferred to University of California-Berkeley, and entered into the real estate industry with his parents. He later developed a software program for shopping center management.
The couple retired in Scottsdale, Ariz.
“Ardyce and Stan enjoyed beautiful homes always filled with music and song,” the family said. “They travelled far and wide.”
Survivors are three daughters Judith Adler, Margot Zaterman and Stefanie Felix; and seven grandchildren.
Contributions in Mrs. Felix’s name may be made to the Denver Ballet Guild, and the Kent Denver School Felix-Zaterman Speech and Debate Fund.
J.W. “Bill” Allison
Denver businessman and WW II veteran J.W. “Bill” Allison passed away on June 25, 2022, at the age of 98. Olinger Funeral handled the arrangements.
Born in Shreveport, La., Mr. Allison began his career in aircraft mechanics. He entered the Army Air Corps (now the US Air Force) in 1943 and remained until April, 1946.
Seven days after returning to the US, May 4, 1946, he married Elizabeth Brock. They were married until her passing in December, 1999.
During the Korean War, in June, 1950, Mr. Allison was recalled by the US Air Force and was stationed at Kirkland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, NM.
Once discharged for the second time, Mr. Allison went to work in the family business, contract oil drilling, which meant moving first to Casper, Wyo. and then to Fort Morgan, Colo. The family then settled in the Crestmoor neighborhood of east Denver. By 1962, Mr. Allison led the renamed business, Allison Drilling Co.
Among Mr. Allison’s other ventures were commercial real estate and banking, purchasing Colorado State Bank. He owned the property on 1275 Sherman Street, which became home to the Intermountain Jewish News for over 35 years.
“I personally, and all of us at the IJN, deeply mourn the passing of Bill Allison,” said Rabbi Hillel Goldberg, publisher of the IJN. “He was our landlord for decades, and throughout he was a gentleman and a gentle man.
“Particular mention should be made of the beautiful relationship between Bill and my late mother Miriam, who died in January, 2017. It way transcended the formal lessor-lessee relationship. It was a true friendship. And we all inherited that, as did Bill own’s children.”
“Mr. Allison always struck me as a man of integrity,” said IJN Assistant Editor Chris Leppek. “He was the sort of man who could seal a deal with a handshake, who believed fervently in telling the truth, and who raised his children by the same standards to which he held himself.
“He was a down-home and folksy sort of fellow, but at the same time possessed of an old school dignity and bearing which quietly demanded respect.”
Not retiring until he was 94, Mr. Allison was on the boards of the Denver YMCA and Colorado Academy.
He is survived by children Betty Jo (David) Cottrell, John Jr. (Lucy) Allison, Thomas Allison and Michael (Diane) Allison; and two grandchildren.
Contributions may be made to the favorite charity of choice.
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