Goldie Kasztl
Centenarian Goldie Kasztl passed away on August 28, 2026, at the age of 100. A service was held on August 30 at Zera Abraham, with interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, officiated by Rabbi Mordechai Fleisher. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements.
Mrs. Kasztl (nee Burger) was born on August 7, 1926, in Kisvarda, Hungary. She and her family left Hungary in 1940 and started their new chapter on Denver’s West Side, where the family lived temporarily under the viaduct.
Mrs. Kasztl attended Cheltenham Elementary School, Lake Junior High and North High School. During high school, she worked for different businesses in Denver and later in the administrative office at BMH.
In 1951, Goldie married Erwin Kasztl. They were a couple for 59 years until Mr. Kasztl’s passing in 2010.
Mrs. Kasztl was a businesswoman, accomplished in real estate property management. She also worked alongside her husband in the insurance business. The couple was active in the establishment of Hillel Academy, Beth Jacob High School and Yeshiva Toras Chaim.
“She was bright, accomplished, capable, loving, stylish, resilient, regal and hard working,” her family said. “She never sought personal honor and was respected by those she met and knew.”
Survivors are Mrs. Kasztl’s siblings Clara Elefant, Ruth Stavsky and Shalom Burger; children David (Debby) Kasztl, Miriam (Sol) Majer, Leah (David) Altman and Ben (Chava) Kasztl; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.
Contributions may be made to Hillel Academy, Beth Jacob High School or Yeshiva Toras Chaim.
Victor King
Holocaust survivor, US Army veteran and centenarian Victor King died on September 2, 2026, at the age of 100. A service will be held on September 23 at Ft. Logan Cemetery, to be officiated by Rabbi Diane Tiferet Lakein. Shalom Funeral Service is handling the arrangements.
Mr. King (originally Viktor Koenigsberg) was born in Uzhhorod, Czechoslovakia, on May 26, 1926. His family was deported to Auschwitz in May, 1944, where his parents were murdered and his brother Alex died in a mine shortly thereafter.
Mr. King and his sister Klara survived in Europe, while his two older brothers, Zvi and Ushku, emigrated to Palestine in the late 1930s. Mr. King survived slave labor in and around Munich before being liberated from Dachau at the end of the war.
In 1947, Mr. King emigrated to the US, settling in Milwaukee, Wisc. There, he met and married Elaine Hoffman. Mr. King served in the US Army in Europe during the Korean War, 1951-53.
The family moved to Southglenn in 1970 when Mr. King became plant manager at Serta Denver. He eventually rose to VP of sales and customer service for Serta, before retiring in 1994.
Mr. King was known as an exceptional and well-known card player, excelling at both pinochle and bridge. Family lore has it that Mr. King met his wife playing pinochle at her grandparents’ home.
“He loved cards and played his whole life,” his family said. “He was a few gold points short of being a life master.”
Mrs. King passed away in May, 2010.
Mr. King was a member of the Jewish War Veterans and Freemasons.
Survivors are Jeffrey (Vickianne) King and Michael (Lyn) King; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mr. King is also mourned by Margaret Ann Hill.
Contributions may be made to the Lupus Foundation of America.
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