Harvey Stein
Businessman and longtime Temple Sinai member Harvey Stein died on September 24, 2025. He was 92. A service was held on September 26 at Temple Sinai, with interment at Mt. Nebo Memorial Park. Feldman Mortuary handled the arrangements.
A first-generation American, Mr. Stein earned his bachelor’s degree from City College of New York and an MBA from Columbia University.
He began his career as a management trainee at Marshall Field’s in Chicago before joining Montgomery Ward. He was later hired as head of electronics purchasing for RCA.
In Denver, Mr. Stein opened his own advertising specialty firms, including Motivational Marketing and Stein & Reed Incentives.
Harry and Phyllis Stein were married in 1955, and were a couple for 70 years before Mr. Stein’s passing.
A longtime board member at Temple Sinai, Mr. Stein was a former board chair and was instrumental in forming the temple’s first chavurah.
He helped establish and teach in Heritage Eagle Bend’s (HEB) Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
Survivors are Mr. Stein’s wife Phyllis; children Ellen (Luther), Suzi (Greg) and Jeff (Chrissy); and grandchildren Lena, Micaela and Benny.
Dr. Ralph Nathan Bloch
Korean War veteran Dr. Ralph Nathan Bloch died on August 24, 2025, at the age of 96, in Laguna Woods, Calif. Feldman Mortuary handled the arrangements.
A native of Brooklyn, NY, Dr. Bloch earned a bachelor’s degree from The Citadel, a master’s in public health from Columbia University, and an MD from New York Medical College.
After serving in the Korean War, Dr. Bloch became a pioneering orthopedic surgeon, as one of the early American physicians to perform total hip replacements. He traveled to Europe to study the procedure and returned to the US to practice it.
Dr. Bloch spent extended periods of time in Denver, New York City, Paramus, NJ, and Orange County, Calif.
His family said: “Ralph lived life to the fullest, never shying away from an adventure. He was an avid skier, a passionate scuba diver and fisherman who loved the ocean’s depths as much as the mountain slopes.
“Ralph had a gift for bringing people together,” his family added. “Ralph’s presence lit up every room. He celebrated life with gusto, and gave generously — always putting others before himself.”
Survivors are Dr. Bloch’s wife Cristina Freyre; and children Judy Rothman, Joseph Bloch, Debbie Grace, Jonathan Bloch and Joe Bloch.
Contributions may be made to the Sisterhood of Temple Emanuel Flower Fund.
