Lifelong educator Nancy Livingston passed away on Aug. 21, 2023. A service was held on Aug. 24 at Emanuel Cemetery, officiated by Cantor Elizabeth Sacks. Feldman Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Born in 1941 in New Haven, Conn., Mrs. Livingston was known throughout the Denver area for her commitment to Jewish education.
She was director of early childhood education at the Denver JCC for over 20 years; she established the first Jewish daycare center in the Rocky Mountain region and received the Louis Kraft Award in recognition of her “contribution to the Year of the Child” in 1979.
Mrs. Livingston was also vice principal at Hansen Elementary School in Commerce City and taught at Herzl Jewish Day School.
“She made friends faster and more often than anybody I have ever known,” said Mrs. Livingston’s daughter, Julie Livingston. “She loved people.
“Almost everybody who knew her had a favorite story about how she was remarkably generous and a tireless cheerleader for people and causes she believed in.
“She was an imaginative, creative, out-of-the-box thinker with a highly artistic sensibility.”
Mrs. Livingston and her husband John were married in New Haven in 1962. They remained a couple until Mr. Livingston’s passing in 1999.
Survivors are Mrs. Livingston’s daughter Julie (Jon Manning) Livingston; and grandchildren Alex (Taylor) Manning and Mason (Sarah) Manning.
Contributions may be made to Kavod Senior Life.
Longtime Denver resident Carmen Weiner passed away on Aug. 16, 2023. She was 79. A service was held on August 18 at Temple Emanuel, officiated by Rabbi Joseph Black. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements.
Born on March 13, 1944, Ms. Weiner was known for her work in interior design. She attended the University of Michigan and received her masters in architecture at CU Boulder.
“She was very generous, artistic, beautiful, and a great mom, sister, grandma and friend to many,” her family said.
Survivors are children Marc (Kelli) Weiner and Jill Weiner Norris; brother Fred (Cindy) Weiser; and grandchildren Max Weiner, Ben Weiner, Lily Norris and Marc Norris.
Contributions may be made to the ADL or Myelofibrosis Research Foundation.
Rhea Siegel died on Aug. 2, 2023, at the age of 97. A service was held on Aug. 11 at Sons of Israel Cemetery in Colorado Springs, officiated by Rabbi Jay Sherwood. A celebration of life is being planned for October. Sons of Israel handled the arrangements.
Born on July 7, 1926, in Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Siegel (née Spiro) spent her youth and teenage years in Philadelphia, Pa. She met the late Herbert Siegel while they were in junior high school students. Years later they married and remained a couple until Mr. Siegel’s passing in 2017.
In her 70s, Mrs. Siegel served as chief docent for the Penn State Museum of Art, and her family called her a “lover of visual arts and world traveler.”
Mrs. Siegel was a member of Temple Shalom from 2003 to 2012.
Survivors are children Alan (Edie Greene) Siegel, Chuck (Helene Arsenault) and Lisa (Bill) Kelsey; and grandchildren Dcvid Siegel, Becca Siegel, Raphael Siegel and Marc Siegel.
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