Sharon Pearl Lasky, a buyer for the gift shop at The Childrens Hospital for 15 years and a talented artist, passed away Dec. 21, 2013, in Denver. Rabbi Brian Immerman and Cantor Regina Heit officiated at the Dec. 23 service at Temple Emanuel.
Interment followed at Mt. Nebo Cemetery. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements.
Mrs. Lasky was born Aug. 29, 1930, in Denver. She graduated from East High, attended the University of Missouri and earned an education degree at DU.
She married Ronald Lasky of St. Louis on Aug. 21, 1950. Mr. Lasky passed away in 2000.
A DPS teacher for Head Start while raising her children, Mrs. Lasky was the buyer for the gift shop at The Childrens Hospital, where she volunteered for 20 years. She retired from Childrens in September, 2012.
Mrs. Lasky volunteered for newborn hearing testing at University Hospital, typed large print books for the blind and was a lay reader for students at George Washington High, where she edited grammar.
Involved in the League of Women Voters, she also taught religious school at Temple Emanuel.
Mrs. Lasky is survived by her children Beth (David) Lippa and Steve (Trudy) Lasky of Denver; grandchildren Aliyah Lasky, Molly Smith and Michael Shure of Denver; great-granddaughter Aviva of Denver; and sister-in-law Suzanne Lasky of St. Louis.
Contributions may be made to Shalom Cares Hospice or Jewish Family Service of Colorado.
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