Celebrations

Carrie Shuchart and Minsok Pak were married on Aug. 17 at the Mill City Museum in Minneapolis.

Carrie grew up in Leawood and is a graduate of Pembroke Hill School, Harvard University and the MBA program of Columbia University. She is the director for experience transformation and communication at McKinsey & Company. She is the daughter of Stevie and John Shuchart, formerly of Leawood and recently of Bethesda, Maryland.

Minsok is an executive vice president and the chief strategy and innovation officer at the Target Corporation in Minneapolis. He graduated from Oberlin College, where he is now a trustee, and received an MBA from Stanford. He is the son of Soon Ja and Dong Hwan Pak of Dallas and the father of Hanna Pak.

Following a honeymoon in Bora Bora, the couple reside in Minneapolis.

Brodie and Daniel Gold announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Hannah Gabrielle Gold, at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at Congregation Beth Shalom.

Hannah is the granddaughter of Barbara Herman of Overland Park and Risa and Robert Gold of Manalapan, New Jersey. She has an older brother, Jacob, and a younger sister, Sarah.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and attend the Kiddush luncheon following the service.

Hannah enjoys dancing, aerial arts, acting, sewing and DIY projects. For her Bat Mitzvah project, she partnered with Donate2Dance to collect gently used dance shoes, dance wear and dance costumes. These items will be given to Kansas City Young Audience, a nonprofit agency serving mostly lower income students.

Dr. Ariel Bodker and Dr. Geoffrey Dang-Vu were joyfully married on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, at Trentadue Winery in Geyserville, California.

Ariel is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Geoffrey is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis. They met their first year of medical school in the anatomy lab at Rush Medical College in Chicago. The couple currently resides in Milwaukee while Ariel completes her fellowship in cardiology and Geoffrey completes his fellowship in gastroenterology, both at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

The bride is the daughter of Tensy Marcos-Bodker and Stuart Bodker, Leawood. She is the granddaughter of Stanley and Barbara Bodker, Phoenix, and the late Dorothy Bodker, and the late Osvaldo and Olga Marcos.

The groom is the son of Dr. Bay Dang-Vu and Hoa Dang-Vu, Oakland, California. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nuu Dai and Mr. and Mrs. Dang-Vu Luong.

The bride’s sister, Jessica Bodker, served as maid of honor and the groom’s childhood friend, Alexander Weber-Shapiro, served as best man.

Bridesmaids were Meghan Bugosh, Christine Dang-Vu, Lauren Ross, Lauren Samet, Becca Sarran and Emmy Yura. Groomsmen were Michael Bodker, Justin Chen, Jordan Fields, Kyle Lehenbauer, Mark Muranishi and Justin Rabinowitz. Flower girls were Sabrina Cascarilla and Margaret Eidt. Timothy Eidt and Nathaniel Eidt served as ring bearers. 

The ceremony was officiated by Rabbi Jacqueline Mates-Muchin, Oakland. The bride will be keeping her maiden name.

Lisa and Matthew Reeves announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Abigail Jordan Reeves, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah at The Jewish Community Campus.

Abby is the granddaughter of Sheryl and Michael Porter and Marian and Charles Reeves. She is the great-granddaughter of Ruth Kreiter of Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Abby has two older brothers, Sam and Jack Reeves.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush luncheon following the service.

Abby loves volleyball, reading and spending time with friends. For her mitzvah project, Abby collected books and monetary donations that she used to establish a pre-K and kindergarten library (which she set up) at Operation Breakthrough.

Leslie and Chris Myers of Chicago announce the birth Sept. 10 of their daughter, Sadie Lillian Myers. Grandparents are Suzi and Bruce Blackman of Overland Park and Martha and Bob Myers of Omaha, Nebraska. Great-grandmothers are Sue Blackman and Lillian Yeddis, both of blessed memory, for whom Sadie is named.

Marsha Johnston and Dr. Robert Johnston happily announce the engagement of their son, Max, to the delightful Dini Bialestock of Crown Heights, New York.

Max is the grandson of Shirley Pener and the late Harold Pener as well as the late Anne and Ben Johnston. His sisters Lily, Sam, along with her wife Mandy, and Aimee join us in wishing them a life of good health and happiness together.

Don and Harriet Boresow will celebrate their 62nd wedding anniversary on Oct. 14, 2019, with their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren during the week.

Don and Harriet were married on Oct. 14, 1957, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah, 69th and Holmes, by Rabbi Samuel Mayerberg in the Mayerberg Chapel.

They will be attending B’nai Jehudah’s Friday night services on Oct. 18 and be recognized for their 62 years of a loving marriage (services will take place at the Jewish Community Campus).

The Boresows have 14 children: Mike (partner Janet), Susan, Steve and Sherri Boresow, the late Dennis Boresow, the late Mark Boresow (wife Julie), Larry and Alecia Boresow, Lori and Dr. Max Glaser, Jerry and Beth Boresow, Bobby and Stephanie Boresow, Jennifer and Dr. Jeff Burns, Rebecca Reardon (partner Darrin), Sarah and Russ Mondry, Amy and Dan Prendiville, Danny and Katie Boresow. They are also the proud grandparents of 54 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren so far.

Don and Harriet are lifelong residents of the Kansas City community and are blessed with family, friends and, as Don would say, “a good sense of humor.”

Justin and Meg Shaw announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Adam Werthan Shaw, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah at the Jewish Community Campus.

Adam is the grandson of Patricia Uhlmann and the late John Uhlmann, Beatrice Frank of Arlington, Virginia, and Michael Shaw of The Villages, Florida. His great-grandmother is Heloise Werthan Kuhn of Nashville, Tennessee. Adam is the brother of Joshua David and Madeline Ella.

Adam plays baseball on the seventh-grade Pembroke Hill team and is involved in the upcoming school production of “The Outsiders.” He also enjoys chess, books, movies, music and video games.

For his Mitzvah project, Adam has chosen to volunteer with Free Hot Soup, a group whose mission is to share with those most in need. He has prepared and distributed meals to the homeless and underserved in the Kansas City community.

Susan Peavler announces the Bar Mitzvah of her son, Trey James, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah at the Jewish Community Campus. Trey is also the son of the late Tim Peavler, and big brother to his early departed baby sister Tori.

He is the grandson of Zolan and Doris Gilgus, Nancy Peavler Barton of Ardmore, Oklahoma, and the late Tom Peavler of Waverly, Kansas.

Trey enjoys BMX biking and parkour. He likes putting things together and building anything with his hands. He is a seventh grader at Pleasant Ridge Middle School, where he is involved in crew for the theater department.

For his mitzvah project, Trey collected toiletries for the homeless in conjunction with Free Hot Soup.

Michelle and Max Kosoglad of Overland Park announce the birth July 31, 2019, of their daughter, Lily Rose Kosoglad. They are also the parents of Jack and Maggie Kosoglad.

Grandparents are Arlene and John Rubenstein of Overland Park and Cynthia and Jerome Kosoglad of Highland Park, Illinois.

Great-grandmother is Bernyce Kosoglad of Highland Park.