Obituaries

Michael Lewis Coleman II was found dead in his home by family on Nov. 19 and pronounced dead on scene.

Cissy Copilevitz, 80, passed away on Nov. 27.

The Fidler/Siegel family mourns the passing of Mervyn Fidler (Mendel ben Pinchas) (pictured left), who passed away on Nov. 22.

Selma Ruth Baer Levine died peacefully on Nov. 18 in Longmont, Colorado, at the Balfour at Longmont retirement community, from the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. She was 93 years old.

Thelma Brown Byers, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and cherished member of the Jewish community, passed away on Nov. 18, 2023, at the age of 95.

Merriam Rae Sukiennik, loving wife, mother and grandmother, died on Nov. 19 in Kansas City after a valiant fight with cancer.

Lisbeth "Beth" Blair Lurey, a beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on Nov. 14 in Merriam, Kansas.

Richard Alan Optican, lovingly known as "Dick" to family and friends, peacefully passed away at his residence of the past decade, Village Shalom, in Leawood, Kansas, on Thursday, Nov. 9.

Judy Chaiken, 84, of Overland Park, Kansas, died Nov. 1, 2023.

Gloria Lee Gersh passed away in Rancho Mirage, California, on Oct. 28, 2023, due to complications from heart surgery.