Obituaries

Elyse B. Cipolla passed away on the evening of Dec. 5.

Beloved family man and city leader, Richard L. (Dick) Berkley passed away Wednesday, Nov. 29. He was 92.

Harvey S. Bodker, beloved father, grandfather, husband and friend, passed away on Nov. 27, age 88, after a valiant fight with lung cancer.

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.