Berry, Dokes (Dorothy Kobey), 1905-2009
Biography
Mrs. Dorothy Kobey Berry (Mrs. Nathan Berry) was generally known by her nickname, "Dokes." b. 22 July 1905, Aspen, Colo.; d. 24 Feb. 2009, Denver, Colo.; age 103.
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
Dorothy ''Dokes'' Kobey Berry 97th Birthday, 2002 July 22
Dorothy (Dokes) Kobey Berry poses for an informal portrait in her home in Denver, Colorado on July 22, 2002, her 97th birthday.
Dorothy (Dokes) Kobey Berry Papers
Four Generations of Berrys, 2000
Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in Jewish communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
Kobey Kids as Graduates, 1923
Oral History Interview with Dorothy ''Dokes'' Kobey Berry, 2002 March 22
Discusses life as a pioneer in the thriving mining town of Aspen, family ran business there and prospered, growing up without many other Jewish families, school life, teaching in a country school, moved to Denver around 1924, and talks a lot about her family life.
Photographs, 1889-2005, 1889-1928
This series contains four original photographs and printed copies of digitized photographs of the Kobey and related families and of Aspen, Colorado.
Photographs of the Kobey and Related Families, 1899-2005
This folder contains four original photographs, as well as printed copies of digital photographs from series 3 of the Dorothy "Dokes" Berry Papers. The photographs are of the Kobey and related families, the Kobey Shoe and Clothing store and the home of Harris and Leah Sheffel Kobey in Aspen, Colorado.
RMJHS Dinner Honoring Families, 2005-2006
File contains relationship diagrams, Ted Harsham's speech, dinner details, and brief bios of family representative of the families: Sandra Shwayder Sanchez for the Shwayder family, Dorothy Kobey Berry for the Kobey family, Toni Rittmaster for the Rittmaster family, and Fern Krulevitch Bar-on.