Dorothy Kollenberg (1918 - 2010)

Dorothy Kollenberg, known as Doris, is the wife of Maurice Bryer, a nephew of Rachel Levin, my 2x great aunt. Morris family HERE. Bryer family HERE

Parents: Isadore Kollenberg (1888 - 1971) and Johanna Dublitsky (1889 - 1980)

Tombstones for Doris's parents. Isadore is buried in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and Johanna in Westpark Cemetery, Johannesburg, South Africa

Born: 20 October 1918 in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia

Hebrew name: Devorah daughter of Yitzhak

Siblings

• Esther Kollenberg (1913 - 2001) married Michael Gelfand (1913 - 1985) in Johannesburg, South Africa on 26 January 1937
• Eileen Kollenberg (1915 - 1991)
• Nina Kollenberg (1922 - 1996) married Leonard Pinshow (1916 - ?) in January 1945
• Gerald Kollenberg (1931 - 2021)

L-R: Isadore, Eileen, Johanna, Esther, Nina (in front), Edward, Doris, Glicka Kollenberg. Edward and Glicka were her grandparents.

Occupation: Radiographer

Married: Maurice Bryer on 31 January 1951 in Bulawayo, Rhodesia. Maurice was 39 and Doris 32

Maurice and Doris on their wedding day

Children

• Lesley 1952 -
• Beverly Bryer 1954 -

Death

13 July 2010 (2nd Av 5770), age 91, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is buried in the Lyndhurst Cemetery there, section 3, row R, grave no 56

Jewishgen cemetery record for Doris

Australian Jewish Historical Society record for Doris 

Residence

In 1976 the family were living at 4 Bevan Avenue, Kumalo, Bulawayo, Rhodesia