Howard Mausner was born on September 28, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York.  He died on February 6, 2009, at the age of 92.  He lived through the Depression and World War II, the re-birth of Israel, the Korean War, Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, dissolution of the Soviet Union, and many other important events in world history.  He was a member of the Greatest Generation.

Howard’s parents were Max and Anne (nee Landberg) Mausner.  They immigrated to the United States from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.  Howard was a loving son, and loving brother to Al and Seymour (Sheppie).

Howard married Ruth Mausner (nee Montner) on June 22, 1939.  They met in Brooklyn, where Howard would walk by Ruth’s house on his way to baseball practice at Betsy Head Park.  They caught each other’s eyes, fell in love, and had three children – Pamela, Jeffrey, and Keith. Ruth and Howard were married for almost 70 years when he died.  

Howard and Ruth both attended Tilden High School in Brooklyn.  After graduation, Ruth worked as a model.  During World War II, Howard served in the Air Force.  He was a psychologist, and one of the things he did was work with bomber crews to help them get along and work better with each other. 

Pamela was born in 1945, just before the end of the war in Europe.  When Howard came home from the Air Force, the family lived in Brooklyn.  They soon moved to Detroit, where Jeffrey was born in 1950, and on to Aurora, Colorado and later Denver, where, in 1959, Keith was born.  Howard was a loving and fun father, who liked to play baseball with the children.

As well as being a father of three, Howard was a Clinical Psychologist.  He attended Brooklyn College, where he received his undergraduate degree in 1938, and Columbia University, where he received a Master’s Degree in 1940.  He began studies for a Ph.D. in psychology at the New School for Social Research in Manhattan in 1940, but his further education was interrupted by his service in the Air Force in 1943.  Later in life, in the 1970’s and 1980’s, he went back to school to earn a Doctor of Psychology (Psy D) from the University of Denver, which he received in 1983.  Howard also taught Psychology at the University of Denver, where he was much beloved by his students, mentees, and graduate degree candidates whom he advised on their theses and dissertations.  Howard also served as the President of the Colorado Psychological Association, President of the Colorado Society of Psychologists in Private Practice, Vice President of the International Association of Counseling Services, and President of the Colorado Rehabilitation Association.  He had his own clinical psychology practice, served as a court psychologist, and consulted for various organizations including the Colorado Bureau of Hearings and Appeals, Department of Health, University of Colorado Medical School, and Veterans Administration.

Howard and Ruth were both involved in political and community issues throughout their lives.  Howard was a Humanist and an activist for the causes he believed in, a trait he and Ruth passed on to their children Pamela (a medical doctor who was a Freedom Rider during the Civil Rights Movement), Jeffrey (an attorney who worked for the U.S. Department of Justice prosecuting Nazi war criminals living in the United), and Keith (a medical doctor who also served in the Air Force).

Howard was a wonderful husband and father, as well as grandfather to Joshua, Jessica, and Jasmine, the children of Jeffrey and his wife Janet.  Throughout his life, he was a witness to history.  He enjoyed telling stories to his grandkids, including growing up in Brooklyn and meeting Ruth, watching the Brooklyn Dodgers play at Ebbets Field, his own exploits playing baseball, serving in the Air Force, and all the places he had lived and work he had done throughout his life.  The story of how he mistakenly was placed in a tuberculous ward at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, and how he cleverly made his way out, was a particular favorite.

He and Ruth were both voracious readers.  Each room of their home in Denver was stacked with books, including manuscripts, scholarly papers, and stories written by Howard and Ruth, which kept their grandchildren busy and excited each time they came to visit. 

We all love and miss Howard and Ruth very much. 

Ruth Mausner was born on June 18, 1920, in Brooklyn, New York.  She died on June 2, 2018, just 16 days short of her 98^th birthday.  She lived through the Depression and World War II, the re-birth of Israel, the Korean War, Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, dissolution of the Soviet Union, and many other important events in world history.  She was a member of the Greatest Generation.

Ruth’s parents were Morris and Celia Montner.  They immigrated to the United States from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.  Morris worked as a longshoreman in New York.  He worked very hard to make a living and give his family the best life possible.  Ruth loved her parents, and her brothers Joe, Leo, and Alfred, very much.

Ruth married Howard Mausner on June 22, 1939.  They met in Brooklyn, where Howard would walk by Ruth’s house on his way to baseball practice at Betsy Head Park.  They caught each other’s eyes, fell in love, and had three children – Pamela, Jeffrey, and Keith.  Ruth and Howard were married for almost 70 years when he died in 2009.

Ruth and Howard both attended Tilden High School in Brooklyn.  After graduation, Ruth worked as a model.  During World War II, Howard served in the Air Force and Ruth worked at various jobs to further the war effort.

Pamela was born in 1945, just before the end of the war in Europe.  When Howard returned home from serving in the Air Force, the family lived in Brooklyn.  They soon moved to Detroit, where Jeffrey was born in 1950, and on to Aurora, Colorado and later Denver, where, in 1959, Keith was born. 

Ruth was a full-time mother, and a wonderful one, while the children were young.  She later decided to take up a career in which she could help others, and she became a nurse.  She worked with patients in hospices and nursing homes.  She always had the interests of others at heart, and wanted to do what she could to help others.  Patients and family members of patients she helped throughout her life remembered her and kept in contact with her.

Ruth had a great sense of humor.  She loved puns and was able to keep her children and grandchildren busy on long car rides with jokes and games she came up with.  She wrote handwritten stories and notes to her family, and never missed a birthday card.  She enjoyed crafts, including making stuffed animals for her children; the toy horses she made now belong to Ruth and Howard’s grandchildren, Joshua, Jessica, and Jasmine, the children of Jeffrey and his wife Janet.  Ruth was also very artistic, making enameled jewelry which was cutting-edge for the time.  

Ruth was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.  We all love and miss Ruth and Howard very much.