Obituary of Vivian Kilstrup

Vivian Mosko Kilstrup, born Viesha Paryszenberg in Warsaw Poland in 1938 and adopted by Joel and Estelle Mosko in 1948, died Thursday at 78. After spending her childhood as a hidden child of the Holocaust in Warsaw, she was embraced by the whole Mosko family and thrived under their love and care. She married Dan Siegel in 1958 and moved Salt Lake City where she had her three children. After her divorce in 1972, she moved back to Denver and remarried in 1978 to Larry Kilstrup. She was a wonderful mother, cook and seamstress. She was an avid bridge player and ranked 48th nationally at the North American Bridge Championship in 2000. She is survived by her husband, Larry Kilstrup, and her children David Siegel (Beatrice), Lisa Foster (Gary) and Carla Bartell (Danny), and her stepson, Dane Kilstrup (Jennifer). Her grandchildren are Daryn Foster, Kayla Foster, Nathan Bartell, Jordy Bartell, Nina Bartell, Shai Siegel, Micah Siegel . She is also survived by her brother Marc Mosko (Eva), and her sisters Claudia Wishnow (Rodney), Corinne Brown (Avi) and Michele Mosko. A graveside service is scheduled for Sunday, 2:30pm at Mount Nebo Memorial Park. Contributions can be made to Shalom Cares.