Harold Tivol, 92, passed away peacefully at home on July 6, 2016. Funeral services were held July 7, 2016, at Louis Memorial Chapel. The family suggests contributions to the Brooke Tivol McGrath Legacy Fund at the Jewish Community Foundation, the Jewish Federation or the charity of your choice.
Harold was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 28, 1923. He was the son of loving parents, Mollie and Charles Tivol. He attended Southwest High School and the University of Illinois. Harold was married to Ruth Krigel Tivol for 38 years. Together they traveled the world, worked together and had a wide circle of family and friends. For 25 years, they spent the winter in Rancho Mirage, California, where he enjoyed golf, tennis, bridge and many close friendships.
Harold was president of Tivol, the company founded by his father in 1910 for the majority of his professional career. In 1988, Harold was given the Lifetime Achievement Award from Modern Jeweler. He was a progressive, risk-taking businessman who built an international reputation for Tivol. Combining old fashioned values of quality and integrity with ambitious merchandising and marketing programs, he came up with a winning strategy. Harold was truly an icon in the jewelry industry.
Harold served as president of the Country Club Plaza Association for more than a decade. He also was president of Oakwood Country Club. In 2002, he and Ruthie were honored with the Alfred Benjamin Friend of the Family Award from Jewish Family Services.
He was preceded in death by his beloved granddaughter, Brooke Tivol McGrath. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Tivol; his children, Cathy (Mark) Maslan, Tom (Susan) Tivol, Merilyn (Loren) Berenbom, Kathy (Scott) Hawley and Jim (Felicia) Krigel; his grandchildren, Derek (Alison) McGrath, Hunter (Gloria) McGrath, Andrew Maslan, Danielle Maslan, Jacob Tivol, Anne (Victor) Wishna, Michael (Mollie) Berenbom, Katie (J.R.) Berger, Jonathan (Jessica) Stone, Jennifer Stone, Annah Krigel, Mayer Krigel, Kamden Krigel; great-grandchildren, Lydia, Cora, Brooke, Vivien, Abraham, Eliana, Adam; and loving nephews and nieces.
We are deeply grateful for our wonderful caregivers, especially LaCrisia Mozingo and Duncan Njoroge.
We will forever remember Harold for his twinkling blue eyes, irrepressible wit and ever present smile.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.louismemorialchapel.com.
Arrangements by The Louis Memorial Chapel, 816-361-5211.