Barry Kurzer Obituary

Dr. Barry L. Kurzer

February 28, 1952 - June 25, 2025

Dr. Barry L. Kurzer, retired Chesterfield dentist, died on June 25, 2025, during a diagnostic heart procedure, following several years of heart problems.

Dr. Kurzer graduated from the University of Richmond in 1974 and from the Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry in 1978. He practiced dentistry in Richmond and Chesterfield from 1978 to 2015, serving thousands of patients. He was a member of the Virginia Dental Association and the American Dental Association. He was a member of Temple Beth Ahabah in Richmond, Virginia.

Barry was born in Norfolk Virginia on February 28, 1952. He attended Granby High School and worked at the naval shipyard to help put himself through college.

He was a wonderful, loving family man who enjoyed reading, photography, birding, fishing with his many friends, and walks with Paddington and the "dog dads" of Woodlake. He was an avid conservationist, especially in the Sandbridge, Virginia area. He was a current board member and past treasurer of the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge Society and won the Volunteer of the Year Award in 2023.

Dr. Kurzer was preceded in death by his father, Samuel Louis Kurzer; his mother, Minnie Cohen Kurzer; and his sister, Elaine Graves. He is survived by his wife of over 45 years, Dr. Lisa Lynne Syrop; his son, Jacob Kurzer; and cousins Alan Kurzer, Ben Kozak, Ellen Federman, Joanne Goldstein, Steve Kurzer, Ellen Eisenberg, and Beverly Frieden. He was a beloved and caring brother-in-law and uncle to many generations of his family including Evelyn Jonas and her husband R. Kirk Jonas; nephew Kevin Jonas and his wife Blair Jonas and children Autumn and Charlie; niece Wendy Imura, and her husband, Yusuke Imura and sons, Taiga and Raigo; Dr. Craig Syrop and his wife, Dr. Anne Sadler; Roger Richardson and his wife Elizabeth Richardson; niece Lauren Richardson; niece Erin Carver, and her husband, Ashby Carver and their children, Lucy and Henry, and Mary Ryan Kreiger and her husband Bill Kreiger and their children, Grey and Jane.

The family will receive visitors at Woody Funeral Home, 1020 Huguenot Rd, Midlothian Virginia, on Tuesday, July 1 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, July 2 at 1 p.m. in the chapel at Woody Funeral Home with Rabbi Scott M. Nagel presiding. A reception will follow immediately at Woody Funeral Home.

A private inurnment of ashes at Beth Ahabah Cemetery will be held at a date to be determined.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge Society at https://backbaynwrsociety.org using the donation button or mail donations to: Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge Society, 1324 Sandbridge Rd. Virginia Beach, VA 23456.