Thelma K. (Dolinger) Ratner
Feb 15, 2023
Thelma (née Dolinger) Ratner died early in the morning on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Born November 27, 1929, in Scranton, PA. Thelma moved to Hartford, CT with her mother and brother in 1951, which is where she met and married the love of her life, Jerry. Together they moved to Windsor, CT. to raise their four children before ultimately...
William Daniel Cutler
Feb 14, 2023
Dr. William “Bill” Daniel Cutler died on February 14, 2023. Bill was 80 years old. He is survived by his wife Mary, daughter Cara, and sisters Joyce and Mimi. His father Judge Morris J. Cutler died in 1985 and his mother Belle Bercowetz Cutler died in 1999. Bill was born in Bloomfield, CT and he went to elementary and...
Martin Aaron Schulz
Feb 13, 2023
Martin Aaron Schulz, 95, of West Hartford, formerly of Plainville, died on February 13, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. Martin was the son of the late Adele and Pinchas Schulz and the brother of the late Leah and Moshe Schulz, all of Moschitz, Poland (now Ukraine). Martin was the only member of his family to survive the...
Arthur Schuman
Jan 27, 2023
Arthur Noel Schuman, 89, of West Hartford, CT passed away peacefully on Friday, January 27th, at Hartford Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Olga (Emaiken) and Dr. David Schuman. He was married for 62 wonderful years to his wife, Toby (Ackerman), of Springfield, MA. Arthur was educated at the Mount...
Phyllis (Rotfuss) Pivnick
Jan 25, 2023
Phyllis (Rotfuss) Pivnick, 94, died on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at Chestelm Health & Rehabilitation Center in Moodus. She had been living at The Saybrook of Haddam, an assisted living community for the past five years. Phyllis was born, raised and lived in Moodus for 89 years. She is survived by her granddaughter Shayna Pivnick of Arizona and several...
Sandra (Mostow) Flaxman
Jan 25, 2023
Sandra Mostow Flaxman 90, of Palm Beach Florida, formerly resided in West Hartford, CT. Sandra passed away peacefully January 25, 2023 at home with her much loved C.N.A. Pauline by her side. She joined her beloved husband of 64 years, Dr. Eugene R. Flaxman and their son Brian David Flaxman in heaven for eternity. She was the only child...
Jerome Salad
Jan 21, 2023
Jerry Salad, 90 years of age, of West Hartford, passed peacefully on January 21, 2023. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Gertrude (Cutler) Salad. Jerry enjoyed golfing with his buddies and family at Rockledge Golf Club where he was affectionaly known as the Mayor. He loved nothing more than running golf events and...
Bennett Miller
Jan 15, 2023
On Sunday January 15, Bennett Miller, MD passed away at age ninety-eight after a brief illness. He grew up in York Pennsylvania, and attended Harvard College. He left his studies to enlist in the Army, entering the ASTP officer training program. When this program was discontinued he entered the army as private first class, serving as a Browning Automatic...
May (Peckerman) Margolis
Jan 14, 2023
May (Peckerman) Margolis, 98, of West Hartford, passed away peacefully last Saturday. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Alvin, and her grandson, Benjamin. May is survived by her sons Steven; James, and his wife, Eva; and Peter; grandchildren Zachary, Nathan, Charlie, Shomron and his wife, Meirav Koush; and great-grandchildren Daniella and Shira. The funeral will be held on...
Libby (Savitt) Pearl
Jan 13, 2023
Libby Savitt Pearl, 90, of West Hartford and Bloomfield, passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, after a 19-month battle with lung cancer. She and her late husband, Bennett Pearl, were married for 61 years. Born in Hartford to Morris and Celia Savitt, Libby graduated from Weaver High School in 1950, and UConn in 1954. Before her children were born...
Estelle (Beck) Apatow
Jan 9, 2023
Estelle Apatow, age 95, of East Longmeadow, MA, formerly of Avon CT, passed away January 9, 2023. She is survived by her children: Ellen (Tom) Arthur (Chehalis) & Richard, grandchildren Michael, Lindsay, Jessica & Cat and great grandchildren Jack, Sam & Max. She was predeceased by her brother Arthur, parents Jacob and Gussie Beck and husband Jerome. Estelle grew...
Leonard Rivlin
Jan 4, 2023
Leonard Rivlin, 85, of South Windsor, CT, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2023. He was the beloved husband of the late Joan (Samett) Rivlin. Born on March 26, 1937, in Brooklyn, NY, son of the late Samuel and Evelyn (Zimmet) Rivlin. He had degrees from University of Pittsburg and Brooklyn Polytech in Applied Mathematics. Leonard had highly responsible...
Cemach M Goldsmith
Dec 27, 2022
Cemach Goldsmith, 83 of Newington, CT passed away on December 27, 2022 at Hospital of Central Connecticut. he was born on February 2, 1939 to the late Rachel (Hoffenberg) and Myer Goldsmith. He grew up in New Britain, CT. He graduated from the University of Connecticut and University of Connecticut School of Social Work. He worked as a Social...
Marilyn (Nassau) Goldberg
Dec 23, 2022
Marilyn Goldberg, 93, of West Hartford, beloved widow of Louis H. Goldberg died Friday December 23. She was the daughter of the late Samuel Nassau and Anna Rome Nassau. Marilyn was an accomplished duplicate bridge player achieving the status of Diamond Life Master. While she enjoyed her bridge success, the center of her life was always her family. Besides...
Rebecca Derosa
Dec 23, 2022
Rebecca DeRosa, 42, of Avon, CT, formerly of Canton, CT and Old Bridge, New Jersey, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022. Beloved wife of Brandon DeRosa, loving daughter of Marlena DeRosa, caring sister of Sarah, and affectionate and fun-loving “Mimi” to her niece, Sydney. She is pre-deceased by her father, Michael DeRosa. Rebecca was warm-hearted to everyone she...
Alberta (Epstein) Swett
Dec 19, 2022
Alberta Swett, 96, of Revere, Massachusetts, and, prior to that, a longtime resident of Hartford and West Hartford, Connecticut, passed away at home on December 19, 2022 with the loving support of family. Born in Hartford on January 24, 1926, she was the youngest daughter of the late Julius and Rose Epstein. She graduated as salutatorian of the class...
Joan (Gould) Cornfield
Dec 13, 2022
Joan Cable Cornfield, née Gould, 80, of West Hartford, died Tuesday, (December 13, 2022) at home with her children by her side. Born in Boston and raised in Newton MA, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Bernice (Cable) Gould. She was predeceased by her husband, Stephen Joseph “Joe” Cornfield. She graduated from Brandeis University and spent...
Roberta Sylvia Nee (Weinstein) Prescott
Dec 13, 2022
Roberta Prescott, 85, died on December 13, 2022 at the Caleb Hitchcock Health Center/Duncaster in Bloomfield, CT. Roberta was preceded in death by her life partner, Robert Hurwitz and by her eldest daughter, Jennifer Prescott (Sean Dooley). Roberta is survived by her children Laura Prescott (Adam Robinson) of Washington, D.C. and Emily Prescott of San Francisco, CA; by her...
David Federman
Dec 3, 2022
David S. Federman passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2022 surrounded by his immediate family and loved ones. He was 79 years old. Dave was many things to many people, but he will be remembered primarily as a doting, dutiful and loving husband. His love for Jeanie, his wife of 57 years, was second to none and the stuff...
Marshall David Kalin
Nov 26, 2022
Marshall David Kalin (75) passed away at Saint Mary’s Hospital on Saturday, November 26, 2022. Marshall was born on December 28, 1946 in Hartford to the late Adelaide (Kaplan) Kalin and the late Jarvis Kalin. He was the loving husband of Edith (Edie) Kalin. He graduated from Conard High School in West Hartford and from the University of Hartford...
