Obituaries

Byron E. Kopel, 66, of Enfield, passed away unexpectedly on January 5, 2011. He was the son of the late Leah and Carl Kopel. He was born and raised in Portland, ME and graduated from Deering High School and University of Maine with a Bachelors and Masters degree in education. After college he served in the US Army for two...

Marvin Lewtan, of West Hartford, CT died peacefully on October 10th, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Poland and then, after a few years in Cuba, he spent most of his life in the Hartford area. He was the beloved partner for 16 years of Nicolette Wernick. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 37 years, Jane...

KENNEDY, Alvin Kennedy, of East Hartford, died Monday, April 9, 2007 at Hartford Hospital. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Samuel M. And Sylvia (Gittleman) Kennedy. He lived in New Britain until the age of 8, when his family moved to East Hartford. He graduated East Hartford High School in 1945. Alvin served in the US...

Jack Bernard Jacobs, 81, of Stuart, FL, formerly of Bloomfield and Granby, died Thursday, October 1, 2009. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Samuel and Edna (Schusterman) Jacobs. He was the owner of Able Electric Company of Bloomfield. Jack was a US Air Force veteran and a member of the Boy Scouts of America for over...

Abraham R. Radville, 81 of New Haven, formerly of Cheshire, died Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He was predeceased by his wife, Beatrice (Novick) Radville. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Joseph and Gussie (Ossipous) Radville. He leaves two daughters: Joyce Factor and her husband Michael of Hamden, and Lynn Steady and her...

CLEMENT “RED” MEDNICK, 85, of Reservoir Road, Newington, husband of Helen (Kahn) Mednick, died Thursday, February 9, 2006. Born in Waterbury, he was the son of the late Abraham and Ida (Luchnick) Mednick.. He was a US Army Veteran of World War II, member of the Jewish War Veterans, and a member of Beth El Synagogue, Waterbury, and past president...

Aaron Shakun, 88, of West Hartford, husband of 63 years to Florence (Weisman) Shakun, died Sunday, March 16, 2014. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Hyman and Betty Shakun. He was a graduate of Brooklyn College and was a US Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Philippines. Before he retired, Aaron was...

RESNICK, Gertrude (Dacktor) Resnick, 92, of West Hartford, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Bessie Dacktor. She leaves her husband, Louis Resnick; her daughter, Linda Nobel and her husband Herbert of Avon; her grandson, Jeffrey Nobel and his wife Cynthia of Avon; three great-grandchildren, Mitchell, Mara and Max...

Carl Reisner, 74 years of age, of Bloomfield, died peacefully at his home on Thursday March 15, 2012. Born in the Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late Louis and Mary Reisner. Carl was the beloved husband of 50 years of Barbara (Lessinger) Reisner; loving father of Heidi York and her husband Rick of Windsor, Ronald Reisner and...

Sylvia (Rosen) Miller of Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford, widow of Harry Miller, died Tuesday, September 13, 2005. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Mollie (Rosen) Rosen, four grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. She leaves a daughter, Helene Wineburgh of Bristol. A graveside funeral service will be held on Friday, September 16 at 11:30...

Laurie Berk Margolis, 41, of Glastonbury, died on Saturday (July 23, 2005) after a courageous four-year battle fighting breast cancer. A natural teacher, adoring mother, and caring friend, she brought strength, humor, intelligence and a strong sense of self to everything she undertook. She also possessed an innate ability to make connections with individuals, be it students, colleagues or others...

SACHS, Sylvia Glassman Sachs, June 11, 1921-September 7, 2007. Born in Ludlow MA, Sylvia moved with her family to Hartford, CT, where she graduated from Weaver High School. She attended Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY, and received her B.A. degree from New York University. She worked in advertising in New York City, where she met her future husband, Julius J....

MARGOLIS, Charles Nathan ?Chick? Margolis, 84 years of age, of Avon, formerly of West Hartford, died Friday, August 7, 2009. He was the husband of the late Barbara (Block) Margolis. Born in London, England, he was the son of the late Reuben and Ida (Greenberg) Margolis and brother of the late Thomas Margolis. Chick was a US Navy veteran of...

Margaret Mary Murtha Klau, 68, of Avon, died Wednesday (April 3, 2013). She was married to Arnold H. Klau for 37 years. She was the daughter of Edward Bernard and Victoria Murawski Murtha. She was born in Hartford and attended Weaver High School. Margaret was a home builder and real estate agent as well as a devoted wife and mother....

Eugene Norman Hackel, 92, of West Hartford, CT passed away on November 20, 2014. He was born November 19, 1922 in Manhattan, NY, son of Alexander and Gertrude Hackel. During WWII, Norman served in the 8th Air Force, flying 31 combat missions including 2 on D-day. He received several medals including The Distinguished Flying Cross. After combat, as a transport...

Paul Matasovski, 90, passed away peacefully at Hughes Health & Rehabilitation Center on April 9, 2014. Paul was born in Bacau, Romania on December 17, 1923. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, April 11,2014 at Congregation Beth Israel, 701 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, CT. The family will receive friends from 1:00-3:00 pm at Paul’s home at...

Rosabelle Ranen Morin, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away suddenly Sunday, April 15, 2012. Born January 30, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Etta (Levin) Ranen. She was the wife of Philip Morin and they formerly resided in Worcester for over 55 years. She graduated from Boston Latin School, then graduated from Boston University, receiving...

Sandra Lois (Barson) Kravet, of Avon died October 31, 2014 with grace and dignity in the comfort of her home, after a courageous battle with cancer, in the arms of her husband and surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Natalie (Poch) Barson. While attending 5th grade religious...

Frieda Slobodien Michaelson of West Hartford, died peacefully at the Hebrew Home and Health Care, West Hartford, on Tuesday, September 6, 2005. She was 96. For almost sixty years, she worked in sales in the Greater Hartford area. Mrs. Michaelson was a life member of the Hebrew Academy of Greater Hartford and a Life Member of the Mogen David Red...

Naftali Satelman of Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford, formerly of East Hartford, husband of the late Helena (Jamulowa) Satelman, died Tuesday, June 12, 2007. Born in Poland, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mirla (Feldman) Zatelman. He worked as a tailor at the former G. Fox & Company for many years. He was a member of the Young...