Obituaries

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...

Michael “Mickey” Rosenzweig, 77, of West Hartford, CT originally of Chicago, IL died Sunday, October 5, 2014. Mickey was the husband of his childhood sweetheart, the late Connie (Sugar) Rosenzweig. He was the son of the late Al and Ruth (Pitzele) Rosenzweig. Mickey was the loving father of the late Todd (Debby) Rosenzweig, Lisa (Lance) Alpert, and Scott (Liz) Rosenzweig....

Dorothy S. Kling, 88, loving wife of the late Albert Kling, of West Hartford, passed away Saturday, (January 20, 2007), at Hartford Hospital. Dorothy was born March 21, 1918, in Hartford to the late Sarah and Paul Sherman. She graduated from Weaver High School and attended Rider College. She was a homemaker and also worked for the Internal Revenue Service...

Carol (Levinsohn) Rubman of Vernon, widow of Arnold Rubman, died Sunday, May 8, 2005. She was a commercially rated instrument flight instructor, a member of the Ninety-Nines and the AOPA. She leaves a son, Gilbert Rubman and his wife Michele of Covington, LA; a daughter, Susan Rubman Gold and her husband Robert of West Hartford; and two beloved grandchildren: Stephanie...

Dr. Charles Barry Schepart, 54, who worked 18 years for the Los Angeles Unified School District, died suddenly October 18, 2005, of natural causes. Mr. Schepart was born March 14, 1951, in Hartford, the son of Howard and Goldie (Greenberg) Schepart. He graduated from Windsor Locks High School. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Political Science from...

Abe Markowicz, 82, of West Hartford, died on Saturday, (February 24, 2007). He was the husband of Jetti (Moidel) Markowicz. Born in Gorlice, Poland, he was the son of Jacob and Rose Mehr Markowicz. He was a holocaust survivor who came to the US in 1947. He was a veteran of the Korean War. He served as Vice President, Officer,...

KURLAND, Lillian ‘Libby’ (Goldberg) Kurland, 83 years of age, of Bloomfield, died Tuesday, September 21, 2010. She was the widow of Leslie Kurland. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Max S. and Minnie (Rome) Goldberg. ‘Bubbe’ spent her summers at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires teaching cooking to thousands of adoring children. She was a life...

Rosalyn (Hersh) Katz, 91, of King Philip Drive, West Hartford, died Sunday (December 11, 2005). She was the widow of George Katz. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Katherine and Benjamin Hersh. Mrs. Katz taught in the Hartford Public School system for many years prior to her retirement. She was a Life Member of Hadassah and...

Born in 1920 in Springfield, MA, Ruth Kleiman was a dedicated homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother, and new great-grandmother. She attended American International College. She married her husband Albert Kleiman and lived in West Hartford, CT for more than 50 years in the home they built at 58 Rockledge Dr. They also spent many wonderful years at their summer home in...

Howard A. Merblum, 90, of West Hartford, passed away this Wednesday, March 5, 2008. He is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Ruth L. Merblum, his son and daughter-in-law, Franklin P. Merblum and Susan H. Merblum of Bloomfield, and his granddaughters Rebecca and Christina Merblum of Cincinnati, OH. He was a World War II veteran, having served overseas...

May Marcia (Cohen) Homelson, 84, of Bloomfield, formerly of New Britain, died on Thursday, September 29, 2005 at St. Francis Hospital. She was known throughout Connecticut as a talented concert pianist and teacher, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, and a woman with a kind and giving heart. Born on December 20, 1920 in Norfolk, Virginia, May grew up in...

Florence (Moskowitz) Liebman, 88 years of age, of Exeter Road, Lebanon, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2015, the 28th of Nissan 5775. She was the widow of Harold Liebman. Born in Windham, CT she was the daughter of the late Leon and Lillian (Levita) Moskowitz. Florence was predeceased by her sister, Shirley Moskowitz and her grandson, Adam Liebman. She...

Pauline (Paula) Illions, 82, of Bloomfield, died peacefully Sunday (April 30, 2006) at home with her family at her side. Born in Allentown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Max and Freda Block and the sister of the late Adele Mittman. Though she spent her girlhood in Allentown, she met and fell in love with a young soldier...