Obituaries

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...

Philip Y. Robbin, 74, of West Hartford died Wednesday, (August 9, 2006) at home. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Elisha and Sophia (Cooper) Robbin. He attended the University of Connecticut and received a degree from the Hartford School of Business. Philip was a manager of the Bureau of Rights of Way’ for the State of...

HORENBEIN, Marilyn (Ganezer) Horenbein, 71 years of age, of Farmington, formerly of Cheshire, died Saturday, November 13, 2010. She was the widow of Howard L. Horenbein, D.D.S. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of Sylvia (Koplowitz) Ganezer of West Hartford and the late Abraham Ganezer. Marilyn managed the administrative responsibilities of her husband’s dental practice. She was a...

Karen (Zeligman) Newberg, 47 years of age, of Canton Valley Circle, Canton died Wednesday, April 28, 2010. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of Evelyn Hirsch of West Hartford and the late Allen Zeligman. She attended Hall High School in West Hartford. Besides her mother she leaves her son, Reece Newberg; her daughter, Sarah E. Newberg; her brother Earl...

Thelma J. ‘TJ’ Levin, 84 years of age, died Tuesday, February 6, 2013. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of Joseph and Fannie (Sosin) Levin. TJ was a graduate of the University of Arizona and was a very talented artist. She was a devoted, involved member of Congregation Beth Israel in West Hartford. TJ was a kind, caring person...

Herbert “Herbie” Daniel Nair, 86 years of age, of Newington, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013. Born in New Britain, he was the son of the late Louis and Evelyn (Feigenbaum) Nair. He attended New Britain High School. and was a US Army Veteran serving as part of the occupational forces in Japan during World War II. He was the president...

Barry Marc Rosen of Palm Beach, FL and West Hartford passed away at the age of 79 on December 27, 2010. Born in Princeton, NJ, Mr. Rosen grew up in Trenton, NJ, where he graduated from the public school system. He received his Bachelor’s degree from The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania and then served in the US...

Jessica Lynn Kostin, 26 years of age, of Manhattan and formerly West Hartford, passed away unexpectedly August 8, 2010. Born on February 23, 1984, Jessica attended the Bess & Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy, King Philip Middle School and Hall High School, graduating early in January, 2002. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Vermont as an arts major...

Marcia (Youlovsky) Levin, 87, a lifelong resident of the Hartford area, died peacefully at St. Francis Hospital, with her family by her side on Thursday, February 14, 2013. She was born to Sam and Dora Youlovsky on August 23, 1925. She was predeceased by her loving husband and soul mate Leonard Levin, and her dearly beloved daughter Dorry (Levin) Hamano....

Geraldine (Abels) Kay of West Hartford, CT died Thursday, August 10, 2006. She was the widow of Sidney Kay. She leaves two sons: Edward M. Kay and his wife Patricia of Ft. Lauderdale, Richard S. Kay and his wife Claire of West Hartford, CT and three grandchildren: Rachel, Jeffrey and Ashley Kay. Funeral services Sunday, August 13, at 11:00 AM,...

Ruth Gail Salomon, With heavy hearts we mourn the passing of our dear mother Ruth on 6/25/2023 at home surrounded by family. Born in New York City, she was a vibrant woman with a beautiful smile, calm demeanor, extensive interests and accomplishments. Fiercely independent, intelligent and blessed with youthful energy and an inquisitive mind, she always searched for new challenges....

Elizabeth Gutman died peacefully on Saturday, (May 17, 2008) after a very short illness and in the presence of her son Tom and grandson David. Elizabeth was born as Liesel Ottensoser on January 21, 1913 in Suhl Germany, a community in the Thuringia region. She enjoyed much of her youth in Erfurt Germany, growing to maturity in the bosom of...

Dorothy “Dotti” P. Seaman, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed away on January 1st, 2015 at the age of 83. Born to Sicilian immigrants, Salvatore and Louise Perruccio, on July 14th, 1931 in Portland, Connecticut, Dotti was the oldest of three siblings. Her sister, Irene P. Roberts, and brother, William Perruccio passed away in 2011. She married...

Judith Liebman died April 25, 2022 in West Hartford, Connecticut, following a long, determined, and improbable fight against pancreatic cancer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chuck Hyman, in February 2022. She’s survived by her sons Jake Hyman and Max Reiss, her grandchildren Eli and Sydney, daughters in law Vanessa and Kelley, and her three sisters Beth, Ruth...