Obituaries

Jack (Jacob) ?”Sonny”? H. Saffer, 83, of Boca Raton, FL and formerly of West Hartford, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at Hospice by the Sea in Boca Raton,FL. Born in Hartford, on March 25, 1926, he was the son of the late Oscar and Goldie (Dolgoruck) Saffer. Growing up in Hartford, he graduated from...

Maurine E. Kessler, (B.A., M.A., PhD), 85 years of age, of West Hartford died Monday, July 25, 2011. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1925, she was the daughter of the late Eli and Dorothy (Letween) Evnen. She is the beloved wife of Stanley M. Kessler (Rabbi Emeritus of Beth El Temple of West Hartford.) In June 2011 they celebrated their...

Herbert Janow, 76, of West Hartford, died Friday, May 20, 2005 at his home surrounded by his loving family, following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born June 14, 1928, in Hartford, to the late Benjamin and Lillian (Tellar) Janow. Herb was a graduate of Weaver High School, and attended Hillyer College. After a lengthy and varied career as...

RUDIN, Dorothy Toby (Kamberg) Rudin, 93, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, December 12, 2006. Born in Hartford, February 11, 1913, daughter of the late Rose and Jacob Kamberg, wife of the late Meyer ?Mike? Rudin, she will be remembered by all for her kind heart and generous spirit. She was a member of Temple Sinai and a life time...

Louis Peck, 92, of Farmington, died peacefully Friday, July 18 at John Dempsey Hospital, surrounded by loving family. Born on December 3, 1921 in Moodus, CT, Louis was one of ten siblings. After growing up in Moodus and serving briefly in the U.S. Army during WWII, Louis spent youthful days driving a taxicab in New York City before returning to...

Gloria (Rischall) Rulnick, 84 years of age, of Parsons Drive, West Hartford, and Old Colony Beach, Old Lyme, died Sunday, October 31, 2010. Born in Meriden, she was the daughter of the late Max and Ida (Schwartzman) Rischall. Gloria was an active member of Beth El Temple, West Hartford, and its Sisterhood, as well as a volunteer at the Hebrew...

Mae Miller, 90 years of age, of Bloomfield, died Sunday, October 30, 2011. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Sarah (Klein) Miller. She was a member of Hadassah. She leaves three nephews, David Miller and his wife Terri, Stephen Miller and his wife Elizabeth, and Alan Miller and his wife Lynn; eight great nieces...

Adeline (Cook) Marshall, 85, of Fenn Road, Newington, widow of Nathan Marshall, died Tuesday, November 29, 2005. Born in Huntington, WV, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Chloe (Harless) Cook. Mrs. Marshall worked at Raphaels Department Store in New Britain for several years. She was a member of Congregation Tephereth Israel of New Britain, its Sisterhood, and...

Goldie (Bergerson) Lichter, 91 years of age, of West Hartford, CT, formerly of Brooklyn, NY, died Tuesday, October 21, 2014. She was the widow of Simon (Sid) Lichter. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Isadore and Yetta (Feigenbaum) Bergerson. She was a meticulous woman of high moral character who cared deeply for her family, remembered...

Claire L. (Zieky) Hutner, 67 years of age, of Melbourne, FL, formerly of Wethersfield, CT loving wife of 45 years to Nelson Hutner passed away on Tuesday, June 5 with her her family by her side. Claire fought a courageous five-year battle with ovarian and endometrial cancer. She is survived by her children Lisa Hutner Stevens and her husband Thomas...

Henry Katz, 83 years of age, of West Hartford, CT formerly of Fairfield, CT, died Thursday, January 15, 2015 with his family around him. Born in Giessen, Germany on July 5, 1931, he was the son of the late Julius and Bernice (Goldenberg) Katz. He arrived in the United States in 1936 settling in Brooklyn, NY with family. Henry was...

Abraham Solomon Haller, 95, of West Hartford passed away early morning Tuesday (February 1, 2011). Born December 14, 1915 in Hartford, Connecticut, he was the oldest son of David and Rose Haller, who were founding members of the Yeshiva of Greater Hartford, now known as the Hebrew Academy, and committed to helping German refugees in the aftermath of World War...

Ruth (Gersten) Rome, of Craigmoor Rd., West Hartford widow of Sidney A. Rome died Sunday (September 30, 2007). She was born in Tariffville, the daughter of the late Samuel and Celia (Kaufman) Gersten. She was a member Emanuel Synagogue, a life member of Hadassah, a member of Tumble Brook Country Club, and a contributor and member of many philanthropic organizations....

PERRY, Sidney B. Perry, 96, of Chatfield Drive, West Hartford died Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at the Hebrew Home & Hospital. He was the husband of the late Jean (Vinick) Perry. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Nathan and Ida (Weiner) Perry. He graduated from Columbia University College of Pharmacy, and from 1935-1978 Sidney owned...

James (Jim) Murray, 58, son of the late Francis and Gloria, died unexpectedly on July 5, 2014. He grew up in Wallingford, graduating from Lyman Hall in 1973. He worked for Canberra Industries and then Avery Dennison, where he worked for 25 years. He was an avid fan of baseball and the New York Yankees. He is survived by his...

Eileen M. Ilberman, 62, of Old Saybrook, CT and Rancho Mirage, CA, was released from pain on November 22, 2013. Beloved wife of Barry Ilberman, devoted mother of Jodi Hope (Ilberman) and Christopher Soloperto, adoring Gabby” to Emma Beth and Jason Bauer Soloperto, was born on April 11, 1951 in Rockland County, New York. She was the daughter of Elaine...

Edwin A. Lassman, 78, of South Windsor, passed away at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 surrounded by members of his family. He was born in Hartford on October 13, 1928 to the late Harry and Anna (Seltzer) Lassman. He graduated from Weaver High School (Class of 1946) and from The University of Connecticut...

Harold L. Rothstein, 92, of Boca Raton, FL and West Hartford, CT, died Sunday, November 30, 2014. Born in Boston, MA, he was the son of the late Alexander and Reba (Goldstein) Rothstein. He served in the US Army 169th Infantry as a combat soldier during World War II. After the war, he built one of the region’s major trucking...

Robert H. Nathan, 85, of Dresher, PA, formerly of Hartford, died Sunday, April 27, 2008. Born on May 24, 1922 in Springfield, MA, he was the son of the late Simon and Sylvia (Gelfman) Nathan. He graduated from Tech High School, Springfield, MA, attended Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY, and graduated from Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA. He was a...

Martin J. Reiner, of Mohegan Trail, South Windsor, husband of the late Helen (Schwartz) Reiner, died Saturday (April 30, 2005). Born in Bronx, NY, the son of Sylvia (Morrison) Reiner, and the late Michael Reiner, and was a retired engineer with Pratt and Whitney Aircraft. Besides his mother of South Windsor, he is survived by two sons; Jonathan Reiner of...