Obituaries

Evelyn (Max) Marholin, 100 years of age, of West Hartford died Monday, (October 15, 2012). She was the widow of David Marholin. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Zelak A. and Mollie (Weber) Max. She leaves a sister, Cynthia Gross and her husband Robert of West Hartford; she also leaves her granddaughter, Laura Marholin...

Joseph Hurwitz, 85, of West Hartford, died Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at Hartford Hospital. Mr. Hurwitz was born in Hartford on July 29, 1929, a son of Doctor Max Herman and Sophie Lukashok Hurwitz. He was a graduate of Trinity College and Harvard Law School. He served as an officer in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and in...

Regina Jacobs passed away on the evening of 10 April 2015 after a good fight. She was a fighter. She survived four years of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. She lost her parents and her sisters and her brother and other family to the Nazi terror. She was a slave laborer tatooed with the #67673 on her arm. She endured horrors. It...

MARILYN (SHEMONSKY) RUDNE, 81, of Alpine Meadow Lane, Avon, died Wednesday, December 28, 2005. She was the widow of Louis Rudne. She was the beloved mother of Richard C. Passick of Avon, and Nancy S. Wheeler-Passick of Newark, NJ; cherished grandmother of Michael, Natalie, and Christine Pascino of Ronkonkoma, L.I., NY. She also leaves a brother, Sidney Shemonsky of NJ....

Elaine (Gordon) Levin, 63, of Webster Court, Newington, died Tuesday, December 4, 2007. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Rose (Rock) Gordon. She leaves her loving husband, Jerry M. Levin; a son Kenneth Levin and his wife Carlee of Newington; a daughter Robin Karnilowicz and her husband James of Rocky Hill; six grandchildren: Michael,...

Oscar Poriss, 75 of West Hartford passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2008 after a sudden illness. He was predeceased by his sister and brother-in-law, Barbara and Joseph Vinick and by his brother, Raymond Poriss. Oscar was born March 16, 1933 in Hartford, the son of the late Hyman R. and Anna (Gross) Poriss. He graduated from Weaver High School in...

Sandra Sklarinsky Levine, 74, of Delray Beach passed away on October 12, 2010. She leaves behind daughter Judith and husband George Vlach and their two children Rebecca and Allison Vlach; son Jeffrey and wife Marji Levine; son Michael and wife Holly Levine; and daughter Robin and former husband Dave Borschel and their daughter Olivia. Predeceased by her parents Abraham Jacob...

Howard U. Kremer, M.D. of Village Gate, Scott Swamp Road, Farmington, died Thursday, December 16, 2010. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late David and Minna (Garber) Kremer. He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. A US Army veteran, he served in the Army Medical Corps...

Anna Anshel was born in NYC in the fall of 1909. She was brought back to Wilejka, Poland by her parents in 1912 until 1932 when she returned to the US. She met her husband Frank Heineman at the Central Park tennis courts in 1937. They married shortly thereafter. Frank was able to get Anna?s parents and brother out of...

Anne Irene (Berdofsky) Raskin, 94, of North Haven, died Thursday (February 28, 2013). She was born on October 10, 1918 in Wallingford to the late Elizabeth (Levine) and Joseph Berdofsky. She attended Connecticut State Teachers College and taught Third grade in the New Haven Public School system until her retirement. She was predeceased by her husband, Jack M. Raskin; her...

Sheldon Mann of New York City,, formerly of Hartford, died Wednesday, August 24, 2005. Sheldon was born February 13, 1924 in Hartford where he grew up and attended the Kinsella School, Bulkeley High School and Trinity College. From 1943 to 1946, he served in the U.S. Army where he received a Purple Heart at the Battle of the Bulge. In...

Lawrence Hurwit died peacefully at home in Miami, Florida on June 19, 2022. He was born in Hartford, CT in 1928 and was the oldest son of the late Benjamin and Helen Hurwit. Larry is survived by his wife Edith, whom he married in 1955. He is also survived by his four children: Mark (and his wife Oriana), Tilvila-Marci, Lee,...

Morris Newman, 80 years of age, of Thistle Pond Drive, Bloomfield, died Friday, November 12, 2010. Born in Poland, he was the son of the late Yehuda and Sara (Mossman) Najman. Mr. Newman, a Holocaust survivor, was a member of the Emanuel Synagogue, West Hartford. He leaves his wife, Alice (Grant) Newman, two sons: Jeffrey Newman of Edison, NJ, and...

Adolf ‘Al’ Kadden, 97, of Boynton Beach, FL and West Hartford, CT, died Friday, March 21, 2014. He was the husband of the late Frieda (Wasserman) Kadden. Born in Germany, he was the youngest of five children of the late Salomon and Malchen (Goldshmid) Kadden. He served in the US Army during World War II. A skilled and enthusiastic salesman...

Edith Berigow Grossman, 96, of West Hartford, Connecticut died peacefully Sunday (April, 20th, 2014). She was a native of Norwalk, Connecticut and lived there for most of her life. She was the beloved wife of the late Herman Grossman for over 60 years. She was predeceased by her parents Harry and Dora Berigow of Norwalk, Connecticut. She was a vivacious...

KRINSKY, Lillian L. Krinsky, 96 years of age, of Farmington died at home Monday, February 23, 2009. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Fannie (Lessner) Krinsky. Lillian was the manager of the WIC Work Program for the State of Connecticut before she retired. She was predeceased by her brothers, William V. Krinsky and Dr....

Stanton I. Revzon, 66, of Boyton Beach, FL and Niantic passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in New London on Sunday, (September 3, 2006). He was born in New Britain on March 1, 1940 the son of Herman and Celia (Epstein) Revzon. He is survived by his wife Rose Michaels-Revzon and his three children, Edward...

Albert J. Levenson, 82, of Hopmeadow St., Simsbury, formerly of West Hartford, died Friday, August 25, 2006. Born in Springfield, MA, he was the son of the late Harry and Alice (Melhado) Levenson. He was a US Navy Veteran of World War II. He leaves his three sons: Howard M. Levenson of Nashville, TN, Ted D. Levenson of New York,...

Amelia ‘Mickey’ (Neiditch) Katz passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at her home after a courageous battle with leukemia, which was rather ironic since she managed to survive two bouts of breast cancer. Born in Hartford on August 1, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Simon and Sophia (Coff) Neiditch. She resided in West Hartford for the past...

Pauline (Diamond) Kaplan, 101, of Stafford Springs died Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at home. She was the widow of Meyer Kaplan. Born in Russia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ida Diamond. She lived in Stafford Springs since her marriage in 1941. Pauline owned and operated with her husband, Wasserman?s Department Store in Stafford Springs for over...