Obituaries

GROSSMAN, Harry Grossman, 95, of Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford died Saturday, September 22, 2007. He was the husband of the late Goldie Dansky Grant and the late I. Mildred Zamal. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Cohn) Grossman. Harry taught in the Hartford Public School System before he retired. He was a member...

Sidney Abraham Kaplan born on October 15, 1908 died on Thursday, (January 06, 2011). He was the son of Isadore and Rachel (Blumenthal) Kaplan and husband for 70 years of Frances Shapiro Kaplan, who predeceased him. He lived a long and fulfilling life. He leaves his daughters, Judith Kulick and Deborah Polivy, son-in-law, Richard Polivy, grandchildren David and Kellie Kulick,...

Louis Jainchill, 92, beloved husband of the late tte “Nunny” (Jaffa) Jainchill passed away peacefully July 29, 2011 at Brittany Farms Health Center in New Britain. Born in Hartford, the son of the late David and Jenny (Krinsky) Jainchill, he attended local Hartford area schools, including the Hartford Trade School, and worked for Colt Firearms before entering the Army during...

Esther (Berger) Pearson, 102, of West Hartford, passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2013. She was the wife of the late Robert Pearson. She was born in St. Louis, MO, the daughter of the late Martin and Sarah (Schwartz) Berger. Esther graduated from St. Louis Teachers College and taught in the Hartford Public School system. She was a member of...

JAINCHILL, Edythe Marion Lavine Jainchill, widow of Charles Jainchill, of East Lansing, MI, formerly of West Hartford, CT and Delray Beach, FL passed away Saturday, March 29, 2008. Born in Worcester, MA, she was the daughter of the late J. Sydney Lavine and Dora (Cohan) Lavine. She leaves behind her loving children, Ann-Sandra and Michael Gearhart of Lansing, MI, Marshall...

Marjorie (Frauenglas) Schiff, passed away at 3:10 AM on Tuesday (May 13, 2008), surrounded by family. Marjorie, known as Mitzi, born March 24, 1925 in Brooklyn, NY, to Harry and Fannie (Frances) Frauenglas, was the beloved wife of the late Allan Schiff, adored mother of Dr. Laurence Schiff and his wife Virna of Kingman, AZ, Dr. Michael Schiff and his...

Barbara (Goldberg) Mandell, 95 years of age, of Hartford and West Hartford, died Tuesday, April 22, 2014. She was the widow of Daniel I. Mandell. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Ada (Pausmentier) Goldberg. She was predeceased by her brothers, Bernard, William and Solon Goldberg. She leaves her sister-in-law, Ida Goldberg; several nieces, nephews...

KONTNER, Jeffrey H. Kontner, 64, of Howard St., Enfield died suddenly Saturday, March 29, 2008 at Brigham & Womens Hospital, Boston, MA, while recovering from open heart surgery. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Leo and Edith Kontner. Jeffrey graduated from the University of Hartford, where he was a Charter Member and President of Tau Epsilon...

Ruth Eve Kor, 86, died on August 22, 2007. Ruth was born in Berlin, Germany, her parents Alice and James Hammer perished at the hands of the Nazis. Ruth was predeceased by her beloved husband, Leo Kor. She leaves behind her devoted son, Robert J. Kor and his wife, Emily J. Moskowitz and a loving granddaughter Stefanie Kor. In addition...

Dorothy (Ticotsky) Kanell, of Steele Road, West Hartford, formerly of New Haven, died Thursday, February 26, 2009. She was the wife of Judge Samuel Kanell, a former Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Transportation. Born in New Haven, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lena (Rosenblum) Tickotsky. Her family owned and operated Ticotsky?s Bakery for over 40...

KELCO, Barbara (Schnable) Kelco, 61 years of age, of North Granby died Sunday, May 9, 2010 at Hartford Hospital. She was the widow of Frank J. Kelco. Born in Norwalk, she was the daughter of the late J. Julius and Ethel (Cohen) Schnable. Barbara graduated from the University of Connecticut receiving a B.A. Degree and a Master’s in Education. She...

Jessie (Patursky) Iger, 102, of West Hartford, formerly of Queens, NY, died Monday, February 15, 2010. She leaves two sons: Howard Iger M.D. and his wife Lenore of Bloomfield, and Robert Iger and his wife Christine of Rancho Mirage, CA; and eight grandchildren: Andrea Duarte and her husband David, Russell Iger, Elizabeth Gaufberg M.D. and her husband Slava, Jessica Hecht...

Al Mandell, 82, of Boca Raton, FL and Old Lyme, beloved husband of Natalie (Allen) Mandell, died peacefully on Monday, May 18, 2009. Al was born in Hartford, the son of the late Anna and Meyer Mandell. He was a graduate of Weaver High School, class of 1944. A veteran of World War II, he served with the U.S. Army....

MANDELL, MAX E. ?NOSH?, 95 years of age, of West Hartford died Friday, August 21, 2009. Born in Hartford, he was predeceased by his wife of 66 years, Harriet Shafer Mandell. He was the son of the late Abraham and Raye Mandell. He was also predeceased by his brothers, Louis Lobs’ Mandell and Morris Jiggs’ Mandell and by his sister,...

Samuel I. Kassman, 87 years old, life-long resident of Columbia, CT, died of a brief, courageous battle with esophageal cancer on July 4, 2013. Born February 28, 1926 in Hartford, CT., son of late Max and Annie (Strauss) Kassman. Sam’s wife of 35 years, A. Marilyn (Merin) Kassman, predeceased him in 1985. He is survived by: his daughters, Robin Kassman-Jacobson...

Allyson (Strober) Hamilton, age 48, of Hebron, formerly of East Northport, NY, died, Thursday, April 5, 2012, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous ten-year battle with breast cancer. She was the beloved wife of Gary Hamilton for 24 years. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of Jerome Strober and the late Lenore (Greenberg) Strober of Port...

Daniel Miller, M.D., 87, of Bloomfield, CT, formerly of Great Neck, NY, Devoted and beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend, gifted physician and sculptor passed away Monday (December 12, 2005). Born in NYC in 1918, to the late Max and Sarah (Hershman) Miller. He studied at the New York City Sculpture Center under Dorothea Denslow, earned a B.A. (1940)...

Alexander D. Rosenzweig, 59, of West Hartford, Connecticut, loving husband and father passed away on Friday, December 7, 2012. Born in Hartford, CT on March 12, 1953, to Israel and Blanche Rosenzweig of New Britain, Alex was an attorney practicing in Connecticut who received his law degree in 1980 from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan. He enjoyed...

Jeanette (Goodman) Mendelson, 89, of West Hartford, CT, formerly of Norfolk, VA, widow of Abe Z. Mendelson, died Tuesday, July 31, 2007. Born in Portsmouth, VA, she was the daughter of the late Louis M. And Rebecca (Brady) Goodman. She was a life member Gomley Chessed Synagogue, Portsmouth, VA. She leaves a son, Dr. Louis M. Mendelson and his wife...

Jack S. Opinsky, DDS, 83 years of age, of Timrod Lane, West Hartford, died Friday, October 1, 2010 at John Dempsey Hospital, Farmington surrounded by his family. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Morris W. and Edith (Lubin) Opinsky. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and then in the U.S. Air Force...