Obituaries

We sadly mourn the passing of Barry Pattison, 77 years of age, of Boca Raton, FL and Bloomfield, CT. He passed away Monday, December 22, 2014. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Joseph and Bessie (Goldberg) Pattison. Barry worked for the State of CT as a social worker and was a member of the Emanuel...

Freda Freda Kamberg, 87, of West Hartford, died Saturday (September 3, 2005). Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Meyer and Esther (Selwitz) Shapiro. Before retiring, she was employed for many years at Florence Travis women’s clothiers. She leaves her brother Julius Shapiro and his wife Frances of Florida; her sister Ruth Schechter of California; her sisters-in-law...

Dr. Howard J. Wetstone of Bloomfield, died on Wednesday, May 24, 2006. He was born and raised in Hartford, CT, predeceased by his parents Murray and Natalie (Tonkonow) Wetstone. A graduate of Hartford Public High School, he subsequently graduated from Wesleyan University and served in the US Army Air Force. He then graduated from Tufts College Medical School in Boston,...

Stanley Kaufman, 87, a resident of Newington for more than 50 years and more recently of West Hartford, died on April 12, 2010 at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain after a brief illness. He was the son of the late George and Ida Kauffman. Barbara, his wife of 60 years, predeceased him on September 23, 2009. Born...

MITRANI, Deborah Leah (Wilder) Mitrani, of Ancramdale, NY, widow of Aaron Mitrani, died Tuesday, February 13, 2007 in Tucson, AZ. Born January 7, 1926 in Miami Beach, FL, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Nettie (Korshinsky) Wilder. She was raised in Brooklyn, NY, attended Thomas Jefferson High School, and graduated from Hunter College. Deborah was a teacher,...

Howard L. Horenbein, D.D.S., 69, of Bloomfield, died Wednesday, (December 21, 2005). Born in Waterbury, he was the son of the late Harry and Ida (Marion) Horenbein. He practiced dentisty in Meriden before he retired. He leaves his wife, Marilyn (Ganezer) Horenbein; a son Alan J. Horenbein and his wife Fana of Edison, NJ; a daughter Cheryl Ziebka and her...

Joseph Roznar, 97, of West Hartford, died Sunday, November 2, 2014, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was the beloved husband for 65 years of Lillian (Mishkin) Roznar. Born in New Haven, he was the son of the late Jacob and Tillie (Liebowitz) Roznar. Joe grew up in Hartford, and graduated from Weaver High school in 1935. He...

Howard Cutler Redak, 60, of Old Saybrook, formerly of West Hartford, died unexpectedly Thursday, (June 9, 2005) at Middlesex Memorial Hospital. He leaves to mourn his death and treasure the many loving memories his brother, Daniel G. Redak of Old Saybrook; his brother, Harvey E. Redak and his wife, Justine of Chester; and many cousins, aunts and uncles around the...

Sidney L. Rosenblatt, 78, of Newington, husband of Margurite (Vermesse) Rosenblatt, died Sunday, (May 28, 2006). Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Rosenblatt. He was a graduate of Weaver High School. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran of the Korean War serving in the Intelligence Division. He graduated from the University of...

Saul Korduner passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 22nd, with his children by his side. Saul was the son of the late Wolf and Dvora Korduner. He was a Holocaust Survivor and came to the United States in July 1949 with his wife and daughter. He was predeceased by his wife of 37 years, Toby (Jakubowitz) Korduner. He...

MOSKOWITZ, Gertrude (Portnoy) Mezritz Moskowitz, 96, of Tamarac, FL, formerly of West Hartford, died Tuesday, January 29, 2008. She was the widow of Abraham ?Al? Mezritz and Gustave A. Moskowitz. Born in New Haven, she was the daughter of the late Hyman and Celia (Gishman) Portnoy. She leaves her daughter, Marjorie G. Mezritz and her son-in-law Robert Rennhack of Washington,...

Muriel Lillian (Jainchill) Schaffman, 88 years of age, of West Hartford, died Friday, May 31, 2013. She was the widow of Stuart L. Schaffman. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Nettie (Bernstein) Schaffman. Muriel was a social worker for the State of Connecticut. She was a member of the Emanuel Synagogue of West Hartford....

Larry Malitz of West Hartford died at the age of 85 on Tuesday, November 18, 2014. He was the son of Isadore and Anna Malitz and loving husband of Marjorie (Sodafsky) Malitz. Born June 17, 1929 in Hartford, Larry graduated from Weaver High School (1947) and Hillyer College. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brother, Barney...

Howard (Howie) Miller, 81, of Bloomfield, CT passed away peacefully, with his son and loved ones by his side, on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 16, 1933, the youngest of four children to the late Samuel and Sarah (Glick) Miller. After graduating with an engineering degree from City College of New York,...

Martin Kesten of Bloomfield, CT, cherished husband, father, brother, grandfather, uncle, successful businessman, inventor, philanthropist and veteran passed away at the age of 86 on January 14, 2013 after a long illness. Born in Vienna, Austria in 1926, Martin emigrated with his parents to escape the growing brutality of the Nazis, beginning a two year journey in 1939 that would...

George A Louis, 84 years of age, of West Hartford, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at Hartford Hospital. Born in New York City, he was the son of the late, Albert R. and Della (Rose) Louis. George was an engineer for Northrop Co. He was a member of Beth El Temple of West Hartford, the Temple Men’s Club, the Simsbury...

Shirley K. Meisel, born January 12, 1920, in Brooklyn, NY, beloved wife of the late Robert Meisel, died Monday, (February 6, 2006) at Northshore University Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. She passed away surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Meisel is survived by her children, Carla and Stephen Schwartz of Colchester and Iris Kohn of Woodmere, NY;...

A. Howard Kaplan of Avonwood Road, Avon, formerly of West Hartford, died Saturday, September 17, 2005. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Frank and Hilda (Leshin) Kaplan. He was a graduate of Connecticut State College, now known as the University of Connecticut and he was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. He was a...

Ilse (Hahn) Kaufman, 92, of West Hartford, widow of Sidney Kaufman, died Tuesday, February 27, 2007. Born in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Moritz and Bertha (Benjamin) Hahn. She was a member of Congregation Tikvoh Chadoshoh of Bloomfield. She leaves a son, Martin G. Kaufman and his wife Susan of Scottsdale, AZ; a daughter Marion K. Mazo...

Vera Krevolin, 92, of West Hartford passed away peacefully on April 20, 2014. She was the daughter of Abie and Dorothy (Bromberg) Krevolin. Vera was born on March 17, 1922, was raised in New Haven and resided in Hartford and West Hartford for almost 70 years. She was employed by the State of Connecticut in the Highway Department/Department of Transportation...