Obituaries

Sylvia Denowitz Rosenberg of Seabury Dr., Bloomfield died Thursday, January 24, 2008 after a long illness. She was the widow of Ben D. Rosenberg, the love and light of her life. She left this world having celebrated the simple pleasures of life every day. Sylvia was born in Springfield, MA to the late Theodore and Mary (Katz) Denowitz on April...

NABOICHECK, Lois (Salvin) Naboicheck, 84 years of age, of West Hartford died Saturday, June 18, 2011. She was the widow of N. Aaron ‘Butch’ Naboicheck. Born in Hartford she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Irene (Gillman) Salvin. She leaves her sons, Robert J. Naboicheck and his wife Alice of Hartford, and Peter Naboicheck of Farmington; and three...

Joel Herbert Nussman, 78, of Delray Beach, FL, husband of Louise (Pomerantz) Nussman, died Monday September 7, 2009 at Hospice by the Sea, in Florida. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Julius and Sylvia (Herst) Nussman. He was a graduate of Hartford Public High School and attended Hillyer College in Hartford. Joel was a US Air...

ABRAHAM “AL” HYMAN, 98, of Adams Street, Hartford, died Tuesday, April 18th, 2006. Born in Hartford on January 25th, 1908, he was the son of the late Morris and Pauline (Monk) Hyman. He was a 1927 graduate of Hartford Public High School, and a 75-plus years member and volunteer of the YMCA in Hartford, where he made furniture and signs...

Phillip Shear, 87 years of age, of High Ridge Dr., Newington passed away on May 14, 2012 after a long illness. He was the son of the late Sol and Minnie (Oliner) Shear. Phillip was a veteran of WWII having served in Guam with the Army Air Corps. A graduate of Hartford Public High School and the University of Connecticut,...

Minnie (Mandell) Rosenblatt, 103, of West Palm Beach, FL, formerly of Bloomfield, widow of Reuben Rosenblatt, died Friday, March 10, 2006. She was a former member of the Emanuel Synagogue and was a contributor to many philanthropic organizations. She is survived by a daughter, Shirley Samuels of Boca Raton, FL; a sister, Pearl Deligdish of Danbury; two grandchildren, Laurie Samuels...

Myron Millrod, 89, of Rocky Hill, formerly of West Hartford, husband of Audrey (Gavensky) Millrod, died Friday, November 25, 2011. Born in West Hartford, he was a US Army veteran of World War II, a member of the United Synagogues of Greater Hartford and the Jewish War Veterans. He was a manager for a local super market. Besides his wife,...

RUZENSKY, Helen (Aron) Ruzensky, 90, of Avon, devoted wife of 68 years, to Abe Ruzensky, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 7, 2007, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Hartford, daughter of the late Benjamin and Rose Aron, she lived in the greater Hartford area her entire life and graduated from Hartford High School, Class of 1935. Besides her...

Judy Moses, 70, of Mystic, CT passed away on Saturday, (August 7, 2010). Judy was born in Hartford in 1939, the loving daughter of Sydney and Jean (Vinick) Perry. Judy leaves her husband of 48 years, Vic; her son Michael, and daughter, Carrie. Her granddaughters Sarah, Jennie, and Rebekah; all of whom loved her dearly. She also leaves a brother,...

Laura Max Rapport, died at age 96 on June 14, 2010, as she wished, in her home in West Hartford with family surrounding her. She was the wife of the late Reuben Rapport, and the daughter of Rose B. Max (Sklarinsky) and Max Sklarinsky, who emigrated from Russia and founded S. Max Furriers in Hartford. Laura attended Dean Junior College....

Esther Rotenberg Robbins, born in 1915 in Rochester, NY, to Ceilia (Tsippa) Tobias Rottenberg and Louis (Leib) Rottenberg. She was a 53-year resident of Griswold Drive, West Hartford until 2003 and a recent resident at Chatfield in West Hartford, spending her last years at the Hebrew Home in West Hartford. Wife of Mayer/Roby Robbins (deceased), she leaves her children Al...

William Mayer Rubin, 67 years of age, of Unionville, CT died Monday, November 17. Born in Brooklyn, NY, and raised in Wethersfield, CT, Bill was the son of the late Harry and Gloria (Mestel) Rubin. He was a retired, high achieving Sales Representative of Brescome Distributors. Bill left us a warrior, having fought MS for years, exemplifying courage, perseverance and...

Mark Gurtman, 89 years of age, of West Hartford, died suddenly on Tuesday, October 16, 2012. Born on March 27, 1923 in Poland, he was the son of the late Henry and Dora Gurtman. Mark was a Holocaust Survivor and a veteran of World War II. He worked in the aerospace industry and designed components for the Gemini and Apollo...

Jack Lampert, 89 years of age, of Simsbury, CT, formerly of Massapequa Park, NY, died Friday, December 19, 2014. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Alex and Molly Lampert. He leaves his daughter, Susan Rich and her husband Daniel of Simsbury; his son, Michael Lampert of Westfield, NJ; and his two grandchildren, Matthew Rich...

Marvin M. Ruzansky, 88 years of age, of West Hartford died peacefully on Tuesday, January 22, surrounded by his wife, daughters, and grandchildren. Marvin was born in Hartford to the late Harry and Rose (Roisman) Ruzansky. He was a US Navy veteran of World War II serving as part of the submarine service. Marvin owned and operated the former Capitol...

David Merin, 91 years of age, of West Hartford and Boynton Beach, FL, died Thursday, July 9th at St. Francis Hospital with his loving and devoted family by his bedside. The son of Abraham Jakub Merin and Rose (Jacobs) Merin, he was born in Slomniki, Poland on July 13th, 1917. David was a Holocaust survivor, having worked as a tailor...

SCHNEIDER, Edith (Jacobowitz) Schneider, of West Hartford, formerly of Norwalk and Stratford, died Thursday, February 7, 2008 at home. For 59 years she was the wife of the late Milton Schneider. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Tessie (Blecher) Jacobowitz. She graduated from Long Island University and she was a member of Hadassah....

Muriel D. Rosenthal, 90, beloved wife of the late Arthur Rosenthal, died on Monday, November 17, at the Hebrew Home and Hospital in West Hartford. Muriel leaves two sons and daughters-in-law: Attorney Edward Rosenthal and his wife, Martha, of West Hartford, and Todd Rosenthal and his wife, Betsy, of West Hartford; four grandchildren: Alison Rosenthal of Palo Alto, CA, Daniel...

SHAFER, Arnold L. Shafer, 74, of Bloomfield died Friday, March 2, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital. He was the husband of the late Barbara (Pollack) Shafer. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Sam and Sarah (Krinsky) Shafer. Arnold was a US Army veteran of the Korean War. He worked for Preston Engravers in South Windsor before...

Naomi (Nadelman) Grossberg, 75, of Bloomfield died Friday, (July 8, 2005) after a long battle with cancer. She was the widow of Chaim Grossberg. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Abraham and Mary Nadelman. She was a bookkeeper at Tumble Brook Country Club in Bloomfield and also worked for Attorney Richard Case. She leaves...