Obituaries

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...

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...