Obituaries

Rose Knop, 83, of West Hartford, died on Monday, August 1, 2005. She was the wife of the late Julian Knop. Born in New Haven, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Jennie Anger. She is survived by her sons: Kenneth of Reno, NV, Jeffrey of Walnut Creek, CA, and daughters: Judith Feigenbaum (Victor) of West Hartford, and...

Sylvia (Askinas) Lasker, 96, of West Hartford, wife of the late I. William Lasker, died Thursday (August 27, 2009). Born in Springfield, MA, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Jennie (Sachs) Askinas. She was a Life member of Hadassah and executive board member of ORT; and a former employee of The Emanuel Synagogue, West Hartford. She leaves...

Muriel Axelrad Klein, 92, of Ironwood Road, West Hartford, died Sunday, February 14, 2010. Born in 1917 in Brooklyn, NY to Pauline and Jacob Axelrad, her father was a corporate attorney, lecturer and had three historical biographies published. In 1955, he was on the ?Who?s Who in America? list. Mrs. Klein attended the famous Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn,...

June Rhoda Block Mishkin was born April 19th 1930 in Springfield Massachusetts. June was the daughter of Joseph and Evelyn Block. She grew up in a loving family and always dreamed of the day when she would become both a teacher and a mother. June accomplished both of her dreams. On October 18th 1953 she married Jack Mishkin. This past...

Nathan Kaplan, 85, of Pompano Beach, FL formerly of Hartford, passed away August 19, 2011. He was the son of the late Henry and Annie Kaplan. He leaves behind his son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Mimi Kaplan of Lake Worth, FL formerly of West Hartford, and his two granddaughters Melissa Kaplan (fiancé Bob Marsh) and Traci Kaplan and his great-granddaughter...

KHALATNIKOV, Semen Khalatnikov, 84, of Farmington Ave., West Hartford died Friday, September 28, 2007. Born in the Ukraine, he lived in West Hartford for the past 17 years. He was a member of Congregation Beth Israel of West Hartford. He leaves his wife, Ester Khalatnikov; his daughter, Anna Braginski and her husband Boris of Newington; his son, Roman Latnik and...

Rhoda (Williams) Maislen, 87 years of age, of West Hartford, widow of Dr. Irving Maislen, died Thursday, January 3, 2013. To know her was to love her. An artist as adept in oils as watercolors, in clay or in stone… A pianist who played a dreamy “Deep Purple” or a passionate Rachmaninoff prelude… A singer with a Broadway voice… A...

Renee Sacksman, 81, of Buckingham Estates in Glastonbury, died Friday (October 10, 2008) at Manchester Memorial Hospital. Born in New York City, she lived in Connecticut for 47 years. As a member and former President of N.C.J.W., Renee was active in various community programs in Danbury, particularly those benefiting children. After a long career in sales and advertising, Renee, at...

SALAD, Marvin M. ‘Babe’ Salad, 72, of Alderwood Drive, West Hartford, died Sunday, December 18, 2005 at Hartford Hospital with his family by his side, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Benjamin J. and Gertrude (Cutler) Salad. Babe was a co-owner of the former Handy Auto Parts Company...

Adelaide Madoff, born Adelaide Mittleman to mother Goldie and father Louis on July 16, 1924, died peacefully at the age of 97 on August 27, 2021, in West Hartford, Connecticut. Hers was a life of the middle-class American dream of progress and prosperity, her lineage traced from shtetls to sweatshops to a postwar ascent into the idyll of suburban sunlight...

Dr. Irving Lawrence Maislen, May 15, 1917 – August 17, 2010 He asked to be remembered as a good father and a good man. He struggled bravely at the beginning of his life and at the end. Born in Hartford to David A. and Esther (Siegel) Maislen, he was orphaned at age 9. He went on to become an honors...

LEFKOWITZ, Carol (Neleber) Lefkowitz, 81 years of age, of Castlewood Dr., Bloomfield, died Monday, January 4, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Anna (Gerstein) Neleber. For many years, Carol was a volunteer at John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington. She was a member of Beth Hillel Synagogue...

Seymour V. Kofsky died peacefully Wednesday morning March 11, 2015 at Jefferson House in Newington, CT under hospice care. He was born to the late Ida and Abraham Kofsky on May 28 1940 in Hartford, CT. He graduated with a finance degree from UConn and then married Sandra Rosenwald on June 10, 1962. After serving in the army they moved...

Dr. Edward M. Segall, 75, of Privado Way, Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of Waterbury, retired obstetrician and gynecologist died Tuesday, (March 21, 2006) at Bethesda Hospital, Boynton Beach, FL. He was born in Waterbury, graduated from Cheshire Academy, Brown University, and received his Masters Degree from the University of Connecticut and Doctorate of Medicine at Howard University. He was in...

Daniel Lahn, 74, of West Hartford, died peacefully on Monday evening, July 9, at St. Francis Hospital. Born September 21, 1932, in New London, CT, Danny was a graduate of the Norwich Free Academy and the University of Connecticut, where he was a member of Phi Sigma Delta fraternity. After graduating and marrying his college sweetheart, the former Anita Grob,...

SCHATZ, Cynthia (Levy) Schatz of Palm Harbor, FL, formerly of West Hartford, widow of Paul Schatz, died Friday, October 28, 2005. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Augusta and Jack Levy. She attended Hartford public schools and graduated from Bulkeley High School. She leaves two sons: David A. Feigin and his wife Cris of Cedar Key,...

KATZ, Eva (Ertman) Katz, 87, of West Hartford, widow of Merrill Katz, passed away on Friday, October 14, 2005 at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Hartford, the daughter of the late Abraham and Lena (Eisenberg) Ertman, she was a life-long resident of the Greater Hartford area. She is survived by her daughter, Judith...

Barnett D. Laschever, travel journalist, passionate advocate for Connecticut’s tourism industry, and long-time Connecticut resident, died on Thursday, May 22, 2014 in Simsbury, CT after a short illness. Mr. Laschever, who in a long career wrote for the Hartford Times, Hartford Courant, New York Herald Tribune, Lakeville Journal, Torrington Register-Citizen, Detroit Free Press, United Press International, Michigan Daily, and U.S....

ROOT, Dorothy (Oguschewitz) Root, 76, of Linwood Avenue, Newington died Saturday, April 21, 2007. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Anna Bella (Riben) Oguschewitz. She was a graduate of Weaver High School in Hartford. Dorothy was a data center manager at The Travelers for 31 years before she retired. She was a member of...

Dorothy (Freedman) Rubin, 89, of West Hartford, died at her home on Monday, November 20, 2006. She was the widow of Isidor Rubin. She was born in Hartford, on November 7, 1917, daughter of the late Benjamin and Annie (Fraidowitz) Freedman. She spent her life being a devoted wife, a caring mother, and a wonderful grandmother. She also made the...