Obituaries

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...

Edie Pollack of Farmington passed away on Dec 12, 2014 after a long and courageously fought illness. Born May 2, 1938 in Cairo, Illinois, she graduated from Cairo High School and Southern Illinois University in Carbondale with a major in social work. She is survived by her husband Marty and daughter Lisa. Relocated to Connecticut in 1974, she worked with...

Abraham M. Pavlowitz, 72, of Old Farm Drive, Newington, husband of Lorraine (Rosenfeld) Pavlowitz, died Friday, May 5, 20006 of cancer. Born in the Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late Nathan and Betty (Abramovicz) Pavlowitz. He was a US Army Veteran. Abraham was a Systems Analyst for the Travelers. He was a member of Congregation B’nai Sholom...

Marge Rosenthal, 94 of West Hartford passed away peacefully on December 2, 2013. Marge was born on September 25, 1919 in Norwalk, CT and was the daughter of Abraham and Janette Cohen. She was predeceased by her husband of 41 years Ben. Marge is survived by her daughter Maxine (Rosenthal) Moncini, her son-in-law Ray, her sister Beverly Johnson of North...

Philip “Doctor Phil” Schiff 79, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 23, 2015 at Manchester Manor. Born in Camden NJ, long time resident of Manchester and most currently living in Tolland CT. He was a well-respected optometrist for many years, in private practice in East Hartford, as well as servicing many nursing homes in the area. He enjoyed boating, watching...

Dorothy K. Menchel of Farmington, formerly of Bloomfield and Manchester, passed away Wednesday (October 26, 2005). Predeceased by her loving husband Philip, Dorothy was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was born Jan. 20, 1915, in W. Springfield, MA to Sara (Gold) and Israel Kletsky. Dorothy worked for many years as a bookkeeper for The Madlyn Shop in...

Howard W. Katz of West Hartford, beloved husband and dearest friend of Sylvia Sless Katz, passed away suddenly on Saturday, November 3, 2007. The son of the late Samuel and Theresa Goldberg Katz (Odess), he was a graduate of Weaver High School class of 1949. ?Howie? lived most of his childhood on Baltimore Street fully enjoying street baseball and kickball...

Geraldine Schwartz Newfield died at the Hebrew Home and Hospital on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 following a long illness. She was 84 years old. Mrs. Newfield was married to the late Richard A. Newfield and had resided in West Hartford for 59 years. Geraldine was born in New London. She graduated from Beaver College in Jenkintown, PA, and The Amy...

Barney Lapp of West Hartford passed Saturday March 21, 2015 at his home with family by his side. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 65 years Mildred, three sons, David, Jonathan, Daniel, his daughter in law Denise, and grandson Nathaniel. Very dear to him were his niece Andrea Tardiff, her husband Rick, and their two sons Scott and Jeff...

GROSSMAN, Lillian ?Lakie? (Sharasheff) Grossman, 89, of West Hartford, beloved wife for 67 years of Charles Grossman, passed away peacefully in her sleep, Saturday, February 10, 2007 at John Dempsey Hospital, Farmington. Born in Hartford, the daughter of the late Jacob and Dora (Freedman) Sharasheff, she graduated from Hartford Public High School and the Guggenheim School of Dental Hygiene in...