Obituaries

OPINSKY, Morton Opinsky, M.D., 90 years of age, of Hartford, formerly of West Hartford, died Monday, March 14, 2011. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Morris W. and Edith (Lubin) Opinsky. He was a Captain in the US Army Medical Corps during World War II. He graduated from Georgetown University and Georgetown University School of Medicine...

Selma (Silverstein) (Gurian) Kovalik, of Corbin Ave., New Britain, formerly of Bristol and Colchester, widow of Harry Gurian and Leo Kovalik, Jr., died Tuesday, December 6, 2005. She was a member of Temple Sinai, Newington, and a former member of Hadassah. She leaves two daughters: Joyce Gurian Sylvester of Pittsfield, MA, and Betsy-Kay Gurian Kraus and her husband Howard of...

N. Irving Rosen, 91 of Bloomfield, formerly of Santa Barbara, CA, died peacefully Friday, July 25th. He was born in Schenectady, NY in Feb. 1917. His loving wife Lillian Rosen died in 1998. He spent his working years as a jeweler in Troy, NY and later followed the same profession in Santa Barbara. While in Santa Barbara he volunteered for...

Muriel “Mim” G. Schenker of Avon, CT, formerly of West Hartford and Farmington, passed away on Monday, November 29. Born in Hartford, February 9, 1919, she was the daughter of Julius and Eva (Beizer) Gold. She graduated from William Hall High School and the Guggenheim School of Dental Hygiene, working in the Hartford area as a dental hygienist. During World...

Robert Lehman Marks, 76 years of age, of Emily Way, West Hartford, formerly of Bloomfield, died Thursday, September 30, 2010. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Morris F. and Harriet (Lehman) Marks, Jr. He had been in the Jewelry Industry and had owned and managed several restaurants in the Hartford and New London areas....

Samuel Leonard Joseph, 13, of Harvest Lane, West Hartford, beloved son of Douglas A. and Katalin (Preier) Joseph, died Wednesday, April 9, 2008. He was born in El Paso, TX. A student at Sedgwick Middle School, he previously attended Bristow Middle School, Bugbee Elementary School, and the Jewish Community Center pre-school, all in West Hartford. He celebrated his Bar Mitzvah...

Ruth L. Pulda, 53, of West Hartford, CT June 9, 2008. The sun, the stars and the moon to her boys: Husband, Howard Rifkin and sons, David and Caleb Pulda-Rifkin. Beloved daughter of Mary Pulda of Shrewsbury, MA and the late Louis Pulda, of blessed memory. Truly loved daughter-in-law of Sylvia Rifkin. The rock for her sisters and brothers: Margery...

Erma Macy, loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on October 5 at Caleb-Hitchcock Hospital at Duncaster in Bloomfield. Born in Hartford, January 28, 1927, the daughter of Morris and Bertha Shapiro, she had been a resident of Hartford and Bloomfield almost all of her life. She was a graduate of Hillyer College (now part of the University...

Frances Perelman, formerly of West Hartford, passed away peacefully in Delray, Florida on Thursday, December 15, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Israel and Dorothy (Segal) Neiditch and was predeceased by her brothers Seymour (Tim) and Melvin. The Neiditchs’ were founding members of the Emanuel Synagogue where Frances proudly became the first Bat Mitzvah in 1930. Seventy-eight years...

Audrey Kaufmann, 79, of West Hartford, passed away peacefully after a short illness on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Audrey was born on September 13, 1930 in Hartford, daughter of the late Lydia (Oppenheimer) Krauss and Isadore Krauss. She was a graduate of Weaver High School and attended Becker Junior College. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Stephan Kaufmann, on...

Harriet S. Novick, 86, of Sunrise, FL., passed away on Friday (September 19, 2008). Daughter of the late Helen and Morris Blacker. Wife of the late Joseph Novick. She is survived by her brother, Jerome Blacker. Harriet was the beloved mother of Arnold (Susan) Novick and Heidi (Robert) Begun. She was a loving grandparent to Ross (Kate) Novick, Justin (Melissa)...

Florence (Dorfman) Potish of Farmington died on Thursday, January 11, 2007. She was the widow of Max Potish, who died September 13, 2006. They were married for 61 years. She was a wonderful and spirited woman and will be missed by her family and everyone who knew her. She was born in Hartford, daughter of the late Benjamin and Ida...

Sheila passed peacefully at Cornell Medical Center on October 5 after a long illness. Sheila was a wonderful wife. We shared many good memories together. She was comfortable in formal settings and equally while we were out sailing or traveling together. Sheila leaves her daughter from her first marriage, Meredith Greisman, and her brother Mark and his wife Karin and...

Frances Nadler of La Jolla, CA, formerly of West Hartford, died at the age of 92 at UCSD Thornton Hospital in La Jolla, CA on Dec. 24th, 2009. Frances was born on Feb. 8, 1917, in Hartford, the daughter of the late Mayer and Yetta (Stein) Zeldner. Frances was a nurse, and did her nurses’ training at St. Francis Hospital...

Edith Bernstein Schatz (1931-2022) Edith Bernstein Schatz, beloved for her joyous approach to life, passed away in the comfort of her own home in Bloomfield, Connecticut on August 1. She was 91. Edith was a devoted mother and grandmother, wonderful friend, arts supporter, local tennis champion, bridge and golf enthusiast, pianist, folk singer, traveler and lover of life. She was...

Daniel I. Konover passed away peacefully on September 6, 2021 in West Hartford, CT at the age of 81. A long-time resident of Wilton, CT and recently of Avon and West Hartford, Dan is survived by the pride and joys of his life, his children: David Konover of West Hartford, Sean Konover of Avon and Elizabeth (Nick) Albano of Madison,...

Amelia Keyfitz Holtman, 89, of Delray Beach, Florida, formerly of Hartford, CT and widow of Max Holtman, passed away peacefully at the Miami Jewish Home and Hospital May 8th. She was the beloved daughter of Arthur and Anna (Gerstein) Keyfitz of Montreal, Canada and sister of Nathan Keyfitz, Gertrude Singman and Ruth Karp. Amy was an Honors graduate of the...

SANDLER, Martha (Axelrod), 90, of Windsor died Thursday, October 15, 2009. She was the widow of Abraham Sandler. Born in Willimantic, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Etta (Shurin) Axelrod. Martha was the Assistant Director of Housing at the University of Hartford before she retired. She was a life member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Jewish...

Beatrice (Caras) Newborn, 87, of Randal Avenue, West Hartford, widow of William Newborn, died Tuesday, August 23, 2005. She was a member of Hadassah. She was the loving mother of Stanley I. Newborn of West Hartford. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 25 at 10:00 AM in the Chapel of the Weinstein Mortuary, 640 Farmington Avenue, Hartford with...

Beatrice (Sicklick) Cohn Levy, 95 years of age, of Bloomfield and formerly of West Hartford, died on Saturday (April 4, 2015) surrounded by her family. She was the widow of Harold Cohn and of Samuel Levy. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Mendel and Grace (Milkowitz) Sicklick. Bea was the first member of her family...