Obituaries

A. Gertrude Kaizer: She left this world on September 22, 2010 to spend eternity with her beloved Murray. Born September 11, 1920 in Brooklyn N.Y. to Joseph and Tillie Kreiger, she married Murray on June 15, 1941 and they began their life long journey together. They relocated from New York to Hartford to pursue better employment opportunities. In 1948, they...

On Tuesday, November 23, 2011, Irving L. Levine of West Hartford, CT. Beloved husband of Annette Levine; devoted father of Susan Levine and Alan Levine. Memorial service will be held at noon on Sunday, November 28 at Weinstein Mortuary, 640 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT. Contributions may be made to Hadassah, Beth El Temple and the VA Hospice. Shiva will be...

Esther (Gelfenbien) Kroopnick, 89 years of age, of West Morningside St., Hartford died Saturday, February 18, 2012. She was the widow of Harry Kroopnick. Born in Hartford she was the daughter of the late Alex and Eva (Bernstein) Gelfenbien. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 1:00 PM at the Farband Labor Zionist Order Cemetery, Cleveland Ave....

Julie (Santo) Rutter, 79, of The Villages, FL, widow of Herbert Rutter,formerly of West Hartford, died Monday, October 31, 2005. Born in New Haven, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Sara (Klaar) Santo. She was a former member of Temple Sinai, Newington, and a member of the New Jewish Congregation in The Villages, FL. She leaves two...

Michael Scheinblum of Guilford, CT, age 77, beloved husband of Lonnie Scheinblum, died on September 6, 2020, and was buried in a private service on September 9, 2020. Mike was born on Thanksgiving Day in 1942, son of Robert and Marie Scheinblum. In addition to his parents, Mike was predeceased by his son, Andrew Scheinblum, his brothers, Allan and Paul...

Charles Norwood of Hartford passed away Sunday evening (October 11, 2009) surrounded by family at Hartford Hospital. He was born in New Haven in 1917. After attending Wesleyan University, he graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. He served in the United States Army for 4 ½ years and fought in the Pacific Theater during...

SCHILLER, Morris A. Schiller, 85, of West Hartford died Friday, January 5, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Mildred (Lappen) Schiller. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Julius and Fannie (Tarlowski) Schiller. Morris was a US Army Air Corps Veteran of World War II. After...

Paul S. Klein, 62, of New Haven and formerly of West Hartford passed away suddenly on Friday. He was predeceased by his loving parents, Ralph Klein and Ruth Neigher Klein, longtime West Hartford residents. Also, he leaves behind his brother Gerald Klein of West Hartford, and sister Gail Klein of New York City. He is survived by a niece and...

KENIG, Sophie Kenig, 95, of West Hartford died Friday, December 29, 2006. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Aaron and Rebecca (Shimelman) Kenig. Sophie was a trust and estate specialist for the former Connecticut Bank & Trust, which became Fleet Bank. She leaves a sister, Rosalind Apter of West Hartford; and numerous nieces and nephews, grandnieces...

Rayna W. Pickman, 84 years of age, of Wethersfield, passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2012. She was the widow of Marshall H. Pickman. Rayna was born in Hartford, daughter of the late Frank and Peggy (Lurie) Wenick. Besides her husband she was predeceased by her brother Stephen L. Wenick. She leaves her children Frank Pickman and his wife Leslie...

Harvey (Howard) Joseph Sack, a long-time resident of Bloomfield and West Hartford, passed away at the age of 73 in Ocala, FL on Sunday July 7, 2013. Born in Hartford he was the son of the late Louis and Rose (Feltman) Sack of West Hartford. He was predeceased by his sister, Wilma Cooper in 1970. He is survived by his...

Nettie (Sherman) Rosen, thirty year resident of Deerfield Beach FL, previously of Willimantic CT , born March 2, 1918 in New York City, to late parents Hyman and Bessie Sherman, passed away April 1, 2010. She was the devoted wife for 58 years of the late Louis Rosen, passed away December 1995. She was also the sister of the late...

Lillian (Friedman) Kamins, 90 years of age, of West Hartford, died Friday, February 3, 2012 at her home with her family at her bedside. She was the widow of Morris Kamins. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Rachael (Pickman) Friedman. She was a founding member of Beth El Temple of West Hartford and a...

Merwin S. Orenstein, of Bainton Road, West Hartford, husband of the late Selma (Beck) Orenstein, died Saturday (July 22, 2006). Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Sigmund and Bertha (Feirberg) Orenstein. He was a graduate of Bryant College and a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. He established, together with his late partner Al Kling,...

Anna (Rabinowitz) Mintz, 99, of Colchester, widow of Samuel Mintz, and daughter of the late Barnet and Minnie Rabinowitz, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 9, 2006 at Genesis Eldercare in Colchester surrounded by her loving family after a long and fruitful life. Born on September 29, 1906 in Brooklyn, NY, Anna moved as a young child with her family...

Selma A. (Sherman) Kaplan, 86 years of age, of West Hartford, widow of Jack M. Kaplan, died Sunday, October 21, 2012. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Max and Lena Sherman. She was a member of Beth Hillel Synagogue, Bloomfield. She leaves two sons: Alan P. Kaplan and Mark G. Kaplan; four grandchildren and three great...

Dena Kranowitz Mann, born March 6, 1925 in New Britain, CT, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2011 from pneumonia. She was married to William H. Mann; and was the daughter of Louis and June Kranowitz, sister of Susan, Nomi and Alan Kranowitz. She grew up in New Britain and attended Barnard College. Dena is survived by her four children, Peter...

Dorothy London Oasis died peacefully Saturday, (August 6, 2005) at the Beth Sholom Home in Virginia Beach, VA. Born in Hartford in 1908, she lived most of her life in Hartford, West Hartford, and Bloomfield. A lifetime member of Congregation Beth Israel and Hadassah, Dorothy was a devoted wife and mother, caring for her immediate and extended family. She is...

Perry Lewis, 83 years of age, of Huron Dr., West Hartford, died Thursday, March 3, 2011. Born December 30, 1927 in Hartford, he was the son of the late Albert and Minnie (Sodafsky) Lewis. He graduated from the University of Connecticut and was an active member of his fraternity, Tau Epsilon Phi where he continued life-long friendships. He was also...

Martha (Harris) Margolis, 104 years, passed away on May 25, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital. She was born on June 8, 1908 and lived in the Hartford area for her entire life. She was the wife of the late Louis Margolis. Martha was a graduate of Hartford Public High School and NYU School of Education. Before her retirement, she was...