Obituaries

Merrill Lieberman, 90 years of age, of Cottonwood Drive, Avon, died Thursday, (August 29, 2013). He was the husband of the late June (Kurland) Lieberman. Born in Middletown, CT, he was the son of the late Jacob and Sarah (Lesser) Lieberman, He was a co-founder of Merrill Industries, Inc., a packaging company located in Ellington, CT. Merrill was a member...

Helen R. (Cypel) Nachtigal, 85 years of age, of West Hartford died suddenly on Sunday, November 7, 2010 surrounded by her immediate family. Born in Poland, she was the daughter of the late Baruch and Leah (Rubin) Cypel. A Holocaust survivor, she lived in Israel for many years, and arrived in the United States with her family in 1961. She...

There are moments in our lives, there are moments in a day, when we seem to see beyond the usual - become clairvoyant. We reach then into reality. Such are the moments of our greatest happiness. Such are the moments of our greatest wisdom. It is in the nature of all people to have these experiences, but in our time...

Norton Seltzer, DDS, of Charleston, SC, formerly of West Hartford, CT, died Wednesday, November 21, 2012. Born June 16, 1934 in Hartford, he was the son of the late Henry and Ann (Gross) Seltzer. He was a US Army Veteran. He attended the University of Connecticut, graduated from Temple University Dental School, and received his Master’s Degree from Central Connecticut...

Jessie Sadofsky Rosenthal, of West Hartford died peacefully on Monday January 11th, 2010. She was the widow of Myron ?Buster? Rosenthal. Jessie was born in Vernon, and was a life long resident of Hartford/West Hartford. She worked at the Postal Telegraph office for many years, then with her husband at Buster?s Luncheonette, and became the office manager for the Harris...

David J. Morris, 82, of Tamarac, FL and Dennisport, MA, formerly from West Hartford passed away March 23, 2012 at the Florida Medical Center Hospice Care unit. Born David J. Katz, June 17, 1929 in Springfield, MA. David attended the local schools while growing up in Springfield. He graduated UMASS at Amherst with a Bachelor’s Degree at age 20, later...

It was fitting that our beloved husband, father and grandfather IRVING PATRON, a World War II Prisoner of War and true patriot, died on Monday, Memorial Day. Irving, 90, was the son of Dora (Levin) and Israel Patronsky of Garden Street, Hartford. He graduated from Weaver High School, class of 1939. After studying engineering for two years at the University...

Joyce (Feinberg) Schilberg, of Sandstone Dr., South Windsor, died Tuesday, 2 September 2014 at Manchester Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of Benjamin C. Schilberg. Born in The Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late David and Lena (Kniberg) Feinberg. She graduated from NYU in New York City, NY. Joyce was a member of Beth Sholom B’nai Israel...

Elaine Sneirson Savin, 90, died peacefully at home after a short battle with cancer. Elaine was the eldest of two daughters born in Binghamton NY to Dr. Hyman Sneirson, a renowed surgeon and WWII veteran of Patton’s army, and Barbara Gordon Sneirson. Elaine graduated from the Emma Willard School and Cornell University where she met the love of her life,...

Marilyn Lassow, 89, of Manchester, CT, died on July 18, 2024, surrounded by family. She was born on March 28,1935 in Windham, Connecticut to Carl and Esther Frankel. She was married to Gordon Lassow on June 16, 1956 at Grand Lake Lodge in Lebanon, Connecticut. The Lassows’ lived in Hebron, Connecticut before purchasing their family home in Manchester, Connecticut, where...

Shirley G. (Pasternack) Haas of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of West Hartford and Manchester passed away peacefully at her home on June 20, 2011. Dear wife of Alexander R. Haas; beloved mother of Marvin I. Haas of NY, NY, Karen E. Gottfried and her husband Neal of Wellington, FL, and Leslie Silverman and her husband Samuel of West Hartford; loving...

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...