Obituaries

Marjorie Elise Irlandy, 94, died Friday, November 23, 2012 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, ME. Marjorie was born in New York, August 16, 1918, daughter of Beatrice (Schoenfeld) and Paul Loewenberg. Her family later moved to West Hartford. After studies at NYU, she completed her BA in Education at New Britain Teachers College. On October 19, 1941,...

Miriam “Mimi” Freiman Opinsky passed away peacefully on Friday, (March 29, 2013), at her Hartford residence, surrounded by her two loving daughters. Born in Hartford on Dec. 20, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Bessie Slobin. She raised her family in West Hartford with the late Nathan Freiman. Mimi was also the widow of the late...

RUBIN, Leah Roselyn (Savitsky), 99 years of age, of Bloomfield, CT, died Friday, March 11, 2011 at home. She was the widow of Jack M. Rubin, who died November 22, 2008. She was born in Ansonia, CT on January 27, 1912, to Rebecca Shapiro Savitsky and Wolf Savitsky. Her brothers Martin Savitsky and Lewis Savitsky predeceased her, as did her...

Sidney Lebowitz, of Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford died Friday, March 23, 2012. He was the husband of the late Esther (Stein) Lebowitz. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Louis and Sally (Fish) Lebowitz. Sidney was a US Air Force veteran of World War II. He was the owner of Hartford Nutmeg Corporation retiring in 1984. He...

Selma (Bovitz) Okrant, 81, of Orient Lane, North Haven, formerly of Manchester, widow of Gerald Okrant, died Wednesday, January 4, 2012. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Samuel S. And Yetta (Jacobsen) Bovitz. She leaves her children: three sons: David Okrant and his wife Kim of Boulder Creek, CA, Eli Okrant and his wife Bonnie...

Nathan Isaac Lerman passed away peacefully at the age of 98 on Thursday (December 31, 2009) after a short illness. He was the son of Barnard Lerman and Celia (Wapnitsky) and was born in New York City on April 16, 1911. He was predeceased by his wife of 64 years, Eva (Nichomoff) Lerman. They had three children, Robert Lerman of...

Warren G. Katz of West Hartford passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 31, 2015. He was born in Hartford on July 12, 1934, the son of the late Hyman and Sarah Gordon Katz, and lived most of his life in West Hartford, although he loved spending his summers at Stannard Beach in Westbrook. He loved his work as a real...

Jennifer Lynn Koch born July, 4, 1973 of Willimantic, Connecticut, formerly of West Hartford, Connecticut, died peacefully on Saturday, March 9, 2024 after a short illness. She is survived by her father Lawrence W. Koch of Canton, Connecticut formerly of West Hartford, Connecticut, her sister Randi Koch and her fiance Roger Dumais, her brother Jonathan Koch and his wife Lisa....

LIPMAN, Pauline Lipman, of Farmington Ave., West Hartford, widow of Louis Lipman, died Thursday, September 6, 2007. She was a founding member of Beth El Temple in West Hartford. She was a graduate of Hunter College, New York. Pauline worked alongside her husband in their real estate business for many years. There aren?t enough adjectives to describe how wonderful Pauline...

Walter B. Schatz, revered for his intelligence, generosity and wit, passed away on Monday (November 5, 2012) in the comfort of his own home in West Hartford. He was 90 years old. Beloved father of four children and their spouses, he leaves behind Louis and Susan Schatz of West Hartford, Beverly and David Therkelsen of Andover, Massachusetts, Carol Schatz and...

Selma (Levy) Kaufman, 76, of North Main St., West Hartford, died Saturday, December 27, 2008. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Zara (Wise) Levy. A life long resident of West Hartford, Selma was a Hall High School graduate, class of 1951 and was chosen class socialite’. She was a member of the West Hartford...

KARP, Saul A. Karp, 78, of West Hartford, CT died Thursday, April 10, 2008 at St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Aaron and Hilda (Platt) Karp. He was a Navy veteran. Saul was district manager of General Cinema before he retired. He was a member of the Jewish War...

Arnold “Arnie” Hurwit, 83, of West Hartford, passed away at home on Wednesday, January 26th, after a long illness. He is survived by his devoted wife of 63 years, Sondra “Sandy” Katz Hurwit, his three daughters, Janis Sullivan and her husband Michael of Mesquite, NV, Laurie Strauss and her husband Steve of West Hartford, Cindy Langer and her husband Al...

Estelle (Fox) Kleinman, 90, of Simsbury Rd., West Hartford, died Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at the Hebrew Home and Hospital in West Hartford. She was married to the late Benjamin M. Kleinman for 57 years. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Gittel (Cassiff) Fox. She graduated from Weaver High School in Hartford. Estelle worked...

Florence Perlstein, 86, of Bloomfield, CT passed away June 30 surrounded by family and friends. Predeceased by husband, Julian Perlstein; son, Dana Perlstein; and sister, Adele Gaster. Survived by son, Abram Perlstein; niece, Emeline Jacobs; nephew Jeffrey Gaster; grand niece, Sharon Jacobs; grand nephew, Michael Jacobs, and many extended family and loving friends. An avid gardener, voracious reader, movie lover,...

Lillian (Hoff) Rosenblatt, of Newington; wife of Everett Rosenblatt for 67 years. Born in Hartford, August 8, 1921. Daughter of the late Morris and Rose (Miller) Hoff. She was a graduate of Weaver High School 1939. Member of Temple Sinai of Newington and its Sisterhood. Life member of Hadassah, Hebrew Home & Hospital Auxiliary, National Honor Society. Prior to retirement...

Ruth P. (Siegel) Kronick, 100 years of age, of West Hartford, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2015. She was the widow of Charles Kronick. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Esther (Harris) Siegel. She attended the Barnard College affiliated with Columbia University. Ruth was a Justice of the Peace in the Town of...

Toni (Sonia) Mag, 86, of West Hartford, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died peacefully on Wednesday, November 14, 2007. She was born in Hartford on April 1, 1921 to the late Harry and Anna (Greenberg) Hirshhaut and lived most of her life in West Hartford and Newington. Toni was known for her dry sense of humor, fine fashion sense and...

Florence Reva Kabacker Hirsch, born in Bloomington, Illinois, August 30, 1906 and a long-time resident of Chicago, passed away on November 23, 2007 in Avon, CT. She was the beloved wife of the late J. Arthur Hirsch and loving mother of Arthur Hirsch and his wife Dollie Milos and Jane Arnold and her husband Dan, fond grandmother of Claire and...

Leo Kleinman of Lawler Road, West Hartford, died Thursday, January 8, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Isidore and Mary (Pahuskin) Kleinman. Leo, lovingly known as Pidge’, was a graduate of Weaver High School, Hartford and from Bentley College, Waltham, MA with a degree in Accounting. He worked...