Obituaries

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...

Milton Markowitz, MD, 87, of West Hartford, CT, , formerly of Baltimore, MD, husband of Selma, passed away on July 7, 2005 in Farmington, CT. Born in Brooklyn, NY on June 6, 1918, he was the son of the late Morris David and Ida Markowitz. Dr. Markowitz was raised in Liberty, NY. He attended college and medical school at Syracuse...

Nahum Lebedinsky of Hilldale Rd., West Hartford, husband of Betty (Gershman) Lebedinsky, died Friday, (April 21, 2006). Born in Russia he was the son of Helen Lebedinsky and the late Aaron Lebedinsky. Besides his wife and his mother of East Hartford he is survived by a son, Alex Lebedinsky and his wife Melissa of Gaithersbury, MD; a sister Mara Brondshbitz...

Janet (Rudich) Pitegoff of West Hartford died Sunday, April 13, 2008 at home. She was the widow of the late Dr. Gerald I. Pitegoff. Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Harry I. and Amelia Rudich, and attended local public school prior to attending and graduating N.Y.U. She went on to earn an M.A. in...

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...