Obituaries

Freda (Mehlman) Missan, 93, of Simsbury Road, West Hartford, widow of Max Missan, died Thursday, October 26, 2006. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Colman and Minnie (Meistrich) Mehlman. She was a member of the Emanuel Synagogue, West Hartford and a member of its’ Sisterhood which cited her as Woman of the Year. A Life...

Dorothy (Kaplan) Miller, 86, of Bloomfield, devoted wife of 51 years of Joseph A. Miller, took life’s final bow on Wednesday (March 8, 2006) in the loving arms of her family. She was born on October 25, 1919, in Hartford to Henry and Annie Kaplan. Besides her husband, she leaves her children: Michael and Rebecca Miller, Sandra Miller, Leslie Ellen...

Gloria Gordon Lewis, 73, of Sun City Center, FL, formally of West Hartford, daughter of the late Rose and Benjamin Gordon, wife of Paul Lewis, mother of Donna and Andy Bricker of Simsbury, Sharon Lewis of Vorhees, NJ, Carolyn Lewis of Lawrenceville, NJ; Gary and Aaron Johannes-Rosenberg of North Westminster, B.C., Canada; Deborah and Raymond Kerby of Stroudsburg, PA, Michael...

Beloved mother, aunt, grandmother and great-grandmother. Sara passed away on December 31st, 2022 at the age of 93 in West Hartford, CT. Born in 1929 to Isaac and Esther Epstein in Bobruisk, Belarus. Sara had four sister and two brothers, raised by her step-mother Meira Epstein. Sara married Mikhail Pekar in 1954; their son Igor was born in 1965. They...

Shirley Gross, 99, of Corbin Ave., New Britain, formerly of Burnside Ave., East Hartford, died Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late James and Selma (Rosenthal) Gross. She was the former owner of Jimmy?s Hot Dog Stand, Crystal Lake, Ellington for 76 years, retiring in 2004. She leaves her...

Edith June Segal Rosen, 60, of Bloomfield, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2009, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on December 6, 1948 to Natalie Sherman Segal and Myron Segal, Edie was a cherished daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She is survived by her husband of more than 39 years Dr. James Rosen, her mother, Natalie Segal,...

Howard “Howie” Irving Lipsy, 81, of Bloomfield, CT, passed away comfortably, Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 surrounded by his family and friends. Howard was born to the late Samuel and Bessie (Bernblum) Lipsy, on August 4, 1931. He graduated Weaver High School and attended Hillyer College, which later became University of Hartford. He married the love of his life, Judith Lipsy,...

Sadye “Toots” (Rosenthal) Raichelson, 97, of West Hartford, formerly of Bloomfield, died peacefully on Feb.13, 2011. She was born in Mineville NY, the daughter of the late George and Sophie Rosenthal. She was predeceased by her husband William (“Bill”); three brothers: Jacob, Abraham and Nathan Rosenthal; and three sisters: Esther Freeman, Celia Hoffman and Rose Rubin. She was loved by...

NOSSAL, Mildred (Nahum) Nossal, age 99, of West Hartford, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2007 at Hartford, Hospital. All who knew Mildred Nossal would agree that she was a most exceptional individual. Despite failing health during the past two years her mind remained sharp and inquisitive to the end. She was always ready to offer advice and wise council (or,...

RUDY, Sidney Stewart Rudy, of Weston, MA, formerly of Highland Beach Florida, and West Hartford, CT, died Sunday, April 10, 2011 at the age of 95. Born in Hartford, CT he was the son of Joseph and Pauline Dolgin Rudy. He is survived by his devoted, loving wife of 70 years, Miriam Sudarsky Rudy. He leaves his son John Rudy,...

Joel E. Rosenblatt, D.D.S., 74, of Jupiter, FL, formerly of Bloomfield, CT, died Sunday, August 3, 2014 after a brief illness. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Harry and Frances (Hershkovitz) Rosenblatt. He graduated from the Mount Hermon School, from Brandeis University with a B.A. in Psychology, and with a D.D.S. from New York University...

Esther Troub Saxe, 102 years of age, of West Hartford, died peacefully at home in the care of her family on February 7, 2009. Esther was a warm, loving, generous woman throughout her long life, brightening the days of family, friends and even her most casual acquaintances with her quick wit, shining blue eyes, and intelligence. She was born in...

Melvin A. Miller, 80 years of age, of Columbia, CT and Deerfield Beach, FL passed away Friday December 14, 2012. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Hyman and Frances (Krupnick) Miller. He leaves his wife, Janet (Rosen) Miller; his son Bruce Miller and his wife Gail of Colchester; two daughters: Debra Miller Sarazin and her...

Bonnie Nestor, 54, of Mountain Road, North Granby, wife of Theodore M. Nestor, died Monday, November 27, 2006 at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of Ruth (Tassler) Babrow of Delray Beach, FL and the late Alan Babrow. She was a graduate of the University of Connecticut. Bonnie was a project manager...

Herbert A. Leibert, 84, of Farmington, formerly of Avon, died Friday, (August 5, 2005). Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Morris E. and Sarah (Worshoufsky) Leibert. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Leibert was associated with his brother, Manuel, in boxing and wrestling promotions throughout Connecticut. He was president of Underwriting...

Trudy Pomerantz, of Lenox, MA, formerly of West Hartford, CT, passed away on April 8, 2022 at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Trudy was born to Henrietta and Irving Hurwitz on March 26, 1926 in Hartford, CT. and moved to Brooklyn, NY. She briefly attended NYU before meeting the love of her life, Paul Pomerantz, on a trip to Hartford...

Nancy (Gordon) Levine, 80, of Windsor, died Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Born in Athol, MA, she was the daughter of the late Aaron and Lena (Plotkin) Gordon. She was a member of Beth Hillel Synagogue of Bloomfield for 47 years. She leaves her husband, Richard Levine; her three daughters, Linda Wilhelm and her husband Robert of Windsor, Judy Kline and...

Reva Kindser of New York City died on September 21, 2005 in Long Island. A former literary editor, she is survived by loving cousins and friends. Graveside service on Friday, September 23 in Hartford, CT, departing from Weinstein Mortuary at 2:00 PM. For further information, directions, or to share memories of Reva with her family, please visit online at www.weinsteinmortuary.com.

Isadore Karp of Hartford died Tuesday (June 24, 2008). Izzy was born and lived most of his life in Stamford until retiring to Florida in 1974. After graduating from Stamford High School, the family business, Karp’s Hardware, where he continued to work until he retired. He bravely served in the U.S. Army in World War II serving on five campaigns...

Mavis June (Diamond) Riner, 84 years of age, of West Hartford, died Monday, (March 18, 2013), with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard B. Riner. Born in Hartford on April 18, 1928, daughter of the late Nathan and Ida (Epstein) Diamond, she lived in Bloomfield and Rocky Hill for many years and...