Obituaries

Lawrence (Larry) D. Reitman, 55, of West Simsbury, Connecticut, beloved husband of Sandra Lagana Reitman, died Thursday January 27th at St. Francis Hospital after a strong and courageous 3-year battle with multiple myeloma cancer. Larry was born on May 18th, 1955 in Washington D.C. and lived most of his life in the Hartford area. He graduated from the University of...

Tillie Mandell, 97, of Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford, wife of the late Benjamin Mandell, died Tuesday, June 13, 2006. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Jennie (Mell) Ludgin. She was a member of Beth El Temple, West Hartford, and a founding member of the former Cliffside Country Club, Simsbury. She leaves a son, Alan...

Lea (Amrofel) Kubran, 87 years of age, of Lauderhill, FL, formerly of Simsbury, died Thursday, July 8, 2010. Born in Poland, she was the daughter of the late Zyszko and Rochla (Abramczyk) Amrofel. She was the widow of Jack Kubran. Lea is predeceased by her daughter, Rosylin Kubran Katz, and survived by her son Jeffrey S. Kubran, and daughter Judith...

Saul A. Hoffman, 86, of West Hartford, died on Thursday, November 2, 2006 at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. He was the husband of Rosalind (Markowitz) Hoffman to whom he was married for over 64 years. Born in Hartford, he is predeceased by his parents Samuel and Rose (Hochberg) Hoffman; his sister Sally Finkelstein; and his brother Jack Hoffman....

Barbara C. (Cohan) Robin, 88 years of age, of Hartford, formerly of New Haven, died Saturday, December 11, 2010. She was predeceased by husbands, Allen M. Robin and Arnold Cobden. Born in Brookline, MA, she was the daughter of the late George and Helen (Castle) Cohan. Barbara was Director of Volunteer Services at Brookview Health Care in West Hartford. Throughout...

Charlotte “Shush” Grossman, a resident of West Hartford, Connecticut and beloved matriarch of her extended family, died on June 19, 2013, at the age of 92. She was born in Waterbury on September 17, 1920 and was the only daughter of parents Ida (Fishman) and Harry Strogatz. She is predeceased by her parents and her brothers, including her twin, George...

On May 21, 2013, Raymond Kalvan, formerly of Baltimore passed away. Beloved husband of Rayna Kalvan (nee Raskin); father of Steven Kalvan and the late Adrienne Cohen; loving grandfather of Jared (Lisa), Ali, Ian and Max Cohen; brother of Bernard and Jay Kalvan; beloved brother-in-law of Florell and Marshall Epstein. Funeral will take place in Connecticut Friday, May 24th.

Bryan S. Leopold, 46 years of age, of West Hartford died Saturday, July 26, 2014 at home with his family at his bedside. Born in New Haven, CT, he was the son of Sidney M. Leopold of Boca Raton, FL and Gail (Blume) Leopold Stolz of Westport, CT. Bryan was an avid sports enthusiast who loved to coach his son’s...

It is with great sadness to make known that Mark A. Robbin, MD, 60, of Avon passed away at home on Saturday, (August 24, 2013) after a short illness. Mark is survived by his wife Carolyn, a son, Perry, and two step children, Suzanne and Alex Hoerle, sisters Barbara Silverman and Dana Robbin and brother Peter Robbin. Mark graduated from...

Marcia Brown Rubinstien, 67, of Bloomfield, Connecticut formerly of West Hartford, Connecticut, passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2014. Survived by devoted husband of 41 years, Eytan, and loving children Micah (Nell), Jonathan (Katie), Shira (Marc), and Amiel, and adoring grandchildren Max, Elijah, and Joshua; and sister Paula; numerous loving cousins and extended family. Preceded in death by her dearly...

SALZBERG, Ethel (Bolocofsky) Salzberg, 90, of Sky View Drive, West Hartford died Friday, August 31, 2007 at Hartford Hospital. She was the widow of Isadore Salzberg. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late David and Lena (Dressler) Bolocofsky. She was a member of the Emanuel Synagogue of West Hartford for many years. Ethel leaves a sister, Sylvia...

LURIA, Elsie (Welensky) Luria, 92, of South Windsor, died Monday, March 31, 2008. She was the widow of Solomon Luria. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Lena (Finman) Welensky. She leaves her son, Edward M. Luria and his wife Deborah of South Windsor; her daughter, Sandra Knafel and her husband Steven of...

Arlene Edith (Hochheiser) Levine was born August 13, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, raised her family in Windsor Locks, Connecticut where she lived for fifty one years, and died January 13, 2015 in Delray Beach, Florida. She was the first of the two daughters of Louis Hochheiser and Lillian (Weisberg) Hochheiser. She leaves behind her much loved younger sister, Muriel...

Seymour L. Kroopnick of Avon, Connecticut, died at home on Thursday, September 28, 2023. He was born in Hartford to Clara (Rome) and Abraham Kroopnick, and was the youngest of three siblings. After graduating Weaver High School, he attended the University of Connecticut and then worked as a social worker for the State of Connecticut. He served in the Korean...

Dr. Julian A. Sachs (KDJ), 86, born March 30,1922, husband of the late ?sweet beautiful Gladys? Berg Sachs died with dignity in the Emergency room at the Hospital of Central Connecticut at New Britain General Monday September 1 where he had worked for 25 years as one of the original Emergency Room physicians starting in 1968 until his retirement in...

Helen (Sodafsky) Mehlman, age 93, passed away on Sunday March 17, 2013, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. She was born in Vernon, the daughter of the late Sarah and Nathan Sodafsky. At a young age, her family moved to Hartford, where she attended Hartford Public schools and Weaver High School. Following graduation Helen began working for the...

LUBCHANSKY, Rose Martha (Kaufman) Lubchansky, of West Hartford, died Wednesday, July 8, 2009. She was the widow of Isadore Lubchansky. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Ella (Kaplan) Kaufman. Rose was a supervisory interviewer for the State of CT, Department of Labor until she retired. She was a member of the Emanuel Synagogue of...

Calvin Mass D.D.S. died peacefully on Friday, June 13 at the age of 96. He was the husband of the late Helen (Shlaifer) Mass and the son of the late Louis and Rose (Gold) Mass. He leaves his son, Dr. Martin Mass, and wife, Jill, of South Glastonbury; his daughter, Nan Kristt, of Monticello, NY; his four grandchildren: Noah Mass...

Irving D. Meltzer, 90 years of age, of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of South Windsor, CT, died Monday, January 27, 2014. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Jacob and Minnie Meltzer. Irving served in the Merchant Marines during World War II. Additionally, he served in Machal during Aliyah Bet and the Israeli War of...

Edward Honiberg, 89, died on Monday, (November 5, 2007) at the Hebrew Home & Hospital after a long battle with Alzheimers and Parkinsons disease. He was born in Hartford, on July 7, 1918, to the late Simon and Hilda Honiberg. He was the youngest of three brothers. Edward graduated from Weaver High School in 1936. Both older brothers became pharmacists,...