Obituaries

Dr. Rubin Jaffe, 85, of Pawlet, VT, formerly of Colchester, died Thursday, July 30, 2008 in Naples, FL. Born in Willimantic, he was the son of the late Rose and Abraham Jaffe. A graduate of the University of Connecticut and Illinois College of Optometry, he was also a US Army Air Corp veteran of World War II. Dr. Jaffe was...

Maxene (Weisberg) Lipkin, 81, of Henderson, NV, formerly of West Hartford, died Monday, December 10, 2007. She was the wife of the late Jerome Lipkin. Born in Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Rose (Cutler) Weisberg. She leaves a son, Ted I. Lipkin of Wallingford; a daughter Louise L. Cutler and her husband Bruce of...

Henrietta ?Chickie? Miller, 82, of Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford, surrounded by family members at her hospital bedside, ?Chickie?, as she was fondly called, peacefully passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2007. She was the daughter of the late Samuel and Theresa Miller of West Hartford. After graduating from Hall High School in 1944, and after concluding her studies at New...

Ruth K. Rosen, 90, of West Hartford, CT, formerly of Bethpage, NY and Delray Beach, FL, died June 23, 2011. Widow of Leon Rosen. Daughter of the late Armin and Gizella Klein. Mother of David J. Rosen (Susan) of New York, NY, Mark I. Rosen (Lynn) of Roxbury, CT, and Hanora L. Rosen Berman (Ed) of New York, NY; sister...

Robert Morris, 95, formerly of New Haven, died at Shady Oaks Assisted Living in Bristol on February 13, 2006. Born in Atlanta, GA on May 10, 1910, he was the son of the late Max and Gertrude (Moreinis) Morris. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Clarice Morris and second wife Fanny (Lurier) Morris. He is survived by his son...

Marion (Shlien) Cohen Reisner, 89 years of age, of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of West Hartford, CT, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in Delray Beach, FL, surrounded by her loving family. Her first husband, Thomas Cohen of 31 years predeceased her. She had two children with Tom, Dr. Jeffrey Cohen of Norwalk, CT, and Peter Cohen and his wife Ellie...

Miriam (Sudarsky) Rudy of Weston, MA, formerly of Hartford, Connecticut and Highland Beach, Florida, died on October 4, 2013 at the age of 96. Born in Hartford, CT, “Mimi” was the daughter of Charles and Dora (Lublin) Sudarsky. She leaves her son, John Rudy, and daughter-in-law, Susan Herman; her brother, David Sudarsky and her sister, Ruth Wortman; her grandson, Charles...

Muriel (Mickey) Kesten of West Hartford, cherished mother, grandmother, aunt, grand-aunt and great grand-aunt, passed away at the age of 96 on January 17, 2022. Born in Harford in 1925, she was a devoted daughter to mother Essa Fishberg. She was predeceased by brother Jack Fishberg and wife Rosalind, brother Leon Fishberg and wife Alice, and sister Bertha and husband...

Steven A. Rubin, 50 years of age, of Glastonbury, formerly of Hamden, died early Thursday (January 6, 2011) following a brief but courageous battle with cancer. With family at his side, he passed peacefully leaving behind his beloved wife April S. Reitman, formerly of West Hartford, – daughter of Shirley and Seymour Reitman and sister to Dr. William Reitman of...

Abraham Samuel Homar of West Hartford, adored husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend, World War II hero and a proud member of the Greatest Generation passed away on December 6, 2014 at the age of 95. Abe was the son of Molly and Harry Homar and grew up on Acton Street in Hartford at a time when children played outside from...

Ruth (Fischer) Naparstek, 97, of West Hartford, died Monday, June 20, 2011. She was the widow of Adolph Naparstek. She was the daughter of the late Jacob and Rose (Glick) Fischer. She leaves her beloved daughter Cypra Alaimo and her husband Benjamin of South Windsor; her daughter-in-law Muriel Naparstek of Bloomfield; her grandchildren: Marc and Patti Naparstek, Scot and Darlene...

LITOFSKY, Benjamin K. Litofsky, 91 years of age, of West Hartford, formerly of Brooklyn, NY and Sunrise, FL, died peacefully Monday, March 23, 2009. He was the husband of the late Belle (Edoff) Litofsky. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Mikel and Sadie (Shanken) Litofsky. He leaves his beloved daughter Harriet Elbaum and her companion...

Robert M. Kimenker, 94 years of age, of West Hartford, died peacefully Wednesday (July 21, 2010) at home. Born and raised in Hartford (son of Sholom and Sarah), he resided in West Hartford since 1954. The wonderful husband of Lillian Kimenker for 63 years, he leaves a legacy of devotion to family, friends, and community. He was a US Navy...

Evelyn Kudlow, 85,a former long time resident of Manchester, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday (September 13, 2007), at the Cedar Glen Nursing Home, Danvers, MA. Evelyn was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1922, the daughter of Harry and Sonia Kowalsky. She attended New York University and graduated with a Bachelors of Science Degree. She married Seymour Kudlow...

Philip Kaufman, 81 years of age, of West Hartford died Tuesday, December 24, 2013. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Max and Fanny (Insler) Kaufman. Phil was a teacher in the New York City public school system. He was predeceased by his sister Dorothy Eichinger and brother Sol Kaufman. Phil leaves behind his beloved family...

Joshua Maritzer-Lawrence, 31 years of age, of Rocky Hill, died Wednesday, August 14, 2013. Born in Hartford, he was the son of Shelly Maritzer-Lawrence and her husband John Lawrence of Rocky Hill. He also leaves his brother, Aaron M. Maritzer-Lawrence; his maternal grandparents, Gerald and Hannah Maritzer of Bloomfield; paternal grandmother, Joyce Lawrence of Vernon; his uncle, Allan Maritzer and...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Barry Shechtman on April 28th, 2024. He was born in Hartford CT on April 16th 1937, to Allen & Jean (Bernstein) Shechtman. Barry was a graduate of Mount Herman Preparatory School & Trinity College. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Professionally, Barry owned & operated Springfield Mack...

Anna (Zeisel) Safalow, 94 years of age, of Simsbury Road, West Hartford, widow of David Safalow, died Monday, July 26, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late George and Bella (Winkelman) Zeisel. Anna devoted her life to her family. She was a member of ORT. She leaves...

ROSENBLATT, Gertrude (Jacobs) Rosenblatt,90, of Bloomfield, widow of David Rosenblatt died Friday, (July 11, 2008) Born in Wallingford she had lived in the Hartford area most of her life. She graduated from Weaver High School Class of 1935 and formerly worked in the lottery division for the State of Connecticut. She is survived by two daughters, Sheila Glassman and her...

Helen (Rabinowitz) Levin Iver, 75 years of age, of The Florida Keys and Westport, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2009 surrounded by her loving family. Born, Helen Libby Rabinowitz, on February 21, 1934, she graduated from Weaver High School, Hartford, class of 1952. She was the daughter of the late Jack and Rose (Alexander) Rabinowitz of Hartford. Helen is survived...