Obituaries

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...

Born near Vinnytsia, Ukraine, in 1912, Peter Korduner died peacefully at home on Thursday, April 17. He was 102.A survivor of the Holocaust, Peter married his wife Sylvia, who survives him after 69 years of marriage, in 1944. He immigrated with his wife and oldest daughter to the United States in 1949, where he opened a barbershop in Hartford, then...

Ruth Klemens, beloved wife of Paul Klemens, passed away on Oct. 29 after a courageous struggle with cancer. She had been a resident of Connecticut since 1967, living first in Manchester, then in Storrs until moving to West Hartford this year. Although her profession was as a foreign language teacher, she was also a respected educator and frequent lecturer on...

LIPMAN, Frances Toby Lipman, 93 years of age, of West Hartford, died Friday, October 2, 2009 at her home in Elkton, OR. She was born November 28, 1915 in New York City, daughter of the late Simon and Dora (Friedman) Velitzkin. A graduate of New Britain High School, she received a Bachelor?s degree from Columbia Teacher?s College in New York...

Sandra (Schatz) Miller, 69 years of age, of Meriden, formerly of West Hartford, died Saturday, November 3, 2012 at Midstate Hospital, Meriden. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Bertha (Epstein) Schatz. She leaves three sons, Brian J. Miller and his wife Renee of Clermont, FL, Scott J. Miller and his wife Emily of...

Jack E. Rosenberg, M.D., 82, of South Glastonbury, CT, passed away on April 17, 2024 in Marlborough, CT. He is survived by wife Marjorie Sarasin, daughter Bonnie and her husband Joseph of Dallas, TX, son Lewis and his wife Judi of Westborough, MA, and beloved grandson Evan, as well as by brother Martin of Osprey, FL and sister Marsha Casey...

SALVIN, Manuel Morton Salvin, 80 years of age, died peacefully on Sunday, December 19, 2010 in his Bloomfield home, where he was able to reside because of the care and dedication of his wife, Iris (Berkowitz) Salvin, and his care-givers, including Lorna, Loreen and Dimple. In addition to his wife, he leaves two sons, David Salvin (wife, Gail Flesher, daughter...

PEARLMAN, Tillie (Trisinsky) Pearlman, 87, of West Hartford died Wednesday, July 5, 2006. She was the widow of Milton M. Pearlman. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Ethel (Glick) Trisinsky. She was a graduate of Weaver High School in Hartford. She was a former member of Tumble Brook Country Club in Bloomfield and a...

LESSIN, May (Lehman) Lessin, 104 years of age, of Stamford died Friday, February 13, 2009 at home with her family by her side. She was the widow of Attorney Michael Lessin. Born December 19, 1904, in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Max and Fannie (Kaplan) Lehman. May, the youngest, was predeceased by two brothers and...

Florence (Kaplan) Seger, 85 years of age, of West Hartford, formerly of Bloomfield, died Friday, 7 June 2013. She was the widow of William Seger. Born in Gardner, MA, she was the daughter of the late Fred Kaplan and Julia Kaplan Hasenfratz. She graduated Pro Merito from Gardner High School, and with honors from Hillyer College, now the University of...

Doris Mintz Shapiro, 89, of West Hartford, CT, died on Sunday evening, May 13, 2007, at the Sarah Neuman Center, Mamaroneck, NY, after a long illness. A lifelong reader and keen observer of American history and politics, Mrs. Shapiro worked as a librarian at Trinity College, Hartford, before retiring 28 years ago. Previously, she was a substitute teacher for the...

Louis Mager, Ed.D, 83, beloved husband of Rita (Kaufman) Mager, passed away on February 3, 2013 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born August 19, 1929 in East Haddam / Moodus, Connecticut, the son of the late Morris and Anna (Greenberg) Mager. Besides his wife, Lou is survived by his loving and devoted children; James Mager of Brookfield, CT, Renee...

Jerome Levey, of West Hartford, died peacefully in his sleep of natural causes on Monday, May 15, 2023. He was surrounded by his family. He was 94. Born in the Bronx, Jerry was one of two children of Golda and Bernard Levey. His sister, Marian, passed away in 2014. Jerry was known as an authentic, warm, generous, classy, athletic guy...

POLES, Seymour N. Poles, 86, of Magnolia Hill, West Hartford died Sunday, September 30, 2007 at Hartford Hospital. Born in New Rochelle, NY, he was the son of the late Isaac and Bertha (Trachtenberg) Poles. Seymour served in the Merchant Marines during World War II. After the War, he returned to Hartford and co-founded with his father, Poles Syrup. Under...

Mona V. (Fox) Maizell, 85, of Avon, formerly of Hamden, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 5, 2013. Born in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Florence (Schultz) Fox. Mona was predeceased by her loving and devoted husband of 52 years, Robert E. Maizell, in 2007, and more recently, in November of this year, lost...

Lillian P. Reicher, 96, of Chamberlain St., New Britain, wife of Judge Max H. Reicher for 73 years , died Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at home. Born in Monroe, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Bessie Puzinsky. She was a member of Temple B?nai Israel, New Britain; past president of its Sisterhood; member of Farmington Country Club;...