Marc (Silver) D
Jan 23, 2021
Marc D. Silver, 68, of West Hartford, on January 23, suddenly, at home. He was born March 25, 1952 in Pittsburgh, the oldest child of Rabbi Harold and Ruth Lee Silver. He moved to Connecticut when he was a teenager, but still rooted for Pittsburgh sports teams all his life. He graduated from Holy Cross in 1974 with a...
Liza Abkowicz
Jan 22, 2021
Liza Abkowicz , 93 years of age, of West Hartford, formerly of Russia, died Friday, January 22, 2021. She leaves her daughter Nelly Abkowicz of West Hartford. She was married for over 60 years to her beloved husband, the late Joseph Abkowicz. She also leaves her sister Meera and brother Joseph of Russia, and was predeceased by her sister...
Brody David I.
Jan 15, 2021
David I. Brody, age 95, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family on January 15th, 2021. Dave was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend. He was born in New York City on October 5th, 1925 to the late Rebecca and Harry Brody. Dave was a World War II Veteran and P.O.W.. He moved to Hartford, Connecticut...
Miriam D. Klau
Jan 9, 2021
Miriam “Miri” Klau died on Saturday, January 9, 2021, of a drug overdose following a long struggle with addiction, narcolepsy and mental illness. Born in Boston, she was 26. She was the beloved daughter of Dr. Jennifer (Feldman) Klau and the Honorable Daniel J. Klau of West Hartford. Miri had proudly enjoyed more than a year of sobriety before...
Frederick Silver
Jan 9, 2021
Frederick (Fred) Silver born 10/30/31 passed away peacefully on 1/9/21 after a long term illness. Fred was born in Mount Vernon, NY and lived in Newington, CT with the love of his life, Bertha (Finkelstein)Silver, for the past 60 years. Fred was predeceased by his parents Samuel and Francis Silver as well as his brother and sister in law...
George Feltman
Dec 30, 2020
George Feltman, 63 years of age, of Liverpool, NY, died Wednesday, December 30, 2020 due to pancreatic cancer. Born in Hartford, he was the son of Philip and Frances Feltman (deceased). George graduated from Hall High School in West Hartford and was a member of the jazz band for 4 years. He attended Syracuse University and was a founding...
Lola (Lipszyc) Swede
Dec 30, 2020
Lola Lipscyz Swede passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 due to complications of COVID and chronic illness. Left to cherish her memory are daughters Renata Lantos (Joseph) of Portland, CT, Helen Swede of West Hartford, CT, Sari L. Swede (Neil Grossman) of Arcata, CA, Marci Jan Swede (Bruce Taillon) of Naperville, IL; four beloved grandchildren, Paul, Daniel, Aaron,...
Ada D. (Maislen) Goldstein
Dec 29, 2020
Ada D. Goldstein, 94, of Brookdale West Hartford, formerly of Fox Chase Lane, West Hartford and Shore Road, Clinton, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. Born in Hartford, Ada was the daughter of the late Samuel Maislen, MD and Elizabeth Aisenberg Maislen. She was predeceased by her son, Lawrence Goldstein and her husband, David Goldstein. She leaves a...
Donald C. Rosenblatt
Dec 29, 2020
Donald C. Rosenblatt, 98 years of age, of Newington, died Tuesday, December 29, 2020. He was the husband of the late Phyllis (Eldrich) Rosenblatt. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Rosenblatt .He was a member of Temple Sinai and a retired attorney for the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation. He was...
Elaine (Gerber) Kagan
Dec 28, 2020
Elaine G. Kagan of Boca Raton, FL and formerly of West Hartford, CT, passed away peacefully at home on December 28, 2020 with her beloved husband, Eugene, and beloved youngest daughter, Julie, by her side. Elaine was born in Newark, New Jersey on May 26, 1933, and lived in the Hartford area most of her life. She was the...
Dolores Sue (Palanker) Laschever
Dec 22, 2020
Dolores Laschever, a distinguished journalist and longtime Connecticut resident, died on December 22, 2020 in Simsbury, Connecticut. She was 92. Born in Buffalo, New York, Dolores was the daughter of Meyer N. and Rose (Banditson) Palanker. Her father was a furrier and her mother owned a dress shop. The first in her extended family to attend college, she earned...
Sharon (Stoltz) Chaet
Dec 21, 2020
Sharon (Stoltz) Chaet, 71 years of age, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2020. She was born on April 6, 1949 in Hartford, CT and was the daughter of Morris and Henrietta Stoltz. Her son Aaron Nicholas pre-deceased her. She is survived by her daughter Rachel Nicholas and fiancé John Hernandez of Hartsdale, NY, daughter Leah Rumore and wife...
Norma (Levinson) Pisetsky
Dec 19, 2020
Norma (Levinson) Pisetsky, age 86, died December 19, 2020, in her home at Whitney Center in Hamden, CT. Born on July 2, 1934, to Gertrude (Cashner) and Myer Levinson, she grew up in Springfield, MA, graduated from Classical High School and played violin in the Springfield Youth Symphony. After graduation from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 1955, she...
Ida (Sack) Levy
Dec 18, 2020
Ida Levy, 92 of West Hartford, CT passed away December 18, 2020 from complications due to Covid-19. Born in Vienna, Austria on April 10, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Chaim and Anna Sack. She was the widow of Henry Levy. Ida is survived by her children: daughter Esther Tafrizi and husband Shmuel of Brooklyn, NY, her...
Dorothy (Brenner) Foster
Dec 14, 2020
Dorothy (Brenner) Foster, 104, of North Miami, FL passed away peacefully in her home on Monday, December 14, 2020. She was the widow of Louis L. Foster and daughter of the late Joseph and Edith (Gutmann) Brenner. Born in New York, NY, the youngest of 8 children, Dorothy grew up in Newtown, CT. Upon their marriage, Dorothy and Louis...
Janice (Franklin) Glotzer
Dec 11, 2020
Janice (Franklin) Glotzer, age 94 of Glastonbury, peacefully passed away Friday morning December 11, 2020. She was the best friend and wife for 67 years of William B. Glotzer, who passed away in 2013. Born in Hartford, Jan was the daughter of the late Marcus and Lee (Olshan) Franklin. After attending Mary Burnham School in Massachusetts, she did post...
Arnold D. Holtman
Dec 10, 2020
Arnold David Holtman, 72, of Ellington, CT, died Thursday, December 10, 2020. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Max and Amy (Keyfitz) Holtman. Arnie was proud to have worked in various retail management positions for G. Fox & Co., Caldor, OfficeMax, and Staples. He also worked for over twenty years as a DJ at...
Bertram Lawrence Mayerson
Dec 9, 2020
Bertram Lawrence Mayerson died on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at the age of 92 2/3 at Salmon Brook Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Glastonbury, CT after a long illness. Bert was born in Mineola, New York and was a long-time resident of East Hartford. He worked for many years as an instrumental music teacher in the East Hartford public...
