Leo (M) Kaplan
Mar 1, 2020
Leo M. Kaplan of West Hartford passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 93. Leo was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on January 31, 1927. Son of the late Barnett and Ada (Schayer) Kaplan, Leo grew up in Elmira, NY. before attending Cornell University. After his freshman year at Cornell, he volunteered for the military and served in...
Rhoda (L) Leckert
Feb 29, 2020
Rhoda L Leckert of Chelsea MA formerly of Hartford died Saturday February 29, 2020. Born in Hartford the daughter of the late Ralph and Emma Leckert. She was a retired purchasing agent for Sweetheart Paper Co. Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 3,2020 1:30 PM at Chevry Lomday Meshnayes Cemetery Garden St Hartford. Weinstein Mortuary of Hartford is in...
Harriet (E) Bunis
Feb 24, 2020
Harriet E. Bunis, 72 years of age, of West Hartford died Monday, February 24, 2020. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Shirley (Weinberg) Bunis. She worked for the CT Jewish Ledger. She leaves a sister, Marlene Grower and her husband Lewis of Wethersfield. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday,...
Beverly (Stern) Goldbas
Feb 21, 2020
Beverly Stern Goldbas, 96, beloved wife and mother, and devoted sister left this world surrounded by family on February 21, 2020. The centerpiece of Beverly’s life was her family: beloved husband Lawrence Goldbas, daughter Susan and her husband Stan Tragar, son Michael and his wife Amy her grandchildren: Jessie Gutierrez and her husband Robert and Jake Goldbas and his...
Adam Leshem
Feb 20, 2020
Adam Leshem, 77, husband of Osnat Alice Leshem, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2020. Adam was born in the Spring of 1942 in the former USSR to Ze’ev and Dora Leshchinsky. His mother passed shortly after his birth and his father soon remarried Frieda, who lovingly raised Adam and to whom he developed a bond as close as...
Matthew Perlstein
Feb 19, 2020
Matthew Perlstein, 74, of South Glastonbury died Wednesday February 19, 2020. Born in Hartford the son of the late Abraham and Sarah (Cohen) Perlstein. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, a member of Congregation Kol Haverim and a partner in the law firm of Feldman, Perlstein & Greene. He is survived by his wife Marla (Nedelman)Perlstein, a...
Jack Mishkin
Feb 15, 2020
Jack Mishkin was born March 21, 1924 in Hartford, CT. Jack was the daughter of Aaron and Annie Mishkin. He is predeceased by his four siblings, Max, Mary, Lillian and Harriet. Jack worked many different jobs over the course of his life; all involved in customer service. For the last 35 years of his career he worked at Drug...
Albert Rosenfield
Feb 12, 2020
With much sadness the family of Albert Rosenfield would like to announce his passing on February 12, 2020 at 92 years of age. Albert was born in Hartford, CT on November 2, 1927 to Joseph and Bess Rosenfield (nee) Ritvo. He was predeceased by his loving wife Helen (nee) Snyder of 55 years. He was also predeceased by his...
Irving Yaffa
Feb 9, 2020
Irv Yaffa, known in his professional life as Irv Jeffries, 92, of Bloomfield, Ct, formerly of West Hartford and Las Vegas, passed peacefully on Sunday, February 9, 2020. Born in Hartford, CT., Irv lived a life full of music, travel, entrepreneurship and family. He attended Weaver High School in Hartford and then joined the Navy, serving on a destroyer...
Seymour Gavens
Feb 4, 2020
SEYMOUR (SY) GAVENS died Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. Sy was born April 16, 1930 to Mary and Jack Gavensky in Hartford, CT. He attended Hartford schools, graduating from Weaver High School in 1947. By working summer jobs in East Haddam, CT he was able to earn enough to attend the University of Connecticut...
Theodora (Josephson) Alpert
Feb 2, 2020
Theodora (Josephson) Alpert, 92 years of age, of Avon, CT, formerly of Ridgefield, CT and New Rochelle, NY passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 2, 2020. She was the widow of Norman Alpert. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Philip and Irene (Suchow) Josephson.
Theodora, or Theo, Teddy, or ‘Bubs’ as...
Sherley (R) Dobkin
Feb 1, 2020
Sherley Rose Dobkin, 98, beloved wife of the late Samuel “Mully” Dobkin died on Saturday February 1, 2020 at her residence in Sarasota, Florida. Sherley was born on March 16, 1921 in the Bronx, New York to the late Julius and Bertha Richman Berg. Though an Honor student, the Depression forced her to put off further educational pursuits until...
Merna (Joseph) Levine
Jan 31, 2020
Merna F. (Joseph) Levine, 91 years of age, of West Hartford, died Friday, January 31, 2020. She was the widow of Donald F Levine. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Ann (Katz) Joseph. She leaves her brother, Stuart Joseph of Florida. She was predeceased by a daughter Amy Iris Levine. Funeral services will...
Fay (Karp) Kaplan
Jan 30, 2020
Fay Karp Kaplan, daughter of Max and Sonia Karp, died peacefully at home the morning of January 30, 2020. Fay was born in Hartford, CT on June, 26, 1928 and grew up in West Hartford, CT, graduating from William H Hall High School in 1946. Fay received a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Psychology from the...
Mark (T) Steinfeld
Jan 29, 2020
Mark Steinfeld, beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, died peacefully on January 29th, 2020. He leaves behind his wife, Barbara Steinfeld, with whom he recently celebrated 50 happy years of marriage, and his three children: Shana and her husband Henry; David and his wife Rose; Aaron and his wife Jen; six grandchildren, Alexandra, Julia, Henry, Emilia, Wesley and Lucy;...
Dr. Charles (H) Felson
Jan 28, 2020
Dr. Charles (“Chic”) Henry Felson, 88, died on January 28, 2020 in Scarborough, Maine after a long illness. He had made his home in West Hartford, Connecticut for 40 years before retiring for 18 years to Quechee, Vermont followed by the past four years in Maine. He was born in New York City on June 10, 1931. He is...
Melvyn (A.) Koshar
Jan 25, 2020
Melvyn Alan Koshar, 77, of Rocky Hill, Connecticut passed away on January 24, 2020 at Hartford Hospital. Mel’s adoring daughter was by his side. Born June 13 in the summer of ’42 he was the son of the late Harold and Sophie Koshar. More than anything else, Mel was a dedicated dad to his one and only child, Alexandra...
Arlyne ((Greenberg) Levine) Hershenson
Jan 23, 2020
Arlyne (Greenberg) Levine Hershenson, 90 years of age, of Bloomfield, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020. She was the wife of Herbert M. Hershenson and the late Dr. Robert G. Levine, and the daughter of the late Louis and Rose (Segall) Greenberg. Arlyne was born in Hartford, raised her family in West Hartford, and also lived in Avon...
