Obituaries

Jan 21, 2019

Gertrude Markowitz Horowitz, 100, of West Hartford, CT, passed away on Monday, January 21. , 2019. She was the daughter of Samuel Louis and Sarah (Gelfand) Markowitz. She was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Saul Horowitz. She was a member of the Emanuel Synagogue and a lifetime member of Hadassah. She volunteered at UCONN hospital for many...

Jan 20, 2019

Lawrence (Larry) Levy, 73, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2019 surrounded by family. He was born and raised in New York City, the only child of Ruth (Lemke) and Kurt Levy, and resided in West Hartford for 47 years. Larry was a proud graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School, City College of NY where he earned a Bachelors...

Jan 15, 2019

Herbert A. Osber, 87, of West Hartford, much loved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019.

Herbert was born on June 30, 1931, in Hartford. He graduated from UCONN and served in the US Army with an Honorable Discharge. Herb married the love of his life, Millie, in 1954. He worked...

Jul 14, 2017

Ethel Lance, who served as a children’s librarian and volunteer for over 70 years, passed away July 14 of natural causes. Throughout her career in the greater Hartford area she impacted the lives of hundreds of children in public schools, private schools and non-profit organizations such as UConn Medical Center and the Newington Home for Crippled Children. She refused...

May 17, 2017

Shelly Levy, 70, of Bloomfield, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 17th with her loving family by her side. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Max and Sylvia ‘Dubby’ (Maron) Levy. Shelly received her degree in Interior Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She started her career at Russell Gibson...

May 3, 2016

With deep sadness we mourn the death of Robert Flescher, M.D., beloved husband, father, and grandfather. Dr. Flescher was born on April 3, 1937, in Brooklyn, NY, son of the late A. Harry Flescher and Esther Bilinsky Flescher. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School (’53), Columbia College (’57) and Harvard Medical School (’61). He completed training in internal medicine...

Jan 1, 1970

Mike died peacefully at the Hebrew Home in W. Hartford, on February 13, 2016 at the age of 85. He is survived by his adoring wife, Judy of 60 years; children, Steve and his wife, Martha of N. Granby, Rick and his wife Kim, of Colorado Springs, CO, Donna Fisher, and her husband, Simon of Tucson, AZ; his 7...

Jan 1, 1970

Helen (Fegelman) Lowe, of West Hartford, CT, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2017. She was the beloved wife of the late Harold J. Lowe. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Sophie (Levitsky) Fegelman. She graduated from William Hall High School, received a BS from University of Connecticut and a Masters from...

Jan 1, 1970

ROSALYN PALMBAUM, 86, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, died on May 17, 2015. She is survived by her husband Harry of Bloomfield, daughters Bonnie Snyder of Massachusetts, Nancy Bernstein of Bloomfield and Linda Preuss of Long Island, and grandchildren, Megan (Scott), Julie (Ian), Ben (Adrienne), Becky and Ken (Ashley), and her great granddaughter Lily. She is also survived by...

Jan 1, 1970

Richard J. Sackter, 77, of Bloomfield, CT and Delray, FL, loving husband of 57 years to Frances M. Sackter passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on September 2, 2015. Born in Hartford February 24, 1938, son of Milton and Lillian Sackter, he attended local schools and graduated Weaver High in 1956. Throughout his life his closest friends...

Jan 1, 1970

Arnold Field, 100 years old, of Bloomfield, CT died Wednesday, January 4th peacefully at home. He was the beloved husband of Selma (Neckrich) for 78 years. Born in Middletown on July 18, 1916, he was the son of Jacob and Ellen Field. He graduated from Middletown High School and was a writer for the CT Jewish Argus and worked...

Jan 1, 1970

Emanuel Rosenthal, 96, of Hartford, CT, formerly of Rocky Hill and New Britain, passed away on Feb. 5, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Emily (Neubauer) Rosenthal for 68 years. Emanuel, known as Manny, owned Lifshutz department store in New Britain and later Kamins department store in Glastonbury. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club of New...

Jan 1, 1970

David Elias Klar, 94 years of age, of Moodus, CT passed away peacefully on Friday, June 8, 2018. David was predeceased by his wife Miriam (Mackover) Klar. Born in Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late Isidore and Yetta (Stein) Klar. David’s life work was being the proud owner of the Klar Crest Resort in Moodus, CT....

Jan 1, 1970

Molly Tulin, 89 years of age, of Portland, OR, formally of Hartford, CT, died on April 27, 2017. She was the beloved wife of the late Dr. Sidney Norwitz. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Saul and Mary (Lassow) Tulin. Molly was the 1945 Weaver High School salutatorian. Then spent a year in residence...

Jan 1, 1970

Eileen Brown Weiblen 73 passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday March16, 2016 at her home. She was born in Hartford on July 9, 1942 to the late Cheaphas and Sophie Frank Brown. She graduated from Farmington High School in 1960 and received her nursing diploma from the New Britain Hospital School of Nursing in 1963 after which she began her...

Jan 1, 1970

Shirley C. Leibert, age 96, of West Hartford passed away peacefully on April 18, 2018. Shirley was born in Brooklyn, New York and was the daughter of the late Herman and Mildred Cantor. In addition to being a Founding Member of Beth El Temple in West Hartford and President of Haddassah, Shirley owned and operated a designer clothing shop...

Jan 1, 1970

Diane “Dee” Gervais of Bristol, CT, born April 26, 1944, daughter of the late Milton and Nettie (Kaufman) passed away October 1, 2018, at home after a brief illness with her daughter Deena Nizgorski of Thomaston, CT, son Michael Sinclair of Bristol, CT, and her sister Carol Buch Balanoff (Murray) of South Windsor, CT, by her side. Aunt Dee...

Jan 1, 1970

Iris (Cohen) Rosenberg, 82 years of age, of Jupiter, FL and West Hartford, CT, died on Monday, December 5, 2016. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Samuel H. Cohen (Syd Conn) and the late Pauline (Rudolfsky) Cohen. She leaves her husband Donald G. Rosenberg; her children, Alan P. Rosenberg and his wife Barbara of Simsbury,...

Jan 1, 1970

Naomi Blumenthal Berkowitz passed on Thursday, June 22, 2017 in the comfort of her home that she loved. Naomi was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Anna (Rosen) Blumenthal. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Herm. Naomi’s passion in life was to keep active, stay well-informed of current events and health topics, and make her delicious matzah...

Jan 1, 1970

Carrie Goldman Simon, 60 years of age, of West Hartford, CT, passed away on May 18th. The beloved wife of Melvin Simon, she was born in Brooklyn, NY and was the daughter of Joseph and the late Sondra (Cohen) Goldman. Carrie received her B.A. in Art Education from NYU and her Master’s degree from CCSU. Carrie was an art...