Obituaries

Mar 19, 2019

Constance Kaplan, 88, of Palm Beach, Florida, died at home on March 19 after a long series of debilitating illnesses. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she later relocated to Manchester, Connecticut. Connie was the beloved daughter of Sidney and Freda Ellis, both late of Palm Beach; the loving and devoted wife of Seymour Kaplan, of Springfield, Massachusetts,...

Mar 19, 2019

Judith “Judy” Liebman, 77, of West Hartford, CT, died peacefully March 19, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Judy was born March 6, 1942 in Winsted, CT. She was predeceased by her parents, Philip and Dora Baker and her sister, Susan Baker. Judy is survived by her husband, William and their two daughters, Jennifer Cohen, her husband Andrew, and...

Mar 17, 2019

Steven L. Weinreb, MD, 59 years of age, of West Hartford, CT, died Sunday, March 17, 2019 after a long and difficult battle with Leukemia and a bone marrow transplant. He kept his humor and humanity until the very end. He was born in Hartsdale, NY, the son of Harold and Barbara (Lesser) Weinreb of Scarsdale, NY.He was a...

Mar 16, 2019

Rosalind “Roz” Helen Apter, née Kenig, died at age 102 in Ashleigh at Lansdowne Assisted Living in Leesburg, Virginia on 16 March 2019. She was born to Aaron and Rebecca Kenig on August 28, 2016 in Hartford, Connecticut, the last of eight siblings, all of whom preceded her in death: Julius Kenig, Mollie Silversmith, Constance Kramer, Minnie Kenig, May...

Mar 14, 2019

Service Date: 03/15/2019

Mar 13, 2019

Florence Rosalie Davis Robins “Flo” Abuza, 98, of Hanover, New Hampshire passed away on March 13. She was born May 10, 1920 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Morris and Anna (Terlitzky) Davis. She graduated from Western High School in Baltimore, Maryland. Flo attended Johns Hopkins University for a year or two, studied liberal arts, and worked in the...

Mar 10, 2019

It is with the deepest sorrow that the family of Gloria Badner Hollander announces her death in Irvine, California on March 10, 2019. Gloria was born on November 2, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York and was raised there and in Flushing, Queens. The child of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Herschel Gimpelman and Sarah Stecktman Gimpelman, Gloria grew up in the milieu...

Mar 8, 2019

Rita (Kaufman) Mager, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2019, after her courageous four year battle with cancer. She is predeceased by her husband of 54 years, Dr. Louis Mager, her parents Jonas and Rhoda Kaufman, her brothers Alan and Michael Kaufman, and her grandson Gabriel Turner. Rita leaves her children and their partners, James Mager and Merie Wolosoff...

Mar 6, 2019

Service Date: 03/08/2019

Mar 3, 2019

Service Date: 03/06/2019

Mar 2, 2019

Margot H. (Liebenstein) Merin, 93 years of age, of Shavano Park, TX, formerly of West Hartford and Bloomfield, CT, died Saturday, March 2, 2019. She was the widow of Leonard Merin. Born on March 12, 1925 in Bad Liebenstein, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Bernhard and Emma Elise (Kaiser) Liebenstein. She was a Holocaust survivor, having...

Feb 28, 2019

Mildred (Solomon) LeBoff, 93 years of age, of Newington CT, passed away on Thursday February 28, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late Melvin LeBoff. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Lena Solomon.Mildred was a graduate of the CT College for Women in New London and received her masters degree...

Feb 27, 2019

Kurt Salm 91 years old of Delray Beach, FL and Bloomfield, CT passed away peacefully on 2/27/19. Born in Germany he was the son of the late Sally and Sybilla (Schloss) Salm. He had a long and successful cattle dealing career. He leaves his beloved and devoted wife Helen Salm, his adoring children son Dr.David Salm and his wife...

Feb 20, 2019

Robert L Kreger of West Hartford passed away unexpectedly on February 20, 2019 at the age of 73. He was predeceased by his parents Benjamin and Bessie Kreger and a sister, Mary Kreger. He considered Beth David Synagogue of West Hartford to be his extended family where he attended daily services faithfully, being the first to arrive in the...

Feb 20, 2019

Feb 13, 2019

Eva Greenwood, 88, of Jamaica Plain, MA, peacefully transitioned from life on February 13, 2019 at home. She was the widow of Fred H. Greenwood, to whom she was married 54 years. Born in Vienna, Austria, she was the only child of the late Martha and Max Pollenz. Eva was a survivor of the Holocaust-era and was evacuated from...

Feb 11, 2019

Svetlana Rivkina, 82, died February 11,2019 at her home in West Hartford after a short illness.

Ms. Rivkina was born on May 24th, 1936 in Kiev, Ukraine to Solomon Rivkin and Maria Frenkel. At one year of age, she contracted an illness that left her permanently handicapped. Despite the physical challenges, Ms. Rivkina obtained a college degree...

Feb 11, 2019

Sherman Joseph Katz, 95, of West Hartford died February 11 surrounded by his loving family. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 65 years, Phyllis (Sachs) Katz. He is survived by his two daughters and their spouses, Marjorie Katz and William Nicholson, of Sudbury, MA and Nancy and Donald Rossler of West Hartford; four grandchildren, Lindsey Nicholson and...

Feb 8, 2019

LEDERER, Elizabeth L. 95, of 22 Simsbury Rd., West Hartford, formerly of Forest Hills, NY, died peacefully Friday morning, February 8th, with her loving and devoted daughter Judith Lederer by her side. She also leaves beloved grandchildren Naomi Marcus and Joshua Marcus, Matthew Finneman, son-in-law Michael Marcus, niece and nephew Barbara and George Lederer. Born in Vienna, Austria to...

Feb 3, 2019

Clara (Greenberg) Sowalsky, 102 years of age, of West Hartford, CT, passed away peacefully at her home on February 3, 2019, after a short illness, with her family by her side. She was the widow of Meyer S. “Mickey” Sowalsky. Born in Albany, NY, she was the daughter of the late Adolf and Rachel (Hershkowitz) Greenberg. She was a...