Obituaries

Jan 1, 1970

Pearl (Winokur) Spigel, 97, daughter of Jacob and Minnie Winokur, died on January 29, 2018. Born in Philadelphia on April 11,1920, Pearl was the youngest of four sisters, Francis, Evelyn, and Rae, all of whom predeceased her. She was happily married to Hy Spigel for almost 60 years before his death in 2004. They were partners in life and...

Jan 1, 1970

Elliott (Steve) Knafel 72 passed away Saturday June 16th 2018. He is survived by his wife Sandra and his brother Irwin Knafel. He leaves his in laws Edward and Deborah Luria, his nephews: Glen Knafel, Daniel and Eric Luria, his niece Lori Togo and grandniece Lily Knafel. A grave site service will be held on June 19th at 10:00...

Jan 1, 1970

Born in 1925 in New Britain. Bunny died peacefully in Miami on February 11 after a long and full life. Bunny was a proud CT native and Weaver High grad, last living in West Hartford until becoming a snowbird and then a permanent resident of Boca Raton. She and Bob enjoyed the FL sun and their CT friends there...

Jan 1, 1970

Muriel “Mutzi” L (Glazier) Goldberg, 89, widow of Murray D Goldberg (2001), born in Hartford to the late Benjamin and Anna (Sherman) Glazier, died June 7, 2015 at the Hebrew Home & Hospital after nearly nine years as a resident. Muriel was a proud graduate of Weaver High School, worked for the IRS until her 1948 marriage to Murray...

Jan 1, 1970

Solomon Golanski born Novogrudok, Poland, 1920, died November 27, 2017 West Hartford, CT. Beloved husband of Etta (z”l), father of Alani (Gina), grandfather of Creeley and Cy. A long-time Hartford resident, Solomon was a skilled carpenter in Europe and the US. He was a machinist at the Callaghan Paper Box Company until retirement. One of seven children, he was...

Jan 1, 1970

Gerald Maritzer, 89 of Farmington, CT, formerly of Bloomfield, CT died peacefully and surrounded by family at home on August 21, 2018. Born in Montreal, Canada, Gerry was the son of the late Mark and Mary (Friedman) Maritzer. He was a hardworking and passionate baker with a lifelong gift of imbuing the world with kindness. Gerry was the beloved...

Jan 1, 1970

William “Bill” Angel, 60, of Trainor Drive, Simsbury, passed away Tuesday afternoon (September 12, 2017), surrounded by his loving family at home after a brief illness. Bill was born in Brooklyn, NY on September 29, 1956, to Betty (Goldberg) Angel and the late Dr. Gerald Angel. He was a graduate of Avon Old Farms and CCSU and went on...

Jan 1, 1970

KRUTT. Judith Blossom (Weiss) Krutt, age 87, died peacefully on January 11, 2018 at home in Manchester ,CT , after an extended struggle with cancer, under the loving care and compassion of VNA & Hospice. Judy was born November 19, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Max and Elizabeth Weiss. She grew up in Hartford, CT and graduated...

Jan 1, 1970

Marguerite Weinberg, 75, of Hartford, Connecticut, passed away on November 12, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife of Marvin Weinberg for 56 years. Born in Marrakech, Morocco, she is the daughter of the late Nissim and Esther Perez. Marguerite bravely fought her battle with Alzheimer’s, always with dignity, grace, and a smile. A doting...

Jan 1, 1970

Herbert Slotnick, 88 years of age, of West Hartford, Connecticut died Tuesday, February 7, 2017. Born in Malden, MA, he was the son of the late Hyman and Bella (Glanz) Slotnick. He graduated from Beverly High School in Beverly, MA and Northeastern University. He earned Masters degrees in chemical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and MIT. Herb also received...

Jan 1, 1970

Florence (Aronson) Jainchill, 98, of Boca Raton, FL, formerly of West Hartford, died Sunday, November 26, 2017. She was predeceased by Sidney M. (Chick) Jainchill. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Abraham and Celia (Kellman)Aronson. She leaves her daughter Sandra C. (Sandi) Smith and her husband Chris of Boca Raton, Fl; her son, Michael...

Jan 1, 1970

On March 24, Alice Eisenberg, age 89, of West Hartford,CT, passed away surrounded by loved ones. Beloved wife of Marvin Eisenberg for 66 years and loving mother of Susan Schmidt (Azriel) of Bryn Mawr, PA; Deborah Eisenberg (Wallace Cohen) of Hartford; Steven Eisenberg (Beth) of Glastonbury; and Judith Rosenfield (Howard) of Farmington, she leaves nine grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and...

Jan 1, 1970

Ethel (Perkel) Cohn, of West Hartford died Wednesday, April 26, 2017. She was the widow of Harry Hosh’ Cohn. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late William and Zlota (Novarr) Perkel. She was predeceased by her brother Leo Perkell. She leaves her son, Dr. Steven Cohn and his wife Carol of New York, NY; her daughter,...

Jan 1, 1970

Eleanor (Gross) Koppel, of Issaquah, WA, formally of West Hartford CT passed away at the age of 84 on May 4, 2018. She was the beloved wife of Morton A. Koppel for 62 years. Born in Bronx, NY she was the daughter of the late Simpson and Eve (Seiden) Gross and the sister of Bernard Gross.

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Jan 1, 1970

Patricia (Fletcher) Weil, 70 years of age, of Simsbury, died unexpectedly with her family by her side on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Ossining, NY, she was the daughter of the late Irving and Frances (Kostin) Fletcher. Pat was a wonderful homemaker, amazing mother and grandmother, and a loving wife. Pat was deeply devoted...

Jan 1, 1970

David Silverman, 93, of West Hartford, died on May 4th, 2018. He was predeceased by his loving wife, Elise (Eilenberg). David was born in Bronx, New York. In 1943, he enlisted in the US Navy where he was stationed on the USS Oklahoma City. In 1944, he embarked on Japanese soil and was a eyewitness to the consequences of...

Jan 1, 1970

Rose P. Clark of West Hartford, CT passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. She was 65. Born in Queens, NY, Rose was the daughter of Julius and Adele Margolis (Bartner). She graduated from Queens College with a BA and MA in Arts and Education. She devoted her life to children; both her own and...

Jan 1, 1970

Bernice (Basch) Spector Tobias, 92, of Falls Church, VA, formerly of Bloomfield, died May 31, 2017. She was the widow of Irving Spector and Harry Tobias. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Dora (Nevins) Basch. She leaves her daughters, Laurie Spector, and husband Tony DeFonzo of Bristow, VA; Diane Guerra of Fairfax, VA;...

Jan 1, 1970

Born on Sept 2, 1928, loving son of Louis and Ruth (Sodafsky), predeceased by his son, Alan, beloved daughter Abbe, brother Bernard, Sister Vivian Feldman, grandson Alan, and his trusted companion Beauty (his Great Dane).

Bob grew up in Hartford, Connecticut, graduating from Weaver High School in 1946. After high school, Bob worked various jobs while attending...

Jan 1, 1970

Roslyn (Waltman) Levy, 93, of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of West Hartford, CT and Bloomfield, CT, died peacefully September 5th, with her family at her side. She was the widow of Philip Levy. Born in Hartford, CT, Roz was the daughter of the late David and Matilda (Chesky) Waltman. Roz graduated from Weaver High School and the Hartford Secretarial...