Obituaries

Jan 1, 1970

Lore (Moses) Schwartz, 94 years of age, of Avon, CT, formerly of West Hartford and Boca Raton, FL, died surrounded by her loving family on Friday, June 17, 2016. She was the widow of Eric Schwartz. Born in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Henrietta (Baum) Moses. Mom was born in Germany and moved to...

Jan 1, 1970

S. Leonard Goldman of West Hartford, CT, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. He leaves his wife of 72 years, Anne (Weinberg) Goldman; a daughter and son in law, Leslie and George Friedland of Boynton Beach, FL; a son and daughter in law, Robert and Nichole Goldman, and their son Gage, of Wilmington, DE; a grandson Nathaniel and...

Jan 1, 1970

William (Bill) Zalman Katz, age 83, of West Hartford passed away on Friday, January 27, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Norma Klein Katz, his daughter, Sheryl Katz Elias and her husband Ernest, his daughter Susan Katz Kessler and her husband David, his brother Joseph J. Katz and his wife Seena, and six grandchildren. Bill was a lifelong...

Jan 1, 1970

Dr. Lewis I. Case, 101, formerly of Wethersfield and Westbrook, Connecticut, died on February 18, 2018 at Stone Rehabilitation and Senior Living in Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts. Dr. Case was born in 1917 in Hartford, Connecticut the son of the late Max and Minnie (Milkowitz) Case. As a youth, he lived on his parents’ farm on Tower Avenue in...

Jan 1, 1970

HAROLD SANDLER, born in Hartford, CT August 22, 1925, son of the late Ben Sandler and Rachel Dubofsky Sandler passed away peacefully at Belair Manor in Newington after a long, courageous battle. He was 91 years young. He attended Buckley High School, graduated from Trinity College with a full academic scholarship and went on to earn a Masters degree...

Jan 1, 1970

Irving Schein October 10, 2015 at Uconn Health Center. Born in Brooklyn, he graduated from Uconn with honors. An educator, innovator in the Hartford School system. Area representative for the AFL-CIO HRDI. Served as instructor at Goodwin Tech in New Britain. Recently Director of International Consulting and Trade Associates a company devoted to training educators and parents in cognitive...

Jan 1, 1970

Claire (Greenspon) Fegelman, 92 years of age, of West Hartford, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 with her family at her bedside. She was the beloved wife of the late Julius Fegelman. Born in Hartford and a resident of West Hartford for more than 60 years, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Pauline (Gross) Greenspon....

Jan 1, 1970

Joseph Samuel Rachlin, age 85, of West Hartford, a retired attorney and member of the New York and Connecticut Bars, passed away at his home after a brave battle with Alzheimer’s Disease on Monday, November 13, 2017.

Born in New Britain, CT on September 30, 1932, he was the son of the late Rose (Saxe) and Irving...

Jan 1, 1970

Sylvia (Stern) Lipman, 101 years of age, of Boca Raton, FL, formerly of New Britain, CT, died Tuesday, October 3, 2017. She was the widow of Maurice E. Lipman. Born in Bridgeport, CT, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Helen (Schrelicky) Stern. Sylvia received her Associates Degree from George Washington University. She was a member of...

Jan 1, 1970

Marcia (Heller) Bok Anderson, 85, of Hartford died peacefully December 9, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by husband Paul Anderson. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of Samuel and Pauline (Dorsky) Heller.Marcia was professor emeritus at the UCONN School of Social Work. A social worker, mentor, and community activist par excellence, she was...

Jan 1, 1970

Sheila (Hammer) Cohen, 88 years of age, of Sandy Springs, GA, formerly of W. Hartford, CT and Miami, FL, passed away on Monday, August 27, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Morris Cohen. Born in Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Frances (Cantor) Hammer. Sheila graduated from the Cornell School of...

Jan 1, 1970

Peter Sudarsky, 88, of New York, NY, died peacefully Friday, January 27, 2018 in Dunedin, FL. Peter was known for his eccentric personality and generous hospitality. Born in Hartford, CT, Peter was educated at the Forman School in Litchfield where he enjoyed playing the saxophone and then University of Connecticut where he wrote songs for musical theater and the...

Jan 1, 1970

Morey Oster was born May 24, 1930 to parents Isidore and Beatrice (Glassman) Oster in Hartford, CT. Morey grew up in the North End neighborhood attending Hartford Public Schools and graduated from Weaver High School in 1948. He maintained an excellent GPA while working full time for the Board of Education. He was observed to have unique talents that...

Jan 1, 1970

Abraham Weinberg, D.D.S., 98 years of age, of Bloomfield, formerly of Shreveport, LA (where he served as a Captain in the USAF) and West Hartford, died Friday, March 9, 2018. He was the husband of the late Natalie (Gilston) Weinberg. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Nathan Weinberg and Sara (Hurwitz) Weinberg. He leaves his...

Jan 1, 1970

Katharine Wilheim,74,of Hartford, formerly West Hartford, died unexpectedly, February 1, 2017. She was born in New York, the daughter of Paul Wilheim and Denise (Elsie Traub) Wilheim. She is survived by a brother, Martin J. Wilheim, NYC and Sarasota, FL, Nieces, Andrea(John) Falco, NJ, and Emily(Peter) Martin,CA. She is also survived by great niece Ellie, and great nephews Justin,...

Jan 1, 1970

Grandma Joanie’, Joan Jackson, a long time resident of Simsbury, CT died peacefully Sunday, March 6, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford surrounded by her family. Joan was born in March of 1936 to Louis and Edith (Dunlap) Ginsberg of Hartford. In 1959, she married Raphael (Ralph) Jackson (died 1988), and shared 29 wonderful years together. Joanie worked...

Jan 1, 1970

Dr. Arnold Fieldman, 93, passed away at his home in Bloomfield, CT with his wife and daughter at his side on March 9, 2017. Dr. Fieldman was born in Winsted, CT, on October 8, 1923 to Fred and Edith Fieldman. From an early age, Dr. Fieldman knew that he wanted to be a physician, a lifelong calling interrupted only...

Jan 1, 1970

Edward Elukin, 92 years of age, of West Hartford died Monday, August 21, 2017. He was the husband of the late Harriet Ruth (Beck) Elukin. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Nathan and Clara (Shachter) Elukin. Edward was a US Army veteran of World War II, serving as a medic in the Battle of...

Jan 1, 1970

Peter B. Hollis, 74 years of age, of Farmington, CT passed away on Friday, March 16, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Sarabeth Hollis for 53 years. Born in Newton, MA, he was the son of the late Morton and Ruth Hollis. He was a graduate of The University of Vermont, earning both Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in...

Jan 1, 1970

Joan Sheila (Samett) Rivlin, 80 years of age, of South Windsor, CT, passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2018. She was the beloved wife of Leonard Rivlin. They would have celebrated their 61st anniversary one month from today. Born on October 15, 1937 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Max and Libby (Paletsky) Samett.