Obituaries

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.

Ellie...

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...

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...