Obituaries

Jan 1, 1970

Kenneth Reid Howell, 62, of South Windsor, CT passed away early Sunday morning in his home, surrounded by his family and friends. He was the beloved husband of Linda Halpert Howell for over 35 years, father to Amie O’Brien (Eric), Jeffrey, and Joseph, and an amazing grandfather to his granddaughter and grandson. He was predeceased by his beloved parents,...

Jan 1, 1970

Stephen A. Wiener, 71 years of age, of West Hartford, CT, passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Susan (Mayerowicz) Wiener. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of Hannah (Goldschmidt) Wiener and the late Joseph J. Wiener. Stephen grew up in Granby, and was the valedictorian of Granby High School class...

Jan 1, 1970

Lois C Kramer, 83 years old, of Bloomfield, Ct died Tues, December 6, 2016. Born in Hartford, Ct-she was the daughter of the late Paul & Rose (Kroopneck) Cherniack. Lois graduated from Weaver H.S.-married Burton F. Kramer-also from Weaver H.S. After a number of years she divorced and worked in the Home Health Care field until her retirement. She...

Jan 1, 1970

Brad Jackson, 60, as he was commonly known, passed away unexpectedly on July 18, 2016. He is survived by his true love of 38 years, Penny. His greatest pride and joy are his children, Sarah Miles and Aron Cosmos and equally his ” mentored” children Chris Craig and Lauren Bernstein. Brad was a happy man who looked forward to...

Jan 1, 1970

Sarah Sally (Silverman) Shaskin, 93 years of age, of Manchester, CT, passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Abraham Shaskin. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Esther (Orenstein) Silverman.

Sally graduated from Weaver High School and worked as a Key Punch Operator...

Jan 1, 1970

Maxwell M. Friedman on November 1st slipped away peacefully. Born on July 5, 1918, he was the son of the late Barney and Anna Wallad Friedman. Max was a graduate of Weaver High School and later attended the University of Ohio. In 1946 he was discharged from the Army having served for 3 years. Later that year, he co-founded...

Jan 1, 1970

Wallace Gitberg of Windsor, beloved husband of the late Myrna (Wood) Gitberg, died Thursday, March 8th, 2018. He was born in Springfield, MA, the son of the late Jacob and Sadie Gitberg. A graduate of American International College, he ran several companies. For over 30 year, along with his partner and friend, he owned and operated Hartford Element. He...

Jan 1, 1970

Helen Z. Pearl passed away after a long battle with cancer with her family at her bedside on October 4, 2015. She was the daughter of Col. George Zalkan, who in the 1970’s served as Director of Health of the capital City of New Britain, CT. and daughter of Harriet Libman Zalkan, a medical Social Worker who became a...

Jan 1, 1970

Evalyn (Jartman) Herskowitz, 97 years of age, of Norwalk, CT, a former resident of New Britain, died on Saturday, August 20, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Sidney J. Herskowitz. Born in New Britain on September 23, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Israel and Bessie (Block) Jartman. She leaves her two sons, Richard...

Jan 1, 1970

Michael Harris Jacobs died Thursday (April 27, 2017). In typical Mike Jacobs fashion, he died in a larger than life way, in Mexico right after a lunch laughing with his wife and friends. Writing a standard obituary wouldn’t honor this loved man because he was anything but ordinary. There is no template that would properly do his legacy justice....

Jan 1, 1970

Edythe Blumenthal Greenspon, 95 of Old Saybrook, formerly of West Hartford passed away on August 9, 2017 at Hospice of Branford CT. She was predecesed by the love of her life, Dr. Benjamin Greenspon whom she married in 1945. Edythe was born in Hartford CT to Joseph Blumenthal and Katie Kagan Blumenthal. She was a graduate of Hartford High...

Jan 1, 1970

Marilyn (Broder) Shavelson of Farmington, CT passed away September 19, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Marilyn was born on July 21, 1925 in Newark, New Jersey. She was the daughter of the late Helen (Sobel) and Abraham Broder. She is survived by her son, Allen Berger and his wife Rebecca, Richard Berger, Helen Kronman and her husband Bruce...

Jan 1, 1970

Jodi T. (Rubinowitz) Peikes, of West Hartford, CT, passed away on November 4th, 2016 at the age of 57, after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Flushing, NY, she was the daughter of Dr. Herbert and Arlene (Haver) Rubinowitz of Phoenix, AZ and Paul Stitzer of Boca Raton, FL. Jodi grew up in Scarsdale, NY...

Jan 1, 1970

Harriet S. (Feld) Sherman, 81, beloved wife of Frederick Sherman, of Tamarac, FL, died August 5, 2015. She was the daughter of Fannie (Sklar) Feld and Morris `Moe’ Feld, and widow of Leonard Greenberg. She lived in the Hartford area all of her life before moving to Florida in 1993. A graveside funeral service will be held Monday, August...

Jan 1, 1970

Ruth Herrup, 100, died peacefully on March 1st at St. Mary Home in West Hartford. She was born October 12, 1915 to Samuel Nathan Rosenstein and Elsie Tarlow Rosenstein in Bensonhurst , Brooklyn. Ruth graduated from High School in East Orange, New Jersey before moving to Manhattan where she pursued piano studies at Greenwich House Music School. In 1946...

Jan 1, 1970

Tatyana Frenkel, 57 years of age, of South Glastonbury, CT passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2018. She was the beloved wife of Mikhael Kenzer. Tatyana received a medical degree in Russia in 1984 and worked as a physician before immigrating to the United States. She was a board certified physician and a member of the American College of...

Jan 1, 1970

David M. Borus, PhD, 70, died suddenly on Wednesday February 15, 2017 after a decade-long battle with a heart condition. He was a distinguished educator and educational administrator for over 40 years at Earlham, Kalamazoo, Trinity, and Vassar colleges. David was a committed and loving husband to his wife Judith (Krams) Borus, a caring parent to sons Matthew Borus...

Jan 1, 1970

Selma W. Kutner, 89, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. A longtime resident of West Hartford, CT, she moved to Atlanta with her late husband, Saul S. Kutner, to live closer to family. Born Selma Weinstein on December 25, 1927, in Brooklyn, NY, Selma was the first child of Ukrainian Jewish Immigrants. She spent her...

Jan 1, 1970

Martin “Marty” Climan, 98 years of age, of West Hartford, husband of the late Hilda (Gitlin) Climan, died peacefully, Monday Sept 10, at Hughes Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Fred and Mary (Keyser) Climan. Marty graduated from Weaver High School. He was a veteran of the US Air Force and served...

Jan 1, 1970

Evelyn Ertman, 87 years of age, of West Hartford, died Tuesday, October 13, 2015. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Fannie (Epstein) Ertman. Evelyn was a retired employee of The Hartford Insurance Group. She leaves her sister, Joyce Merkin of Bloomfield. She was predeceased by her brother, Max Ertman, and her brother-in-law, Jacob...