Obituaries

Jan 1, 1970

Frances Sheila Klein (Petrizzo) completed her magnificent life peacefully at sunrise, her favorite time of day, on December 5, 2017. Born and raised in Hartford, CT, she lived in East Hartford, Bloomfield and retired to East Hampton, where she loved her view of Lake Pocotopaug and her wonderful neighbors. Fran’s deep connections to people and passion for helping others...

Jan 1, 1970

Jeanette (Mindell) Shapiro-Finsmith, 98 years of age, of West Hartford, formerly of Manchester, died Thursday, October 22, 2015. She was the wife of Irving Finsmith and the widow of Lester M. Shapiro. Born in Lithuania, she was the daughter of the late Max and Tobey (Kaplan) Mindell. She was a member of Temple Beth Sholom synagogue in Manchester for...

Jan 1, 1970

Betty Anne Lister Salner died on October 15, 2015 at her home at The McAuley in West Hartford, CT. Mrs. Salner was born in Philadelphia, PA in 1921 to William and Esther Lister. She graduated from Girls High School in Philadelphia and received a B.A. from Temple University. She married Dr. Nathan Salner in 1941, and they had a...

Jan 1, 1970

Dr. Burton L. Schweitzer, Ed.D., 78 years of age, of West Hartford, died Saturday, April 28, 2018. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Morton and Josephine (Goldstein) Schweitzer. Dr. Schweitzer retired as a full professor of English after 30 plus years from Manchester Community College and then was an adjunct professor at Central Connecticut State...

Jan 1, 1970

Ilene (Joseph) Merin, 66 years of age, of Bloomfield, CT, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2017. She was the beloved wife of Mark J. Merin. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Kurt and Shirley Elsie (Glotzer) Joseph. For many years, as owner of Shades Unlimited by the Josephs, Ilene’s creativity graced many homes with...

Jan 1, 1970

Nan Elaine Lewis Glass of Hartford, CT and Durham, NC passed away peacefully in the arms of loving family on the morning of August 10, 2017. Born to Elizabeth Mass and Robert R. Lewis on June 7, 1929, Nan grew up surrounded by a large extended family of Polish-Jewish immigrants in Hartford, CT.

Nan graduated from William...

Jan 1, 1970

Marjorie (Sodafsky) Malitz of West Hartford died at the age of 86 on Monday, February 12, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Larry Malitz. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Irving and Sady (Ackerman) Sodafsky. She graduated Weaver High School as salutatorian of her class. She received academic prizes in Latin...

Jan 1, 1970

Peter Naboicheck, 62 years of age, of Farmington, died Friday, June 26, 2015. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late, N. Aaron and Lois (Salvin) Naboicheck. He was an avid Boston Red Sox fan for many years. He was a partner in the family business, Gold Bond Mattress Company in Hartford. He leaves his brother, Robert...

Jan 1, 1970

Myra Panitch, 87, passed away peacefully on Saturday October 27, 2018. She was predeceased by her husband of 63 years, Joseph Panitch. She leaves her brother Milton Wiskind of Akron, OH, her children Barry Panitch (Peggy) of West Hartford CT, Carol Lipson (Gary) of South Windsor CT, Nancy Flaggman (Allan) of White Plains NY and her 3 grandchildren, Mike...

Jan 1, 1970

Barbara Kleinman, 89, of West Hartford, CT died Friday, November 4, 2016. Barbara was born in Hartford, CT on May 31, 1927, the daughter of the late Morris and Ida (Smuckler) Stein. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Leo of sixty-one years. Barbara graduated from William Hall High School, West Hartford, and attended Traphagen School of Fashion, NYC....

Jan 1, 1970

Saul “Sy” Dresner, of Boca Raton, FL, former owner and operator of WCCC AM & FM, the popular longtime hard rock & personality radio station in Hartford, CT., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019 at the age of 89. Sy and his wife of 60 years, Edith (Turkisch) Dresner lived with their family in Newburgh, NY and then...

Jan 1, 1970

Esther R. Levitt, 91 years of age, of West Hartford died Sunday, November 26, 2017. She was the wife of Richard H. Levitt. Born in Hartford, Esther was the daughter of the late Arthur and Theresa (Fishman) Rabinowitz. Esther received a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Connecticut. She was a docent at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT...

Jan 1, 1970

Gerald (Jerry) Berg, 89, died on October 9, 2016 in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. He was born on November 8, 1926, in Bronx, NY to Julius and Bertha Berg. He graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx and attended City College of New York (CCNY) before being inducted into the Navy. He served as an electrician’s mate...

Jan 1, 1970

Hilda (Rashall) Baron of Cohoes, NY, formerly of Ellington, CT, passed away at the age of 98 on March 8, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Solomon Baron. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Hyman and Emma (Cantor) Rashall. She and her husband owned a poultry farm in Ellington for...

Jan 1, 1970

Bernard M. Slater, 88 years of age, of Bloomfield, formerly of Hamburg Cove, Lyme, CT, died Wednesday, March 1, 2017. He was the husband of the late Sydney (Subit) Slater. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Frank H. and Anna (Fierberg) Slater. He moved to West Hartford as a child, attended local schools, and graduated...

Jan 1, 1970

Charlotte (Ticotsky) Brick, 93 years of age of West Hartford passed away on October 10, 2017 with her family by her side. She was the widow of Dr. Sidney Brick. Charlotte was born in New Haven Connecticut, the daughter of Anna and Nathan Ticotsky. She always had her heart in Hartford, Meriden, and West Hartford. During her career she...

Jan 1, 1970

Shirley Gottlieb, née Sarah Rebecca Goldberg, passed away on Wednesday, April 4. She was 92. She was living at Hebrew Senior Care in West Hartford at the time of her death. Shirley was born in New Britain, CT, the daughter of Ida and William Goldberg. She was the wife of Seymour Gottlieb for more than 50 years until his...

Jan 1, 1970

Stephen S. Kreinik, 76, of Hartford, died on Saturday, February 24, 2018 after a short illness. Born in Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late Arthur and Dorothy (Harap) Kreinik. After earning a BS and MS in engineering at Columbia University, he went on to a successful career designing equipment for television production. In 1983 he founded...

Jan 1, 1970

BUCKMAN, Martin Surrounded by his loving family, died at the age of 94 on Friday, January 5, 2018. Mr. Buckman was a world recognized leader in aerospace engineering. His career in industry included work on all types of aircraft including, airplanes, helicopters, missiles, and spacecraft. During the 1960s at Grumman, Mr. Buckman was a member of the team of...

Jan 1, 1970

David A. Ross, 46 years of age, of Vernon, CT., passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2018. Born in Manhasset, NY, he was the son of Blanche (Zaref) Ross of Vernon, CT and the late Steven L. Ross. David was a loving, sincere, and kind soul. An artist at heart, David played guitar and took great pride in his...