Obituaries

Jan 1, 1970

Arlene Carlin Leopold passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 30, 2018. Mrs. Leopold was predeceased by her husband, Sidney Leopold. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and was a retired teacher who had become a pioneer in the field of Special Education. Mrs. Leopold was a member of The Emanuel Synagogue in West Hartford. She is...

Jan 1, 1970

Terry (Giller) Marcus, 84, of West Hartford, passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 22, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Jerome “Jerry” Marcus. Born in Argentina, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Sarah (Jelzer) Giller. She leaves her sons, Stuart Marcus of New York, NY, Mitchell Marcus and his...

Jan 1, 1970

Dr. Saul Murray Halem, husband to the late Sylvia Halem, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2015. He was born in New York, New York on March 27, 1920, the son of the late Jacob and Bertha Halem. In 1941 he married his one and only love, Sylvia. In 1942 he enlisted in the Army Medical Core. In 1945...

Jan 1, 1970

Evelyn (Simon) Gilman, of New York, NY, formally of West Hartford, CT and Boynton Beach FL, passed away at the age of 92 on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Herbert Gilman. Born in New York, NY, and growing up in the Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy (Wallerstein)...

Jan 1, 1970

Rose Michaels-Revzon, 75, of Delray Beach, Florida and Wethersfield, Connecticut passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) at Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach on July 1, 2015. Rose was born in Willimantic, CT on September 16, 1939 to Samuel and Miriam (Cohen) Moskowitz. She is survived by her three children, Edward and Valerie...

Jan 1, 1970

Connecticut lost a very good man. Dr. Saul Greenstein died very peacefully in his Farmington home. He was an internist with the Newington VA Hospital, then a research MD with Merck. All along a great father of two and husband of Eunice Kemler Greenstein. In retirement he was one of the early seniors teaching others basic computing skills as...

Jan 1, 1970

Max Cohn, 93 years old, died at his South Windsor home on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, after a short illness. He was with his family. Max was the husband of the late Helen Bernice (Minsk) Cohn. Max was born in Hartford in 1922, one of 7 children, including his identical twin brother, Harry. Max and Harry attended Weaver High...

Jan 1, 1970

Lillian (Leibert) Hillman, 106 years of age, of West Hartford, CT, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2016. Lillian was predeceased by her beloved husband of 30 of years, Nathan Hillman her son, Henry Hillman and daughter Carolynn Hillman-Harrigan. Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Sarah (Warshovsky) Leibert. She was a...

Jan 1, 1970

Elaine (Mark) Robin of Bloomfield, CT, passed away at Hartford Hospital at the age of 92 on Thursday, April 19, 2018. Elaine was born and raised in New York City, graduating from the High School of Music & Art and Hunter College, where she majored in Home Economics. At age 20, she married William Robin with whom she lived...

Jan 1, 1970

Ruth Chayes passed peacefully on 3/24/17. She was a resident of Bloomfield, CT and had been a member of Beth Hillel Synagogue. She was born in Vienna, “got out” with her parents, beloved sister Alma and favorite brother Ernest in 1939. They arrived in England a day before war was declared, survived the blitz and came to the US...

Jan 1, 1970

Herbert David Bendell, 82, of Bloomfield passed away on Monday, (April 17, 2017). He was predeceased by his devoted wife of 56 years, Ann (Gard) Bendell. Herb was born on August 9, 1934 in Hartford, the son of Simon and Belle (Weinstein) Bendell. He was a graduate of Weaver High School, class of 1952 and was an Army veteran...

Jan 1, 1970

Mildred “Mickey” (Rogil) Tucker, of West Hartford and Old Lyme, passed away on April 29, one day after her 91st birthday. Her loving husband of 70 years, Seymour “Sy”, was by her side as he was every day. In addition to Sy, she is survived by her sister, Phyllis Cherlin; her children: Ronna (Mark Siegal), Larry (Linda) Tucker, and...

Jan 1, 1970

One of the greatest generation’s “greatest” left us. Jack Terry Rubin passed away on March 2, 2016 at the Hebrew Home and Hospital. Jack was born on June 27, 1925 to Abraham and Sarah Rubin in Brooklyn, New York. He served in the army air corps from 1943 to 1945. On a ten-day pass, he married the love of...

Jan 1, 1970

Irving M. Shapiro, 99 years of age, of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of Colchester, CT, died Monday, March, 13, 2017. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Joseph and Lena (Shucard) Shapiro. Irving served as a Captain in the US Army during World War II. He leaves his wife of 72 years, Ethel (Levine) Shapiro...

Jan 1, 1970

Elaine (Perlman) Vogel, 87 years of age, of West Hartford, died Wednesday, November 25, 2015. She was the beloved wife of the late David L. Vogel. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Isabel (Engel) Perlman.

Elaine was an elementary school teacher in the Hartford Public School System for more...

Jan 1, 1970

Our holiday lovelight flickered to dark with the passing of our beloved patriarch. David L. Birnbaum, 88, husband of Fayna (Schwartz) Birnbaum and lifetime resident of New Britain, slipped his mortal chains at home Saturday morning, Dec. 23. David was son of the late Nathan and Dora Birnbaum and brother of the late Milton Birnbaum, Leslie Birnbaum, Robert Birnbaum...

Jan 1, 1970

CREMER, Marvin M. of West Hartford passed away on February 13, 2018 at the age of 86. Marvin is survived by his loving wife, Marilyn. Adored father of Brian Cremer and his wife Monique of RI, Lisa DeRing of FL, Marc Cremer and his wife Ivie of MA, Andrew Slade and his wife Carol of CA, Dana Slade of...

Jan 1, 1970

Kenneth H. Roberts, of Glastonbury, CT, died on September 28, 2015. He leaves behind his wife, the love of his life, Jean Patur Roberts, his son, Eric Roberts of Washington, D.C., his daughters Stephanie Gross, of Brooklyn, NY, and Meg Howard, his grandchildren, Elias Howard, and April Howard, her husband, Benjamin Dangl and their son Leon, all of VT....

Jan 1, 1970

Doris Bogatz Cohen, beloved mother, sister, aunt, great aunt and great-great aunt, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2016 at McLean Rehabilitation Center. She was 96 years old. She was predeceased by her son Robert and husband Sidney, by her brothers Jack Bogatz, Philip Bogatz, and Norman Bogatz, and by her sister, Ruth Bogatz Bisberg. Born in Manchester, Connecticut,...

Jan 1, 1970

Dr. Samuel Walter Askinas 92 formerly of Hartford and Avon died peacefully April 2 at his home in Boynton Beach FL. He was born May 21 1925 the son of Russian immigrants Abraham and Jennie (Smith) Askinas and grew up in Hartford where he attended Weaver High School. He earned a BS in Biology from Yale University in 1945...