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Jodi T. ((Rubinowitz)) Peikes
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...
Harriet (S. (Feld)) Sherman
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...
Ruth Herrup
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...
Tatyana Frenkel
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...
David (M.) Borus, Phd
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...
Selma W. ((Weinstein)) Kutner
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...
Martin ('Marty') Climan
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...
Evelyn Ertman
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...
Leonard Glazier
Jan 1, 1970
Leonard Glazier, 88, of West Hartford, CT passed away on December 26, 2017. Len was born August 1, 1929 and graduated from Weaver High School in Hartford, CT and Bentley College in Waltham, MA. He served in the Army during the Korean conflict and was stationed in Japan and Korea. Upon his return from military service, he met the...
Morton (Avery) Ward
Jan 1, 1970
Morton Avery Ward, 90, of West Hartford, cherished father and grandfather, died peacefully and surrounded by love on Friday, September 8, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center. Mort was predeceased by his treasured wife of 53 years, Beatrice (Hurwitz) Ward. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Harry and Isabella (Rosenfeld) Ward. He graduated...
Janet (Cohen) Zimmerman
Jan 1, 1970
Janet (Cohen) Zimmerman 82 years of age of West Hartford died peacefully Friday March 30 2018. Born in New Haven she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Sarah (Allinson) Cohen. A graduate of Hillhouse High School in New Haven Janet went on to graduate from the University of Hartford with a a degree in Education. She taught...
Pearl ((Levy)) Leichter
Jan 1, 1970
Pearl Leichter, 89, formerly of Orangeburg, NY and widow of Seymour Leichter, passed away at Brookdale Place, West Hartford, CT on July 24, 2015. Pearl was born on February 21, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY to Minnie and Barnett Levy. She lived most of her life in New York City and Orangeburg. Pearl spent many years working as a bookkeeper...
Shirley ((Goodman)) Gitlin
Jan 1, 1970
Shirley Gitlin, 93 of Boynton Beach, Florida and West Hartford, CT. Wife, beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother passed away peacefully on October 21, 2 days shy of her 94th birthday. Prior to her husbands’ death, Shirley enjoyed traveling, and exploring different countries with him. She also loved playing cards and Mahjong with friends. After her husband retired, they volunteered...
Shirley (Rosenthal) Juran
Jan 1, 1970
Shirley (Rosenthal) Juran, 91, of Manchester, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, surrounded by her loving family. Shirley was the daughter of the late Bessie (Brownstein) and Harry Rosenthal. She graduated from Weaver High School in Hartford and attended Hartford College for Women before graduating Phi Beta Kappa from The Ohio State...
Emily ((Kernberg)) Strauss
Jan 1, 1970
Emily Kernberg Strauss, 92, of West Hartford passed away at home on July 24th. She was predeceased by her husband, Eric Strauss. Emily is survived by her son, Steven Strauss, and his wife Laurie of West Hartford, and her daughter, Tina Turner, and her husband Stanley of West Hartford; six grandchildren - Jennifer Strauss and her fiancé Rob Marks,...
Millicent ('Millie' (Felton)) Neusner
Jan 1, 1970
Millicent Neusner was born on 5/7/1924 in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn and died in West Hartford on 12/24/2017. Her parents, Russian Jewish immigrants, owned a drug store in Manhattan.Her older brother and only sibling, the late Phliip Felton,like his father, became a pharmacist. Millie graduated from the Abraham Lincoln High School at the age of 16, and graduated from Booklyn...
Sidney (B.) Adelstein
Jan 1, 1970
Sidney B. Adelstein passed away at age 96 peacefully on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 in Torrington, CT. Sidney was the beloved husband of the late Elinor (Nemser) Adelstein. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Moses and Betty (Bushel) Adelstein. Sidney and Elinor enjoyed the last 23 years in Naples, Florida and always enjoyed...
Ida (Epstein) Cohen
Jan 1, 1970
Ida Epstein Cohen, 93, daughter of Nathan and Frieda Epstein and beloved wife to Samuel for almost 70 years, passed away peacefully on December 9th surrounded by abiding love. She lived a full life as devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend. Ida was born in 1922 in Hartford, spoke Yiddish in the home and proudly lived...
Melvin Horwitz
Jan 1, 1970
Beloved husband and father, Melvin Horwitz died peacefully in Manchester CT on Saturday March 5th after a long and patient battle with Parkinson’s disease. His sense of humor and insistence on living life fully sustained him and his family until the end. Left behind are his wife Dorothy of Manchester CT, his four children Abbie Salt of Miami Shores,...
Joseph (David) Pear
Jan 1, 1970
Joseph David Pear, age 95, of Moodus, CT died Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Avon Health Center. Born in Middletown, CT on June 27, 1920 he was the youngest of five sons of the late Morris and Sarah (Polstein) Pear. Joe worked with his brother Sam in Pear’s General Merchandise before and after graduating from Nathan Hale High School...
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