Obituaries

Jan 1, 1970

Friday at 3:18 pm Mildred Grossman Lapp devoted Mother, and wife passed away peacefully at home with her family at her side. Predeceased by her husband Barney of nearly 66 years Mildred leaves behind three devoted sons, David, Jonathan, and Daniel, a brother Eddy Grossman, two grandchildren, a great grandson, a devoted niece Andrea Tardif and many friends. Milly,...

Jan 1, 1970

Minnie (Novack) Goldenberg, 94, of West Hartford, CT died peacefully Tuesday, March 8, four days before her 95th birthday. Born in Kiev, Ukraine she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Brucha (Becky) (Gershman) Novack. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of more than 56 years, Benjamin L. Goldenberg. Minnie is survived by her 5 children who...

Jan 1, 1970

Henry Seltzer, 105 years old of Madison, CT, formerly of West Hartford, CT, beloved husband of Shirley Cohan Seltzer passed away on October, 4, 2016. Born in Philadelphia on May 25, 1911 to Rebecca and Harry Seltzer he was predeceased by 5 brothers and 4 sisters.

Henry was a loving and devoted father, grandfather and great grandfather....

Jan 1, 1970

Sandy Sobel, 75, of West Hartford CT passed naturally Thursday morning surrounded by friends and family. Sandy is survived by her soulmate, Stan Kerry of West Hartford, her daughter, Wendy Dougan of Davenport, Florida, her son, Darren Sobel and Cheryl MacDonald of Wethersfield, and her three grandchildren, Amanda, Rachel and Emily. Sandy was known for her loving and devoting...

Jan 1, 1970

David Edward Baker, 53, passed away peacefully on August 15, 2018. David was born on October 22nd, 1964 in Lansing, MI, to Steven Baker and Phyllis Ebeling, who raised him with love alongside his older siblings, Mark and Amy in St. Louis, MO. David was known from the earliest age for his huge heart, easy charm, tireless work ethic...

Jan 1, 1970

Thelma R. Shenkman (Resnick) of Granby, CT., passed away on Friday, June 2, 2017. “Temmy ” was born to Philip and Diana Resnick in Portland, Maine on Dec. 16, 1927. Growing up in the Munjoy Hill area with her brother, Bernie and sister, Anne, she graduated from Gorham State Teachers College (now USM). After graduation, she taught elementary grades...

Jan 1, 1970

Harold F. Leibman, 95, of Avon CT died May 22, 2015 at his winter home in California. Served in the U.S. Army, ETO, from 1942-46 achieving the rank of LT. After discharge he finished college and graduated from the U of Miami. President of LCI Ford Middletown CT from 1949-92. Survived by his beloved wife of 67 years Robina....

Jan 1, 1970

Robert Barenbaum, 81 years of age, of Delray Beach FL, formally of Windsor Locks, CT passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. He was the beloved husband for 58 yrs of Arlene (Shoopilsky) Barenbaum. Born in Providence, RI, he was the son of the late Jacob and Esther (Goldstein) Barenbaum. He was a steamfitter with the Local Union 777...

Jan 1, 1970

Melvin (Mike) Jack Baron, husband of Joan (Gordon) Baron passed away Sunday Octo Service Date: 01/01/1970

Jan 1, 1970

Judith “Judy” Wrubel of Bloomfield passed away on November 29, 2015. In 1951, she married the love of her life and best friend, her late husband Mel. Together they shared 58 devoted years. Born in New Haven, she was the daughter of the late Sally (Leibowitz) and Edward Wacks. In 1950, Judy graduated from Yale New Haven School of...

Jan 1, 1970

Bennett J. Wrubel of Boynton Beach, FL & West Hartford, CT died on April 8th after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Middletown, he was the son of the late Samuel & Fannie (Becker). Bennett was pre-deceased by his wives Sandra (Diner) and Shirley (Schocett) & brothers Lewis, Jerry and Melvin. He is survived by...

Jan 1, 1970

Robert Michael Neiditz, 59 years of age, of Avon, CT died Saturday, January 13, 2018. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of Minerva (Heller) Neiditz of West Hartford, CT and the late David H. Neiditz. He was an artist and a graduate of the Loomis Chaffee School and Manchester Community College. He loved life and humor, fishing...

Jan 1, 1970

Elizabeth Shlien, of West Hartford, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016. Born in Middletown she was the daughter of the late Hyman and Rose (Weiss) Shlien. She leaves her sister, Beatrice Shlien of West Hartford; and her nephew Dr. Robert Shlien and his wife Emmeline Wexer of Franklin Lakes, NJ; and their children Rebecca Sheehan (John) and Daniel. She...

Jan 1, 1970

Frances (Schwartz) Feltman, 94 years of age, of West Hartford, CT died Saturday, July 7, 2018. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Yetta (Katz) Schwartz. She leaves her husband, Philip D. Feltman; her children: Joanne Feltman of New York City, Steven and Elyse Feltman of West Hartford, Susan Feltman Gaeta of Burke, Virginia...

Jan 1, 1970

Master Sgt. Harry M. Passaro, 70, of 96 D Welton Way, died Saturday, January 7, 2017 unexpectedly.

He leaves his wife of 28 years, Patricia (Arcovio) Passaro; 2 daughters, Stacie (Passaro) Fallon and her husband, Mark, of Harwinton and Jamie LoSchiavo, of Oakville; 3 sons, Kyle Passaro, of Torrington, Chad Passaro, of Waterbury and Gus LoSchiavo, of...

Jan 1, 1970

Ilana (Kertzman) Hirsch, 81 died at her home in Avon on June 17, 2018. She was born January 26,1937 in Palestine to American mother Jean and Russian father Norman Kertzman. She came to the U.S. at the age of 2 and was raised in Washington D.C and Silver Spring, Maryland. Though Ilana left Palestine as a toddler, she maintained...

Jan 1, 1970

Solomon Fridman, 83, of Farmington, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2017 at home surrounded by his loving family after a long illness. Solomon is survived by his beloved wife of 55 years, Susanna Fridman. Solomon graduated from Polytechnic University of Odessa with a degree in mechanical engineering and graduate degrees in physics and engineering. Solomon was general manager...

Jan 1, 1970

Joel R. Lefkowitz, 88 years of age, formally of Bloomfield, and beloved husband of the late Carol N. Lefkowitz, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017 at his home, The Hoffman Summerwood Community in West Hartford, CT. Born in Hartford, CT. He was the son of the late Samuel and Gertrude (Hoffman) Lefkowitz. Joel graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the...

Jan 1, 1970

Diane (Eisenstein) Guthart of Newington, Connecticut, wonderful wife, mother and grandmother passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at the age of 73. Diane was the loving wife of Frederick. Born and raised in Middletown, she was the oldest of the two daughters of the late Bernard and Emma (Freedman) Eisenstein. Diane was an employee at People’s Bank...

Jan 1, 1970

Sally K. Steinman, daughter of the late David M. and Rachel (Karpel) Steinman, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Hebrew Health Care. She was a lifelong resident of the Hartford area and was a life member of the Hebrew Home. She leaves her beloved sister Anne P. Steinman of West Hartford and several nieces and nephews. The...