Obituaries

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...

Jan 1, 1970

Evelyn (Lerner) Herlick, 95 years of age, of West Hartford died at home peacefully Thursday, August 14, 2015. She was the widow of Sidney Swett and Thomas Herlick and was predeceased by her son Gary Swett. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Leon and Ethel (Kusnitt) Lerner. While living in Florida, Evie enjoyed sitting by...

Jan 1, 1970

Marilyn R. Lappen, aged 86, passed away on December 12, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert Lappen for 58 years. A graduate of Weaver High School, she worked at the Travelers Life Insurance in her early years and later devoted herself to her family and their well being. Marilyn had a passion for the arts...

Jan 1, 1970

Celia E. Kavaler, 85, of West Hartford, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Beloved wife of the late Alvin, her devoted husband of 47 years, for whom she provided extraordinary care during his prolonged medical challenges. Her determination and devotion added years and pleasure to their lives together, and is an enduring reflection...

Jan 1, 1970

Albert Stoltz of West Hartford,93 years of age passed out of this life on July 18th 2018. He was born and grew up in Hartford. He was an insurance agent for Prudential for 38 years having bravely served his country in World War II as a gunner (a very dangerous job). He was the son of Philip Stoltz and...

Jan 1, 1970

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our husband, father and grandfather, Mark W. Gordon, after a valiant battle against complications of kidney disease. Son of the late Sam and Sarah Katz Gordon, Mark was a devoted husband to Barbara, a loving father to Andy (Susan) Gordon of Bolton and Tracy Gordon Fox of Colchester;...

Jan 1, 1970

Gerda Kadden Lion, of West Hartford, died Monday afternoon, July 13, 2015. She was born in Halsdorf, Germany on July 22, 1913. The daughter of Malchen and Salomon Kadden, she leaves her beloved daughter, Helene Springer, son-in-law, Felix Springer, granddaughters, Shira Springer and Dena Springer and husband David Novick, and three great grandsons, Henry, Jack and Benjamin Novick and...

Jan 1, 1970

Fanny (Perel) Cohen, 57 years of age, of Weatogue, CT, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2017. Born in Venezuela, she was the daughter of Nora (Kaswan) Perel and the late Moises Perel.

Fanny leaves her husband, Aaron, her children (Jack and his wife Calanit, Daniel and his wife Madison, & Sarah), her grandchildren (Avigayil, Leah, &...

Jan 1, 1970

Emmanuil Bogdanov, 81 years of age, of West Hartford died Thursday, January 19, 2017. Born in the Ukraine he was the son of the late Girsh and Sonya (Pinskaya) Bogdanov. He leaves his wife Belya (Marholin) Bogdanov; his daughters, Galina Kaplan and her husband Val of West Hartford, and Larisa Zastavker and her husband Vitaly of Avon; and three...

Jan 1, 1970

Janet Fierberg, of West Hartford, passed away on May 9, 2015 at the age of 88. She was the beloved wife of 64 years of the late I. Martin Fierberg and is survived by her son Michael A. Fierberg (Elyse Gellerman) and daughter Ellen Morgenstein (Morris), and three cherished grandchildren, Daryn Sundheim, Carrie Morgenstein and Jeffrey Fierberg. She also...