Obituaries

Jan 1, 1970

Jack Levin, 96, of Boca Raton, FL, formerly of West Hartford, CT, passed away on January 22, 2016. Born in the Bronx, NY, he is the late son of Albert and Minerva (Shapiro) Levin. Jack was predeceased by his beloved wife of 52 years, Joelle (Bernstein) Levin. Jack served in the United States Air Force during World War II....

Jan 1, 1970

Ruth Stein, beloved wife of the late Morrie Stein, passed away on Saturday, February 20th, 2016 in West Hartford, CT. Deeply mourned and lovingly remembered by her sons and daughters-in-law, Barry and Regan, Steven and Shirin, Laurence and Carla; and grandchildren, Daniel, Jason, Nicola, Jenna, Justin, Adam and Robbie. May her memory be a blessing to all who knew...

Jan 1, 1970

Susie (Weinstein) Pearl, 107 years old, of West Hartford, died Monday, October 10, 2016. She was the widow of Morris Pearl. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late William and Anna (Flaxman) Weinstein. Susie was the head cashier at the former Wise & Smith Department Store before she retired and she did volunteer work at the...

Jan 1, 1970

Israel Bruce Portnoy, 93 years of age of West Hartford passed Tuesday, January 24, 2017. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of Sam and Anna (Chopsky) Portnoy. Israel served in the US Air Corps during WWII and was graduated from LIU.

He worked in numerous sales and management positions including C&S Distributors.

He...

Jan 1, 1970

Lola Herz, 93, of West Hartford, CT, died September 2, 2016. Beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister. Widow of the late Leon Herz of beloved memory. Lola leaves three children, Roman Herz and his wife Donna, Zev Herz, and Steven Herz and his wife Ronalee; five grandchildren Randy Herz and his wife Jennifer, Matthew Herz and his wife...

Jan 1, 1970

Joan Joseloff Kohn of Bloomfield, Connecticut, passed away Thursday October 4th. Born July 14, 1925 in New York City, she was the daughter of Morris and Lillian Leiterman Joseloff, civic leaders and philanthropists. She graduated with honors from the Loomis Chaffee School where she was Head of Student Government and an accomplished athlete. She attended Connecticut College for Women....

Jan 1, 1970

Jack Rodin, 93, of Bloomfield, Connecticut passed away surrounded by his beloved family on July 29, 2018.

Jack was born in the Bronx, New York on November 2, 1924 to Edward and Lillian Rodin and attended Stuyvesant High School.

He was a proud WWII veteran; enlisting in the Army Air Corp on December 3, 1942....

Jan 1, 1970

Michael Lee Rome, 70 years of age of Rocky Hill, CT, formerly of West Hartford, CT, died Tuesday, October 25, 2016. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Milton and Esther Rome. He is survived by his son Matthew, his wife, Lisa and their three children, Samuel, Brynne, and Julian of Chicago, IL; and his son,...

Jan 1, 1970

Doris (Chernin) Eisenberg, 94 years of age, of West Hartford, CT, passed away peacefully in her home on Thursday, November 10, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Abraham Eisenberg. Born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, she was the daughter of the late Lepman and Minnie Chernin. She moved to New York City at age 20 to...

Jan 1, 1970

Benjamin J. Shapiro, 85 years of age, of West Hartford, died Friday, February 12, 2016. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mollie (Sack) Shapiro. He graduated from Weaver High School in Hartford, received a B.A. degree from the University of CT, and earned an M.B.A. at the Wharton School in accounting and finance....

Jan 1, 1970

Dr. Robert M. Greenstein, 80 years of age, of Avon, CT, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Arlene (Rosenberg) Greenstein. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Nathan and Sara (Gold) Greenstein. Dr. Greenstein had a hand in virtually everything that influenced the current and future health...

Jan 1, 1970

David N. Hartstein, 68 years of age, of Boca Raton, FL, formally of West Hartford, CT, passed away on Monday, June 4, 2018. Born in New Britain, CT, he was the son of the late Arnold Hartstein and Freda (Jaffe) Hartstein Bernstein and the stepson of the late Irvin Bernstein. David was an artist who had a great interest...

Jan 1, 1970

Edward M. Jacobson, 77 of Windsor Locks passed away Tuesday, January 5th surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late Nathan Jacobson and Rose (Schloss) Jacobson. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Leslie (Sohn) Jacobson of Windsor Locks, daughters Nadine (Jacobson) Oliveri of Wethersfield, and Loren Jacobson of Guilford, Son in Law...

Jan 1, 1970

Freelance journalist Richard J. Rapaport, 64, died in Marin County, California on October 18, 2016. He suffered from Lewy body dementia, myasthenia gravis and emphysema. A native of West Hartford, Connecticut, he resided in San Francisco and Mill Valley, California for more than 40 years. An urbane and witty man who befriended politicians, literary figures and media reporters, Rapaport...

Jan 1, 1970

Elizabeth “Betty” Tovian, aged 90, passed away peacefully on November 25, 2016 at the Saint Mary Home in West Hartford,CT. She is mourned by her daughter, Fay Mannheim and son-in-law, Philip Mannheim of West Hartford; a brother Dr. Norman Zlotsky and his wife, Judith Zlotsky of Lincoln, Nebraska; and two grandchildren, Michael Mannheim and his wife Jodie Baker, of...

Jan 1, 1970

Mark Epstein, 59 years old, of Canton, CT passed peacefully on September 28, 2015 at his home. He was born in Hartford, CT. Mark was retired from West Hartford Epstein Brothers Floor Covering and was a Veteran of the United States Army, and was awarded a National Defense Service Medal. After retirement, Mark shared his love for his fellow...

Jan 1, 1970

Nathan A. Geetter, beloved by all who knew him, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2015. He was born on February 13, 1917, the son of Hayman and Adelle (Stolper) Geetter, one of seven children. Nate was a very good student and was elected to the National Honor Society while attending Hartford Public High School. After graduating in 1934...

Jan 1, 1970

Edna (Gutman) Post, of West Hartford, died Sunday, September 17, 2017. Born in Radom Poland, Edna was the daughter of the late Israel and Chana Riva (Malho) Gutman.

Edna was a holocaust survivor having been in Auschwitz-Birkenau, surviving the death march and liberated by the Britsh from Bergen Belsen.

She leaves her son, Albert J....

Jan 1, 1970

Mark A. Norman, 76 years of age, of Bloomfield, died Friday, April 15, 2016. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Louis and Berte (Ganson) Norman. Mark graduated from Conard High School in 1958 and attended the University of Hartford. He spent much of his life as a developer and contractor and was founder of M.A.N....

Jan 1, 1970

Sylvia (Bufferd) Greenspan Malamuth, 101 years of age, of Boca Raton, FL, formerly of West Hartford, CT and Pompano Beach, FL, died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, July 8, 2016. She was the widow of Solomon Greenspan and Solomon Malamuth. Born in Bridgeport, CT, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Jennie (Laban) Bufferd, and the...