Obituaries

Jan 1, 1970

It is with great sadness that the family of Paul Kraselsky announces his passing on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at the age of 70. Paul passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones. Paul will be lovingly remembered by his spouse of 24 years Gary Ide of West Hartford, CT. In addition to his spouse, Paul is survived by his...

Jan 1, 1970

Stewart Friedman passed away suddenly on Wednesday October 11, 2017. Stewart was a loving, father, husband, grandfather, brother and uncle. He is survived by his wife, Manuela Friedman, his three daughters, Andrea Palmateer, Alison Bliss and Amanda Johnson, his son Silvan Friedman, eight grandchildren, his sisters Cookie Melito and Jill Sanislo and many other family members. Stewart loved life,...

Jan 1, 1970

Passed peacefully on April 30, 2016. Born in Brooklyn on October 30, 1922., David was a resident of Flushing, New York, and Aventura, Florida, before moving to Connecticut to be near family. David was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army in the European front. He was a 50 year member of the Knights of...

Jan 1, 1970

Sylvia Ross of West Hartford CT died Wednesday February 17th, 2016 peacefully at home. She was born in Brooklyn NY November 8,1918 to Joe Needleman and Anna Greenberg. She married Abe Rubin and together they had 3 daughters, Elaine (Bernard) Jacobs of Mahopac NY, Susan (Richard) Davidson of Madison Wisconsin, Audrey (Arlen) Lichter of West Hartford CT, and later...

Jan 1, 1970

Joanne Sarah Perloff, 77, of Hartford, passed away peacefully on September 25th. She is the daughter of the late Abraham and Frances (Davidowitz) Kolodney of New Britain, CT. She graduated from New Britain Senior High School and Emerson College in Boston, MA, with a Masters in Education from Central Connecticut State University. She was a dedicated teacher at various...

Jan 1, 1970

Dorothy “Dot” Friedman passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on January 13th. Born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1920, she lived a roaring 95 years. As a girl, she developed what would be a lifelong love for music and theater. That passion for music led her as a teenager to have a show on a local Kansas City radio...

Jan 1, 1970

Morgan Yale Himmelstein,101 years of age, of West Hartford, CT, passed away on Friday, April 6, 2018. He was the beloved husband of the late Arline (Kagan) Himmelstein. Born in Lebanon, CT, Morgan was the son of the late Louis and Dora (Zatornesky) Himmelstein. He grew up on the Himmelstein Dairy Farm in Lebanon and graduated from UCONN with...

Jan 1, 1970

Sam Pasco, 89, of West Hartford and St. Croix passed away peacefully on March 23.

Sam was born in Hartford, the youngest of three sons of the late Gertrude and Herman Paskowitz. He is predeceased by his brothers Fred (Estelle) and Harold (Lillian) Paskowitz. He graduated from Weaver High School and taught himself to play at least...

Jan 1, 1970

Rubin Goldstein of West Hartford, CT, beloved husband of Sylvia (Galitzer) Goldstein, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, on Tuesday, December 20, 2016. Born on March 29, 1933 in the Bronx and raised in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Sam and Rachel “Ray” (Faier) Goldstein.

Rubin was a graduate of Princeton University and...

Jan 1, 1970

Irma (Sheintop) Salad, 85 years of age, of West Hartford passed on July 31, 2018. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Abraham and Pauline (Engel) Sheintop. Irma enjoyed playing Canasta with her close friends, was an avid golfer and loved to read. She was a lifelong resident of the area and touched many individuals in...

Jan 1, 1970

Doris E. (Brown) Horenstein, age 88, of Bloomfield, CT died Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Born and raised in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Bertha Brown. After graduating from William H. Taft High School in New York City, Doris worked as a secretary and then as a catering manager. But the role that...

Jan 1, 1970

Edward C. Rosenfield, 69 years of age, of Boca Raton, FL and Avon, CT, passed peacefully on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 with his wife and daughter at his side. He was born in Waterbury, CT at Waterbury Hospital on June 17, 1946, son of Harry and Selina (Glasser) Rosenfield. Ed was a graduate of Boston University.

He...

Jan 1, 1970

Arthur H. Sokol,87, of Granger, IN, formerly of Simsbury, CT and Delray Beach, FL passed away on Dec 23, 2018. Born in New Britain, CT to the late Mortimore and Sadie(Feingold) Sokol. He was the beloved husband of 62 years to Saundra (Frankel)Sokol. He is survived by his son Eric(Barbara) Sokol of Granger, IN, daughter Debby Blinn of Niantic,...

Jan 1, 1970

Rolayne Kapelner was born in Brooklyn, NY on April 20, 1927 and died on Tuesday, September 29, 2015. One of her earliest adventures was when she left school to tour with a dance company. At the age of 15, she and her friend Belle danced their way from New York City to Chicago and up to Canada. During WWll,...

Jan 1, 1970

Beverly Weisman Nair, 83 Years of age , of Newington died September 26,2017. Born in Brooklyn,New York on January 13,1934 She was the daughter of the late Joesph and Helen Weisman. Beverly was very active and a member of Tephereth Israel Synagogue in New Britain. She is predeceased by her husband Herbert Nair and son Michael Nair. She leaves...

Jan 1, 1970

Holocaust survivor Joseph Schor, 90 years of age, of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of West Hartford, CT, passed away on Saturday February 3, 2018. Born in Zalosci Poland, he was interned in the Zborow Ghetto and was the sole survivor of his family - Father Nathan Dubowy, Mother Pesha Dubowy (nee Apter), Sister Shaindel, Brothers Eli, Mendel, Jacob, Moishe....

Jan 1, 1970

Mildred (Rosenstein) Lewis, of West Hartford, CT, passed away on May 23, 2017. She was the beloved wife of the late Perry E. Lewis. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Anna (Cohen) Rosenstein. Milly attended Weaver High School and then Secretarial School, after which she worked for a Judge, and then B&...

Jan 1, 1970

June P. Sandler, 83, surrounded by her family, left this life on Sunday, May 3, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital. June was the daughter of Barney and Minnie (Kagan) Pearlman, and was raised in Revere, Massachusetts, having been graduated as Salutatorian of her senior class at Revere High School, Class of 1950. June was the wife of Gerald Sandler...

Jan 1, 1970

Joan M. (Roznar) Stahl, 64, of West Hartford, died Sunday, April 3, 2016, after a short battle with brain cancer. She was the beloved wife of Lawrence Stahl for 39 years. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of Lillian Roznar of West Hartford and the late Joseph Roznar. Joan grew up in West Hartford, and graduated from Conard...

Jan 1, 1970

Robert S. Siskin, 92 years of age, died April 21, 2017. He was a wonderful son, husband, father and grandfather. A native of West Hartford, CT, he was the son of Samuel and Rhea (Bander) Siskin. His studies at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania were interrupted by his service in the Army Signal Corps during World...