Obituaries

Jan 1, 1970

Wendy Robin Ennis, teacher, journalist, beloved mother, daughter, spouse, aunt, niece, cousin and friend, died Wednesday after a courageous battle with cancer. Born January 27, 1967 in the Bronx, Wendy won a four-year, full-tuition scholarship to the School of Visual Arts. She was a reporter/producer for WOR radio, Visnews, Reuters, CBS Newspath, WTSP-TV and Consumer Reports Television before pursuing...

Jan 1, 1970

Eugene (Gene) Cantor, 69 years of age, of Glastonbury, CT passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Sam and Beatrice Cantor. Gene was a graduate of Cooper Union and earned a master’s degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He spent over 40 years as an aerospace engineer at Pratt...

Jan 1, 1970

Harold J. Lowe, 95 years of age, of West Hartford, died Sunday, December 27, 2015 at home with his family and with his dear niece and nephew, Barbara Furman and Richard Levitan, by his side. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Charles and Fanny Lavovitch. Harold served as a 1st Lt. in the US Air...

Jan 1, 1970

Edythe Rickel Bloom, LCSW of West Hartford, CT. May 2, 1921 to October 1, 2017. Passed away peacefully at her home after a courageous fight with cancer. Edythe was the daughter of Clara and Samuel Rickel of Allentown, Pennsylvania. She earned a Phi Beta Kappa from Pennsylvania State University in 1941 and received her MSW from Smith College School...

Jan 1, 1970

Doris M. Toubman, known affectionately as “Gum”, of Fort Lauderdale, FL, formerly of West Hartford, CT, passed away at the age of 93 on April 5, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Harry W. Toubman. Born in Brooklyn, NY she was the daughter of the late Louis and Ida (Slavin) Maron. After high school, Doris enlisted...

Jan 1, 1970

Attorney Mark C. Yellin, 83, of Delray Beach, FL and Bloomfield, CT, died peacefully on Monday, January 2, 2017. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Harry and Sally (Nathanson) Yellin. He graduated from Weaver High School, where he set a district basketball scoring record. He received a B.S. degree from Yale University in 1955,...

Jan 1, 1970

Frank Benchetrit, 91 years of age, of West Hartford died Saturday, February 17, 2018. He was the husband of the late Laura (Benidam) Benchetrit. Born in Tangier, Morocco, he was the son of the late David Benchetrit. Frank and Laura met in Tangiers in 1947 and married in 1951. They resided in Argentina and then Israel. In 1970 they...

Jan 1, 1970

Faye S. (Bialick) Rosenthal, 73 years of age, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. She is the beloved wife of Alan H. Rosenthal. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late William and Anne Bialick. Faye was a graduate of Weaver High School and Hartford Hospital School of Nursing. She spent many years working in...

Jan 1, 1970

Sarah Brody, 97, passed away on January 11, 2016. Sarah was a longtime resident of Bloomfield, CT, with her husband Joseph, who predeceased her, and their children. In Bloomfield, Sarah was an active member of the Beth Hillel Synagogue. Sarah was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., became a nurse (RN), and volunteered for the United States Army following Pearl Harbor....

Jan 1, 1970

Abrahms, Marc C., 67 of West Hartford died July 16th, 2015, in Bloomfield, CT. Born in Hartford on April 11th, 1948, he was educated in the West Hartford Public School System and graduated with a B.A. degree from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. At age 26 he became the youngest trustee in the history of Clark University and for...

Jan 1, 1970

Edith (Permutt) Szafman, 88, beloved wife of the late David Szafman, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2017. Born in Manhattan, NY, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Sophie (Schultz) Permutt, sister of Gerald Permutt and devoted mother of Mark and Steven. Edith grew up in Union City, NJ and graduated from Emerson High School....

Jan 1, 1970

Esther (Goldberg) Rauch, 90 years of age, of West Hartford, passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Meyer and Nora (Kolbin) Goldberg. Esther was predeceased by her beloved husband, Donald Rauch. She leaves her daughter Mira L. Rauch of West Hartford.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30am on Tuesday,...

Jan 1, 1970

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Shirley Sowalsky Brody, 93, of West Hartford, CT, wife of the late Bernard William (Bill) Brody, on August 11, 2016. She was born on September 15, 1922, in Hartford, CT. Shirley was raised in Hartford and attended its fine public schools, graduating from Weaver High School...

Jan 1, 1970

Joyce S. Cohn passed away on Thursday, August 9 in Manhattan. The loving daughter of Marion Renert Cohn and Albert Cohn, sister of Barbara Nathanson, sister-in-law of Robert Nathanson, aunt to Allyson Duffy and her husband Justin, Matthew Nathanson, great-aunt to Finnegan, Tate and Oliver Duffy, and many close cousins. She also leaves her special aunt Lillian Renert. Joyce...

Jan 1, 1970

Arnold Haspel passed away peacefully on July 2nd, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Beloved and devoted wife of 62 years, Barbara. The perfect father to Helene & Robert Marchese and Dr. Kenneth & Janet Haspel. His greatest joy was his grandchildren Jacob & Benjamin Haspel and Drs. Eric & Allison Padegimas. He is reunited with his parents Eva...

Jan 1, 1970

Marc A. Nerenstone, 87 years of age, of Chantilly, VA died Monday, March 21, 2016. He was the son of the late Morris and Etta (Albin) Nerenstone. He graduated from Alfred University and was employed in materials development spending two years in the US Army. When the Cuban Missile Crisis broke out in October 1962, he was a civilian...

Jan 1, 1970

Everett Y. Rosenblatt, 98 years of age, of West Hartford, died Thursday, March 10, 2016. He was the husband of the late Lillian (Hoff) Rosenblatt. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Rosenblatt. He was a graduate of Weaver High school (1936) and an alumnus of Hillyer College. He was a member of...

Jan 1, 1970

It is with sorrow that we announce the passing of Samuel Blumenthal of Bloomfield, formerly of W. Hartford, at Duncaster Retirement Community on Dec 28, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Hartford on May 26, 1929 to Harry S. Blumenthal and Emma Weiner Blumenthal. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Frances (Finesilver)...

Jan 1, 1970

Arline Beatrice Wolansky (née Greenbaum), 79, beloved wife of David for over 56 years, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, February 16, 2018 at her home in West Hartford. Friday coincided with the start of the Jewish month of Adar which celebrates Purim; a festive holiday with singing, dancing, and drinking; all of Arl’s favorites! Arline...

Jan 1, 1970

Alan H. Kaufman, 77, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2018 with his family by his side. Alan is a lifelong resident of West Hartford, CT, Beach Park Clinton, CT and Boca Raton, Fl. He was a proud member of Tumble Brook Country Club and The Polo Club in Boca Raton. Alan was fortunate to have lived a wonderful...