Obituaries

Jan 1, 1970

David P. Davis, 72 years of age, of Lake Worth, FL and Simsbury, CT died Thursday, July 6, 2017 after a courageous battle with Leukemia. Born in Middletown, CT, he was the son of the late Harold and Ruth (Zlokower) Davis. He was the president and owner of Mam’selle clothing store. David was a devoted husband, father, brother, grandfather...

Jan 1, 1970

Dr. William T. ‘Bill’ Sherman, 82 years of age, of The Villages, FL, West Hartford, CT, and Nantucket, MA passed away suddenly on Thursday, August 16, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Samantha (Theriault) Sherman. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late George J and Lottie K (Kovarsky) Sherman.

Bill always followed...

Jan 1, 1970

Melvin Kosovsky, of West Hartford, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, October 7, 2017. He was married to the late Betsy Ruth (Lebowitz) Kosovsky for 57 years. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of Albert and Lillian (Webber) Kosovsky. He was a United States Air Force veteran of World War II.

Mel played tennis...

Jan 1, 1970

Esther Baran,100, of Parsons Drive, West Hartford passed Tuesday, July 3, 2018. Born in Hartford, CT she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Yetta (Leibowitz) Sosin. She leaves a daughter, Marcia Baran, of West Hartford, a son Richard (Carol) of Vienna, VA, two grandchildren, Lauren Lang (Brian), of Bethesda, MD and Brian Baran (Emily) of Washington, DC....

Jan 1, 1970

Gertrude “Goldie” (Sosin) Luftglas, born May 30, 1932 of West Hartford, CT, passed away October 20th, 2017 after a short illness. She lived in the Hartford area throughout her life. Goldie graduated from Hartford High School in 1950. Goldie was first and foremost a wife and mother. Being a mother meant more to Goldie than anything in the world....

Jan 1, 1970

Rose (Zebrack) Bernstein, 96 years of age, of Boca Raton, FL, formerly of West Hartford, CT, died Thursday, May 12, 2016. She was the widow of Gerson ‘Gary’ K. Bernstein. Raised in Paterson, NJ, Rose served as a nurse in the US Army during World War II. She leaves her daughter, Ina Nenninger and her husband Timothy of Vienna,...

Jan 1, 1970

Marcia (Granoff) Kalafa, 83, of West Hartford died of Alzheimer’s Disease on Monday, June 15, at Norah’s Place in Vernon. She was the loving and devoted wife of Joel Arnold Kalafa for 63 years. Marcia was the daughter of the late Sadie (Meisel) and David Granoff; sister of the late Ethel Dembe. She is survived by her husband; her...

Jan 1, 1970

Edith Ziffer, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, died peacefully, surrounded by family on Sunday, April 1. She was the cherished wife of Dr. Herman Ziffer, internal medicine specialist, for 62 years.

Edith was born on July 19, 1932 to Suzanne and Solomon Chaftan and grew up in the Bronx. She and Herman lived in the same apartment...

Jan 1, 1970

Harry Racher, age 86 of Old Saybrook, CT passed away peacefully on May 2, 2015 in Aventura, FL. He was born on June 12, 1928 to Morris and Sonia (Weisberg) Racher in New Britain, CT. He served proudly in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. With his brothers, he was the owner-operator of George’s Transmissions in New Britain...

Jan 1, 1970

Leah Dorman, died on Sunday, October 4th. Leah was the twin sister to Judith Dorman, was born in Rocky Hill, CT on September 30, 1922. She moved with her sister and her mother Etta Dorman to West Hartford in 1949. Leah and Judith were inseparable their entire life. Leah was a secretary for Hartford National Bank and Trust and...

Jan 1, 1970

Annette G. (Rosenthal) Marks, 75 years of age, of Delray Beach, FL and East Hartford, CT, passed away on (Sunday November 11, 2018. She was the beloved wife of Allan S. Marks for 56 years. Born in Hartford, CT she was the daughter of Pearl (Freedman) Rosenthal and the late Michael Rosenthal. Annette was a graduate of Weaver High...

Jan 1, 1970

Cypra (Naparstek) Alaimo of South Windsor, CT, passed away on July 6, 2017. Cypra was the daughter of the late Adolph and Ruth (Fischer) Naparstek. She was born on December 21, 1942 in Hartford, CT. She graduated from Weaver High School and attended the University of CT.

She was a strict celebrant of the Jewish Faith and...

Jan 1, 1970

Susan L. Wrubel, R.N., M.S., 62, of Colchester, beloved wife and best friend of William R. Ruocchio, passed away peacefully in the company of her loving family after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Sue earned her B.S. in Nursing from Southern Connecticut State College and an M.S. in Organizational Behavior from the University of Hartford. She began...

Jan 1, 1970

Ernest M. Sherry, 93 years of age, of West Hartford died Tuesday, November 15, 2016. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Samuel and Rose Sherry. Ernest graduated from Carnegie Tech where he met his wife Estelle. He served in the Pacific Theater during World War II . Ernest was a mechanical contractor until his retirement,...

Jan 1, 1970

Rhoda K Kurtzman, 83, of West Hartford, beloved mother, wife, relative, dear friend and caring neighbor passed away peacefully at St. Francis hospital, on November 14, 2015. Rhoda was born June 25, 1932 in New York. She was the daughter of the late Fannie and Jacob Kalmis of Jack’s Deli on Albany Ave, Hartford. Rhoda graduated from Weaver High...

Jan 1, 1970

Phyllis M. (Silver) Gelles passed away peacefully on December 20, 2017. Taught well by her parents of blessed memory, Louis and Martha Silver, Phyllis’ philanthropic work made her a pillar of the Hartford community for over 60 years. Often called a woman of valor for her commitment to Jewish causes, Phyllis was a founder of the Holocaust Museum in...

Jan 1, 1970

Ruth Levin Merblum of West Hartford died peacefully at the age of 98 on Sunday, April 30. She was the beloved wife for 65 years of the late Howard A. Merblum. Born in Springfield, MA, she was the youngest daughter of the late Samuel and Mamie Levin. Ruth was truly a life force. She was magnetic, quick witted, razor...

Jan 1, 1970

Florence (Meister) Schwartz Nurin, 92 years of age, of Los Angeles, CA, formerly of Pompano Beach, FL, Stratford and West Hartford, CT, died on Tuesday evening, June 30, 2015.

She was the widow of Bernard E. Schwartz and Henry E. Nurin. Born in New Haven, CT, she was the daughter of the late William and Bessie Meister....

Jan 1, 1970

Arline (Fine)Seltzer, 84 years of age, of Newington, died Sunday, April 8, 2018. She was the loving wife of Harvey E. Seltzer. Born in Greenwich, CT, she was the daughter of the late Reuben and Gertrude (Jacobs) Fine. Arline was a dedicated teacher of under-privileged children in the Hartford Public School System. She was also a founding member and...

Jan 1, 1970

Olga Bolocofsky, 99, of West Hartford, died Saturday, September 12, 2015, of natural causes. She was the daughter of the late Samuel and Yetta Sosin of Bloomfield. She was predeceased by her sister, Norma Miller, and by her husband of 37 years, Samuel Bolocofsky. She was also predeceased by her dear friends, Rose Sadernsky, Minnie Guthart, Stella Turshin, and...