Obituaries

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...

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,...