Obituaries

Jan 1, 1970

Service Date: 01/01/1970

Jan 1, 1970

Florence Druckman, 99 years young, of West Hartford, died peacefully at home on January 8, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Harry Druckman. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Rose (Gordon) Weinstein. She is survived by her son and two daughters, Richard A. Druckman and his wife Joan, of Princeton...

Jan 1, 1970

Rabbi Harold S. Silver died on March 9 at the age of 92. He was the rabbi emeritus of Congregation Beth Israel in West Hartford and a leader in progressive Reform Judaism. He was born in New York on July 18, 1924 to Rabbi Maxwell and Jennie Silver. In WWII, he served as a cryptographer in the Army Signal...

Jan 1, 1970

Kathleen P. Harris, 70 years of age, of Cheshire, CT, passed away on September 15, 2017 in Aldie, Virginia. Born in Princeton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Dorothy (Ziegler) Harris.

Kathy was a unique and amazing person. Overflowing with love for her children, her family, her friends, and her animals, Kathy knew...

Jan 1, 1970

Beatrice “Bea”(Schneider) Greenberg, 91 years of age, of Boca Raton, FL and West Hartford, CT, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and caregivers Thursday, May 19, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Sidney Greenberg, to whom she was married for more than 60 years.

Bea was born in Hartford, CT to the late...

Jan 1, 1970

Harold B. Shapiro, 90, of Avon, CT formerly of West Hartford passed away at home on Monday January 15, 2018. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Israel and Ethyl (Mekler) Shapiro. After he matriculated at the Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts he volunteered for the armed forces and served for two years during the...

Jan 1, 1970

Robert (“Bob”) H. Gross, Sr., a war hero, patriot, business pioneer, political leader, and active contributor to the development of West Hartford, died Friday, February 17, 2017. He was 96. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Sigmund and Anna Rebecca (Saltman) Gross. He was a 1938 graduate of Weaver High School in Hartford and attended...

Jan 1, 1970

Frederick Sherman, 87, of Tamarac, Florida passed away Saturday, June 18, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Harriet Feld Sherman who predeceased him August 5, 2015. Fred was the son of the late Max and Shirley Sherman. He was a graduate of Bacon Academy in Colchester, Connecticut and enjoyed playing basketball and football. He leaves three daughters: Linda...

Jan 1, 1970

Irving Gilston, 100 years of age, of Delray Beach, Florida, formerly of West Hartford, Connecticut, died Monday, April 9, 2018. He was the husband of the late Lina Gross Gilston. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School in 1939. During World War II, he served as a Captain in the US Army. After...

Jan 1, 1970

Mildred “Milly” (Levine) Cohen, 87 years of age, of West Hartford, formerly of Boyton Beach, FL), died on May 4, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Milton “Milt” G. Cohen. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Sophie (Makofka) Levine . Employed as Stenographer, polygraph assistant, realtor and X-ray technician...

Jan 1, 1970

Ziona Kaplan-Weber passed away July 26th in West Hartford. She was 91. The daughter of Anna and Abraham Goldstein and younger sister of Ellie Goldstein, Ziona was born in Hartford and lived there and in West Hartford her entire life. She graduated from Hall High School and attended Ohio University. Following college, she married Bernard Kaplan, also from Hartford,...

Jan 1, 1970

Lillian (Mishkin) Roznar, 96, of West Hartford, died Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Hughes Health and Rehabilitation. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Roznar for 65 years. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Annie (Rudnick) Mishkin and the late Aaron Mishkin. Lillian grew up in Hartford, and graduated from Hartford Public High...

Jan 1, 1970

Ruth Berson, age 96 of West Hartford CT, died peacefully surrounded by her loving son and friends on Friday August 3rd, 2018. Ruth was the beloved mother of Jerrold Weiner of West Hartford CT and was pre deceased by her son Clifford Weiner, her husbands Nathan Weiner and Arthur Berson. Ruth was born to Elizabeth and Marcus Werba on...

Jan 1, 1970

Robert Gary Kunik, 69 years of age, of Brockton, MA, formerly of West Hartford, CT, died peacefully on Saturday, October 24, 2015. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Alan and Evelyn (Molans) Kunik. He is survived by his brother Howard and his wife Helen, his children; Adam, Colin & Sarah, and his grandchildren, Sophia...

Jan 1, 1970

Dorothy (Goldberg) Merin, 89 years of age, of West Hartford, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2017. She was the beloved wife of the late David Merin. Born in Springfield, MA, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Ethel (Fisher) Goldberg. She was a life member of Womens American ORT. Dorothy leaves her son, Mark Merin of...

Jan 1, 1970

Samuel Kanell passed away on December 22, 2018 at the age of 99. He is survived by his children, Joseph Kanell and his wife Rochelle, and Gail Mangs and her husband, David. He is also survived by 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife of 61 years Dorothy Kanell. A man of accomplishment, perseverance and...

Mar 6, 1944

Shiva:

Following the interment there will be a memorial service at 12:00 noon atBeth El Temple2626 Albany AvenueWest Hartford, CT 06117Following the memorial service the family will receive relatives and friends at Beth El Temple.

Sherwin “Sonny” Welson, 84 years of age, of Longboat Key, FL and West Hartford, CT, beloved husband of 59 years to Elinor (Stein) Welson and loving father to Cathy Welson and Linda Rosenthal, passed away peacefully on Monday, (August 5, 2013) with his family at his side. Besides his wife and daughters, he leaves his sons-in-law, Stephen Edberg and Robert...

Israel (Saul) Schreiber, 84 years of age, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2011 after a long illness. He was born in Borislav, Poland on January 1, 1927 to Dvora and Bernhard Schreiber. He was the sixth of fourteen children who included two adoptees. All members of his family, except for his older brother Yosef and himself, were killed during...

Devra C. Solonche of West Hartford, died on February 10, 2011. Beloved mother, sister and grandmother. Wife of the late David Solonche. Daughter of the late Rabbi William and Miriam Cohen of West Hartford. Survived by her children, Yael Solonche and Shira (Philip) Pockriss. Brother David and Beth Cohen. Grandchildren David, Zahava and Rebecca. Funeral services today 10:30 a.m. at...