Obituaries

Stephen G. Shore, 53 years of age, of Berlin, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center. Born in Hartford, he was raised in West Hartford with three siblings; he picked up a bass guitar when he was 10 years old and never looked back. He attended the Hartford Conservatory of Music, and joined ?Oreo?, a...

Joan (Michelson) White, 69, of West Hartford, passed away on October 28, 2005 at The McLean Center in Simsbury following a brief illness. Joan was born January 4, 1936 to the late Mitzi Lurie Michelson and William Michelson and was raised in Hartford, Manchester and West Hartford. She is survived by her husband of 47 years Harvey M. White of...

Cipah Irene (Neiditz) Shapiro, 92, passed peacefully in her sleep on June 1, following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s. The loving wife of (Dr.) Abraham Shapiro, Cipah worked as lead secretary for his optometric practice for nearly five decades. She was a passionate and avid gardener in her 4800 s.f. garden which annually produced more than 60 vegetables - the...

Howard D. Weiner, 66, of Marlborough, beloved husband of 44 years of Nancy Weiner, passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, (August 1, 2013) surrounded by his family at Hartford Hospital. He was born on Dec. 28, 1946 in the Bronx, NY to the late Robert and Lillian Weiner. Howard leaves, to cherish his memory, daughter Jami Weiner (Jason Baumgartner) of...

Rita Stolnick, 91 of Delray Beach, Fl died peacefully at The Hebrew Home & Hospital on March 31, 2015. She is survived by her children, Diane Hamerman of Seattle, WA, Iris Brown and her husband Ronald Gold of Avon, CT, Jeffrey Brown and his wife Paula of Wallingford, CT, and Charles Stolnick of Wallingford, CT. She is also survived by...

Ralph Silverman, 84, of West Hartford, died Sunday, July 23, 2006. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late William and Gussie (Sparks) Silverman. Ralph graduated from Rockville High School. He was a US Army Veteran of World War II. A member of Jonathan Lodge No. 66 Independent Order of Oddfellows, he was installed as Noble Grand with...

Nancy Ellen (Dunn) Tulin, 57 years of age, longtime resident of Berlin died Tuesday, February 17, 2015. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Barbara (Belman) Dunn. She leaves her loving husband James Tulin; her children Adam Tulin and wife Rebecca of Waterford, and Brianna Tulin of Hartford; her brother Miles Dunn and wife...

ZILBERG, Clara (Wolinsky) Zilberg, 94, of West Hartford died Friday, July 25, 2008 at the Hebrew Home & Hospital. She was the widow of Abraham Zilberg. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Nathan and Tillie (Goldberg) Wolinsky.She worked for many years at Aetna Life & Casualty before she retired. She did volunteer work reading for the...

Lois (Becker) Smith, 74, of Gray Pine Common, Avon, died on Saturday, April 12, 2008 after a valiant fight with arterial sclerosis and open heart surgery, with many complications. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Susan (Weisenberg) Becker. She was a graduate of William Hall High School, West Hartford and Hartford Secretarial School. Upon...

Melvyn Silverstein, 76 years of age, of Hartford died Wednesday, August 29, 2012. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Samuel and Clara (Hoffman) Silverstein. Melvyn was a US Army veteran of the Korean War. He leaves his daughter, Shala Silverstein of Norwich; his step-daughter, Trisha; his sister Elaine Kaufmann and her husband Wilbert of West Hartford;...

On September 16, Steven Weber, 69, of West Hartford, slipped away while at the shore on his favorite couch, watching his favorite team, the NY Yankees. Born November 23, 1942 to Helen (Schrieber) and Julius Weber in Orange, NJ, Steve grew up in Verona, NJ as the older brother to sisters Susan Kobitz (Wellington, FL) and Bonnie Glazer (West Hartford,...

David B. Slobodien, 95, of Gail Dr., Ellington, formerly of West Hartford, husband of Lillian (Harrison) Slobodien, died Thursday, June 28, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Albert and Sophie (Rogers) Slobodien. He was a US Army Veteran of World War II. He was a member of Beth El Temple, West...

Louise Wildred Silverman Zachs, 108, years of age, of West Hartford died peacefully at home on October 25, 2011, with her family at her bedside. Born on June 26, 1903 in North Adams, MA, she was the 7th child of Morris and Rachel Silverman, who immigrated from Kobna (now in Lithuania) in 1888. She was the widow of William Zachs...

Leon Wolf, 72, of Unionville, Connecticut, died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, June 30. As a graduate of the prestigious New York School of Visual Arts, Leon was a renowned artist and illustrator. His works were appreciated by collectors around the globe, featured on book covers and in magazines, and exhibited in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Leon is...

Robert D. Wiener, 92 years of age, of Newington, passed away on July 2, 2008 at Hartford Hospital. He was born in New Britain on October 23, 1915 to the late Hyman and Rachel (Holtzman) Wiener and grew up as the youngest of seven children. He lived in Newington since 1957. After high school, Bob attended Aircraft Mechanic School and...

Bernice (Perlstein) Waldman, 87, wife of the late Bernard M. Waldman, of Governors Row, West Hartford, died Friday, January 6, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital. Born in NYC, she was the daughter of the late Ella and Max Perlstein. She graduated from James Madison High School in Brooklyn, NY, attended the New School, moving to Hartford in 1956. Mrs. Waldman...

SUSKES, Sylvia Suskes, of West Hartford, died peacefullyTuesday, December 25, 2007 at the Hebrew Home & Hospital. Born in Hartford, she was one of six daughters of the late Joseph and Minnie (Kinsler) Suskes. Sylvia was an executive secretary for the Veterans Administration until she retired. She was a member of and contributor to many philanthropic organizations. She leaves a...

Edith ‘Gay’ Gaberman Sudarsky died Monday, March 16th at her home in Bloomfield at the age of 92. Born in New London, daughter of the late Louis and Dora Schwartz Gaberman, raised in Hartford, Gay graduated from the Chaffee School in 1939, and Connecticut College in 1943. Married to Joseph Sudarsky in 1945, Gay was active in community affairs, including...

Lillian L Slonim (84) passed away in Boca Raton, Florida on May 10th following a long illness. Born in Hartford, Connecticut on November 27th, 1927, she was the daughter of Samuel Lefkin, who died when she was 11 years old, and Ida Epstein Lefkin who passed away in 1983. She was a 1945 graduate of Weaver High School In 1949,...

Samuel Hartman Title, 87, passed away peacefully on October 14, 2012 surrounded by his wife Sally and his loving family. A West Hartford native, Sam was born on July 14, 1925 to Melvin and Fancheon Title. He graduated from the Loomis School in 1943 and from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1946. After graduation from West...