Obituaries

SOKOLOFF, Alice B. Sokoloff, 65, of West Hartford passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, March 17, 2007 after a long and courageous battle with a neurological illness. She was born on April 17, 1941 in Hartford to the late Max and Minnie (Zucker) Berman and grew up in West Hartford. A graduate of CCSC, she was president of...

Jeanette Snyder, 98, of West Hartford, CT passed away peacefully from this world on March 28, 2013. She died in the comfort of her home alongside her family. Born in Lithuania on December 24, 1914, she was the youngest daughter of Fruma and Louis Glazier. She was predeceased by two brothers and five sisters. She is also predeceased by her...

WINEBURGH, Bruce Elliott Wineburgh, 68 years of age, of Perry Rd., Bristol died Sunday, April 25, 2010 at home with his family by his bedside. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Nelson and Regina (Shapiro) Wineburgh. Bruce attended George Washington University and graduated from Central Connecticut State University. He received a Masters Degree in Aeronautical...

Judge Jerry Wagner of Bloomfield age 88, passed away on Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Jerry Wagner had been a judge of the Superior Court of Connecticut since 1979 and served on the Judicial Executive Committee and the Executive Board of the Connecticut Judges’ Association. He became a judge trial referee in 1991 and had become the oldest active referee in...

Mae (Cook) Selwitz, 90, of West St., Rocky Hill, formerly of Manchester, widow of Lipman Selwitz, died Monday, August 7, 2006. Born in Springfield, MA, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Rebecca (Smith) Cook. She leaves her children: Earle Selwitz of Tamarac, FL, and Bruce Selwitz of Wethersfield; four grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and a sister Judith...

Eric J . Strauss, 96, of Deerfield Beach, FL and West Hartford passed peacefully Monday, (May 9, 2005) in his home surrounded by his family. Born August 23, 1908, in Kulmbach, Germany, son of the late Sigmund and Fanny Strauss, and brother and brother-in-law to the late Kurt and Gertrude Strauss, Henry and Ruth Strauss, Gerda Strauss Falco and Gerhardt...

Hans Stargardter, 94, passed away on April 3 with his wife Henrietta (Stepner) by his side. Hans was born in Breslau, Germany. In 1938 he immigrated to Guatemala, escaping from the Nazi’s. As a young man, he received a work study scholarship to attend Florida Southern College, where he graduated in 3 years and more importantly met the love of...

SOBOTKA - Bernice (Katz) Sobotka, 91 years of age, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2010 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Born in Lodz, Poland to Jacob and Rejla Rifka Katz, she survived internment in the Lodz Ghetto and Auschwitz during the Holocaust. After the war, she and her husband of 52 years, the late Mark Sobotka, moved to the Hartford,...

C. Natalie (Poorvu) Sills, 84, of East Maxwell Drive, West Hartford, died Thursday, July 8, 2010. Born in Brookline, MA, she was the daughter of the late Philip and Anna (Levenson) Poorvu. She leaves her devoted husband, Dr. Marvin Sills, her daughter Susan Goldberg and her husband Dr. Jonathan Goldberg of Wallingford, and her beloved granddaughter, Alison Goldberg. The family...

WELTMAN, Richard Bruce Weltman, M.D., 60, of West Hartford, passed away Friday, July 27, 2007. He was born in Niagara Falls, NY, on May 21, 1947, the son of Clarence and Barbara (Abrams) Weltman. He received his B.A. in Chemistry after three years at Syracuse University in 1969, and went on to graduate from Tufts University School of Medicine in...

Samuel “Pop” Steinberg, 93, of Simsbury Road West Hartford, husband of Lena (Rubenstein) Steinberg, died Tuesday, August 8, 2006. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Abraham and Minnie (Goldfarb) Steinberg. He was a US Air Force Veteran of World War II, and a former member of the Emanuel Synagogue, West Hartford. Besides his wife, he leaves...

Mark S. Zoback, 54, of Tolland, Father, Husband, Brother, Friend, and Sage, passed away peacefully on Tuesday (October 9, 2007) at CT Hospice after a dignified life and a long, courageous struggle with heart disease. He leaves behind his devoted wife and best friend of 28 years, Ronni; two cherished children, Scott and Emily, both of Tolland and Worcester, MA;...

Dr. Sidney Shapiro, a well-known Hartford orthodontist for almost half a century, died in Philadelphia, on July 25, which was his 99th birthday. Dr. Shapiro was born on the Lower East Side of New York in 1906. Around 1915, his family moved to Hartford, where Dr. Shapiro graduated from Hartford High School. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to the then...

Carole Spector, age 69, beloved wife of 41 years to Martin Spector passed away at her home in Myrtle Beach, SC on Monday, July 21, 2008. Carole was born in Hartford, CT on August 8, 1938, the daughter of Samuel and Emma Apter. Carole graduated from Hall High School in West Hartford and the University of Connecticut, returning to earn...

Adele (Skaletsky ?Kale?) Siegal, 84, a life long Hartford resident, died Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at the Hebrew Home & Hospital in West Hartford. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Max and Pauline (Mankin) Skaletsky. She was a life member of Beth El Temple and Sisterhood, West Hartford, B?nai Brith, ORT, and Hadassah. Mrs. Siegal supported...

Julia (Bromberg) Sigal, 92, of West Hartford, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 after a long illness. Julia lived the majority of her life in West Hartford. She will be missed dearly by her family, and many close friends, especially those of The Wolcott Hill Market in Wethersfield. Born in Hartford, Julia was the daughter of Bella and...

Harry Siegel, 92, of Newton St., Hartford, died Monday, November 16, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Jennie (Teicher) Siegel. He was a graduate of Ryder College and a US Army Veteran of World War II. Harry was the owner, with his brother, of Capitol Auto...

Shirley Betty Zinkerman (Rosenfield), 84, of West Hartford, beloved wife of the late Howard Zinkerman died Monday, (March 26, 2007). Born November 27, 1922 in Hartford, daughter of the late Bessie and Joseph Rosenfield. She graduated Weaver High School, class of 1940. She has been a long time resident of West Hartford. Shirley was a long time member of the...

Corinne (Lefkowitz) Karp Siegel, 85, of Plantsville, widow of George Karp, passed away September 26, 2009. Born in Hartford, Corinne was the daughter of Samuel and Gertrude (Hoffman) Lefkowitz. She graduated from Weaver High School in 1941. She lived in Hartford, Plainville and for the last five years at the Summitt in Plantsville. She is survived by her children: Mark...

Lewis A. Steinberg, 72 years of age, of West Hartford, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Hartford Hospital surrounded by his family. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Eugene J. and Marion (Rutt) Steinberg. Lewis graduated from Weaver High School and the University of Connecticut. Lewis owned and operated The Eugene Steinberg Co. He was a...