Obituaries

Sondra (Brenner) Solomon, 88, of Steele Rd., West Hartford, died Tuesday, November 27, 2007. Born in New York, NY she was the daughter of the late Morris and Lizzie (Weinman) Brenner. She was a member of the Emanuel Synagogue, West Hartford. She leaves a son, Richard Solomon and his wife Mary Lou of Bloomfield; a daughter Jacquelyne Solomon of Bridgeport;...

Rebecca (Strouch) Wolinsky, 91, of West Hartford, died Saturday (May 9, 2009) surrounded by her family. She was the widow of Isadore J. Wolinsky and daughter of Frank and Gussie (Lieblich) Strouch. Becky grew up in Hartford and graduated from Weaver High class of 1936B. “Sarge” was awarded the Bronze Star for her World War II service as a WAC....

Arthur Siegal, 85, a lifelong Hartford resident, died Sunday, October 30, 2005 at the Hebrew Home and Hospital, West Hartford. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Louis and Ida (Balaban) Siegal. He founded the Edart Truck Rental Corporation, along with his brother, Edward Siegal and father, Louis Siegal in 1934. Edart is currently one of the...

Carol Ann Sherbacow of West Hartford, beloved wife of Fred A. Sherbacow for 57 years, passed peacefully on December 18, 2012 surrounded by her family. Carol was born September 2, 1935 to Jules and Fannie Comen, and raised in South Norwalk along with her dear brother Alan Comen. Besides her husband, she is survived by her three children, Jill and...

Evelyn Schwartz, 91 years of age, of West Hartford, CT, died Wednesday, November 12, 2014. Born in New York City, NY, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Greene and Mary (Engelson) Greene. She is predeceased by her loving husband of 68 years, Larry. She leaves her daughter Riki Motes of Hartford, CT; her son David Schwartz and his...

Ida (Diamond) Thompson, 98 years of age, of West Hartford, died Saturday (December 1, 2012). She was the widow of Philip Thompson. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mamie Diamond. Ida lived in Boston and Brockton, MA before moving to West Hartford. She was an active member of Temple Israel of Brockton, MA and...

Paul (Sonny) Zieky of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of West Hartford, passed away peacefully at home on February 26, 2014. Born in Newport, RI on August 5, 1918, he had recently celebrated his 95th birthday with family and friends. He served in World War II, landing in Normandy shortly after D-Day and was a recipient of the Medal of Good...

STARR, Irving S. Starr, Ed.D., 88, of Bloomfield, died Friday, November 16, 2007 in Hartford. Born in Quincy, MA, he was the son of the late Jack and Rose (Kupperman) Sclarenco. He served in the US Army during World War II. He was Dean of the College of Education at the University of Hartford from 1957-1982. He is survived by...

Charlotte Soobitsky, 85, of Soobitsky Road, Higganum section died Wednesday, (August 20, 2008) at Middlesex Hospital. She is the wife of the late Eshuwa Soobitsky. Born in Flushing, NY, a daughter of the late William and Rose (Katz) Beldner. She was a member of the Eastern Star, Haddam Grange, and Haddam Club 60. She was a member of Congregation Beth...

STONE, Avis (Rome) Stone, of Bloomfield, beloved wife of Sheldon M. Stone, died Monday, February 16, 2009 in an automobile accident. Born in Hartford on August 7, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Milton Mutzie’ and Ruth (Borden) Rome. She lived in Bloomfield for more than 50 years and for over thirty years was a beloved teacher to...

Nancy Eloise Epstein Horwitz Sigal died on July 3, 2005 in Boca Raton, Florida. She is survived by her four loving children, Pam, Jill, Jonathan and Roger and her six beautiful grandchildren, Harrison, Ari, Nathaniel, Anthony, Jamie, and Nia. She had two extraordinary marriages: to Harry (Buddy) Horwitz and to Irvin Myron Sigal. She was raised in Hartford by her...

Herbert F. Wischnia, 89 years of age, of Marco Island, FL and West Hartford, CT, formerly of Stamford, CT, died Thursday, April 9, 2015. Born in Chicago, IL and was raised in Milwaukee, WI, He was the son of the late Louis and Anna (Lipshitz) Wischnia. He leaves his beloved wife of 68 years, Ilse (Linz) Wischnia; his children, Anne...

Sylvia Yaffa, 90, of West Hartford, died peacefully on Saturday night, (November 10, 2012). Sylvia was born on Sept. 20, 1922 in Brooklyn, NY. She was the daughter of the late Abraham and Ruth Sachs. Sylvia leaves behind her beloved husband, Charles, of almost 67 years. She was predeceased by her adoring daughter, Joan Yaffa Segal, of blessed memory, and...

Leonard “Lenny” Daniel Schoolnick, 74, of Newington, CT passed away on Friday, (March 8, 2013). Born in Hartford, CT on January 30, 1939, he was the son of the late Abraham and Fannie Schoolnick. Together with his parents, he owned and operated The Woodbridge Baking Company of Hartford for many years. Recently, he was employed at Shipman & Goodwin LLP...

Ethel (Tartasky)Tager, 82 years of age, of Boca Raton, FL, died peacefully Wednesday (June 10, 2009) at Hartford Hospital with family by her side. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Rose and Meyer Tartasky. The beloved wife of the late Lee L. Tager, and sister of the late Terry Stewart, Ethel leaves a legacy of...

Ralph Morton Shulansky, died suddenly January 7, 2013 at his home in Palm Desert, California. A resident of Bloomfield, he was born January 5, 1929, in Hartford and was the son of Saul and Edith (Beatman) Shulansky. He was a graduate of The Loomis School, Hamilton College, and Cornell Law School. Ralph had a successful and respected career as a...

WOLFSON, Rose Wolfson, 99, passed away on Monday, January 29, 2007 in Avon. She was born in Naponoch, NY in 1907. She was preceded in death by her late husband, Martin Wolfson, who died in May 1990. They were married in 1928. Her parents were Ethel and Jacob Kasofsky who arrived in this country in 1906. Her mother was an...

Edward D. Taback, 75, of South Windsor, passed away on Thursday (September 20, 2012) surrounded by his devoted and loving family. A native of The Bronx, NY, Ed met his beloved wife Dorinne on a blind date. They moved to Connecticut when he accepted a position with Pratt and Whitney Aircraft where he served until his retirement. Ed held a...

Troy Samuel Slessinger passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on January 27, 2014 at the age of 57. He was the son of the late Seymour and Leah Slessinger (and Edith Slessinger) and is survived by brothers George and Eric Slessinger, niece, Emily Slessinger and fiancée, Linda McKercher. Troy resided in Middletown for the past 30 years and benefited from services...