Obituaries

Florence “Funny” (White) Wice, 80, of West Hartford passed away after a brief illness Sunday (June 1, 2008), at University of Connecticut (Dempsey) Health Center in Farmington surrounded by her family. Daughter of the late Abraham and Bessie “Patty” Katz White, Funny was born and raised in Hartford. She was a 1946 graduate of Weaver High School. She leaves behind...

Laura (Levy) Trieber, 83, of Westbrook Rd., West Hartford, wife of Albee M. Trieber, died Tuesday, February 6, 2007. Born in Derby, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Lucille (White) Levy. She was the Vice President of the Albee Trieber Company for over 40 years, and a professional telemarketer. Besides her husband, she leaves two daughters: Betty...

Rose (Rosen) Worgaftik, of Avon, formerly of Newington and Delray Beach, FL, passed away on December 29, 2009 in Avon, at the age of 91. She was born February 18, 1918 in New York, NY, one of four sisters, Lillian and Frieda, both deceased, and Gertrude, presently residing in Waltham, MA. She married Alex Worgaftik on September 23, 1941. After...

Morris S. Sigal, 93 years of age, of Mt. Pleasant, SC, formerly of West Hartford, CT, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2009 at East Cooper Regional Medical Center after a short illness. He was the husband of the late Florence “Frumae” (Furshpan) Sigal. He is survived by his three daughters and sons-in-law; Joni and Bob Siegel of West Hartford CT,...

Ben Silverstein, 102, of West Hartford, formerly of Bloomfield, the son of the late Boris and Anna Silverstein, and the husband of the late Sarah Silverstein, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2005 at the Hebrew Home and Hospital, where he had been a resident since April 2004. Born in Rumania on May 13, 1903, he came to the United...

Steven Simonovitz, 62 years of age, of King Philip Dr., West Hartford died Sunday, February 13, 2011. Born on September 10, 1948 in Hartford, he was the son of the Charlotte (Stoltz) Simonovitz, and the late Robert Simonovitz. Besides his mother, he is survived by his sister, Susan Wachtel and her husband Stuart of Simsbury; nephew Randy Wachtel and his...

Molly Adele Soloway, 81, of West Hartford, beloved wife of the late Louis Soloway, of 50 years, passed away at home Monday, (January 29, 2007), after a brief illness. She is survived by a son Steven Soloway of Bloomfield, a daughter Sharon Soloway of West Hartford, a grandson Ryan Soloway, and three grand daughters: Amanda Soloway of Virginia, Rachel Zamstein...

Alan Y. Weisenberg, 60 years of age, of West Ridge Drive, West Hartford died Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at Hartford Hospital. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Edward J. and Harriet ?Ethel? (Kurtz) Weisenberg. He graduated from Conard High School Class of 1967. He owned and operated Post Motors in Hartford. He leaves his daughter, Cheryl...

ZELMAN,Sandra (Berson) Zelman, 61, of Bloomfield, beloved wife of 40 years to Arthur Zelman, passed away Friday, (January 25, 2008) with her family by her side. She was born in New Britain, on December 7, 1946 to Miriam (Krechevsky) Berson and the late Saul Berson and lived in the West Hartford area her whole life. She is predeceased by her...

Phyllis (Stern) Wachspress, 77, of Springfield, VA, formerly of Bloomfield, CT, died Friday, June 8, 2007. Born in Waterbury, CT, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Shirley (Willner) Stern. She was a graduate of Syracuse University, NY. She leaves her husband Howard L. Wachspress; a son, Dr. Daniel I. Wachspress and his wife Diana of Fishersville, VA;...

Rita (Weiner) Winer, 90, of Mohegan Dr., West Hartford, widow of Frank Winer, died Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Hartford Hospital. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Abraham and Anna (Singer) Weiner. She was a past member of the Beth David Synagogue and the Emanuel Synagogue of West Hartford, and a member of Hadassah. She is...

Local businessman Shepard Schwartz died peacefully on Sunday, March 5, at his home in Deep River with his beloved wife, Heather, at his side. Known as “Shep” to his friends and loved ones, he lived a dynamic, multifaceted life that began and ended in his home state of Connecticut. He was born in New Haven on November 6, 1928, the...

SWIRSKY, Sam Swirsky, 95, of Thomas St., Queensbury, NY, died Sunday, November 25, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center, Hartford, CT. He was the husband of the late Lillian (Poretz) Swirsky. Born in Glens Falls, NY, he was the son of the late Hyman and Sarah (Miller) Swirsky. Sam was the manager of Glens Falls Electric in Glens...

Ludwig Weinberger, 90, of West Hartford, husband of the late Julie (Mieses) Weinberger, passed away Tuesday (August 30, 2005) at the Hebrew Home and Hospital in West Hartford. He was born in Vienna, Austria, on February 11, 1915, to the late Wilhelm and Alice (Furth) Weinberger. He was predeceased by a sister, Nora Weinberger Goldberger. Ludwig was a graduate of...

Thelma Shapiro, 83, of West Hartford, CT., wife of the late Donald J. Shapiro, died peacefully, Saturday, (June 25, 2011). She was born in Hartford, CT, daughter of the late Morris and Lena (Greenberg) Rodin and had lived in Longmeadow, MA prior to moving to West Hartford four years ago. Thelma was an avid reader and loved gardening. She adored...

WILLIAMS, Allan Noam “Woodie Allan” 04/01/48 - 06/26/09 Allan died peacefully Friday at home surrounded by family and devoted friends. He had pancreatic cancer. His leaving will be felt deeply across Greater Hartford and beyond by environmentalists, charitable organizations and hundreds of children and young adults who grew up under his tutelage to the outdoors and his motto of generosity:...

Milton Schwartz, 76 years of age, of Norwood Road, West Hartford, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at home with his family by his bedside. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Joseph and Gussie (Kargman) Schwartz. He graduated from Weaver High School in Hartford in 1951, and attended the University of Connecticut. He worked with...

Selma (Levine) Zorn, 89 years of age, of West Hartford, CT, died Thursday, September 13, 2012 at home. She was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1923, daughter of Phillip F. and Henrietta Alperin Levine, sister of Harry Levine (dec.). She was the loving wife of Bruce J. Zorn (dec.) for 62 years, mother of Francine Zorn Trachtenberg and her husband...

Sylvia Wendrow, 88, of West Hartford, died Thursday, May 17, 2007. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of Samuel and Belle (Forman) Wendrow. Greatly loved by everyone, she leaves a brother, Manuel N. Wendrow and his wife Dora of Newington, and two sisters: Dorothy Silver of West Hartford, and Marilyn Gordon and her husband Sidney of Bloomfield; as well...

Dr. David M. Wetstone of Farmington and Boca Raton, Florida born on May 14, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York to Benjamin Wetstone and Esther Halprin Wetstone, died February 25 after a lengthy illness. David earned a BS from UCONN and a PhD in Chemistry from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. He served in the United States Army and Army Reserves. His...