Obituaries

Dora ‘Dinny’ (Finkelstein) Toyen, 95, of Delray Beach, FL and Canton, widow of Morris Toyen, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Barnet and Sarah (Rabinowitz) Toyen. Born and raised in New York, she moved to Hartford in 1941 when she married Morris Toyen. Dora’s love for her family was immeasurable and evident in...

Shirley Troub Walker, 104 years of age, of West Hartford, died peacefully at home in the care of her family on July 20, 2008. Shirley was a warm, loving, generous woman throughout her long life, brightening the days of family, friends and even her most casual contacts. She was born in Mikolajow, Austria on April 24, 1904, the daughter of...

Marjorie Levitin Wilder, 69, passed away on August 6, 2013. Her life was filled with an abundance of happiness and blessings. She enjoyed her career in the law, and worked at her various positions with enthusiasm and dedication. However, her primary love in life was her family. She leaves behind her beloved husband and best friend, Michael S. Wilder, with...

Leah G. Wiener, 87, passed away on Tuesday (March 27, 2006) at Seabury Health Care in Bloomfield. Daughter of the late Kate and Harry Glasser, she lived in Hartford and West Hartford. Her husband Irving Wiener predeceased her. She worked at the Aetna Life and Insurance Company for many years, retiring in 1985. In her retirement, she volunteered for the...

SHERRY, Gloria (Seller) Sherry, 83 years of age, of West Hartford, died Monday, December 27, 2010. She was the widow of Maurice L. Sherry. Born in The Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Sarah (Massarsky) Seller. Gloria was the financial manager of the Food Service Department at The Aetna for over 20 years retiring in...

WINICK, Bernice Irene (Berenson) Winick, 89 years of age, died Saturday, September 26, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital. She was the widow of Robert Clark and Bernard Winick. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Minerva (Waingrow) Berenson. She leaves her son, Steven A. Clark and her daughter Judith C. Clark both of Bloomfield. Funeral...

Florence Weil of Sudbury, MA, formerly of West Hartford, widow of Nathan Weil died Sunday (May 28, 2006). She is survived by a son Michael Weil and his wife Nancy of Peterborough, NH; two sisters, Xena Cofelice, Marlboro, MA, Dottie Murphy, Framingham, MA; two grandchildren, Jessica Weil, Michael Weil. She was predeceased by a son Jeffrey Weil. Funeral services will...

STEINGARD, Sandra ?Sandy? (Smuckler) Steingard, 64 years of age, of Bonita Springs, FL and Avon, CT, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family and friends, Saturday, August 8, 2009 at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT. Born November 13, 1944 in Bridgeport, CT, Sandy was the daughter of the late Roberta Smuckler Bauer Wolper and Bernard Smuckler. She was a...

Ernest White of West Hartford and Bloomfield died Saturday, January 26, 2008. Born in Quincy, MA, November 15, 1918, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Gertrude (Dubitsky) White. He moved to Hartford in 1920 and graduated Weaver High School in 1936. He attended Trinity College Class of 1940, and was active in track, soccer, and recipient of...

Joseph Skal, 63, of Kimberly Rd., Newington died Thursday, February 14, 2008 at New Britain General Hospital. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Arthur and Erma (Brown) Skal. He was a US Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He leaves his wife, Carol (Segal) Skal; a son, Ira Skal of Newington; a daughter, Robbin Antonnuci and...

STONE, Sheldon M. Sheldon M. Stone, of Bloomfield, beloved husband of the late Avis (Rome) Stone, died Sunday (November 14, 2010) after a long illness. Born on May 26, 1929, he was the son of the late Henry and Anna (Bronstein) Stone and brother of the late Bennett E. Stone. He graduated from Weaver High School and UCONN and was...

Walter J. Vogel, 82, of Chatfield Dr., West Hartford, husband of the late Naomi (Gaberman) Vogel, died at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center on Thursday, October 5, 2006. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Jacob S. and Nina (Walter) Vogel. He attended Noah Webster School in Hartford, and graduated from Hall High School, West Hartford,...

Morris Stoltz, 92 years of age, of Newington passed away peacefully on December 29th. He was born July, 21, 1922 in Hartford, and was the son of the late Charles and Mamie ( Levine) Stoltz. Pre-deceased was his wife Henrietta (Tannenbaum) Stoltz, his life-long partner of 67 years. His brothers, Bernie, Harry, Sam Stoltz, and sister Esther Stone pre-deceased him....

Louis Stein of Kirkwood Rd., West Hartford, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2009 at 95 years of age. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Harry and Elizabeth (Gendler) Stein. Lou graduated from Weaver High School in 1932 where he won The Oration Prize for his graduation address. In 1936 he graduated from Trinity College ....

TRESKE, Ida “Betty” Ida “Betty” Treske, 100+, a resident of Haborside at the Reservoir in West Hartford, formerly of Bloomfield and Hartford passed Friday (November 7, 2008). Born in Hartford in the early 1900’s. She married Arthur Treske and worked for the State of CT in the Toxicology Lab after he passed away. When she retired in the 70’s, she...

Philip Zieky, 86 years of age, who resided in Delray Beach, FL, formerly of West Hartford, CT, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. He was the husband of the late Evelyn (Grobard) Zieky. Born in East Windsor, CT, he was the son of the late Max and Anna (Markman) Zieky. He was a US Army...

Paul G. Sussman, 81, of New Britain and Pompano Beach, FL. died on Saturday, (October 21, 2006). Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Julius Benjamin Sussman and Lena Rose (Koppel) Sussman. He graduated New Britain High School in 1943, when he went into the Army and served the 82nd Combat Engineers for two and one-half,(2 1/2)...

Donna M. (Podhayny) Zieky, 61 years of age, of East Hampton, formerly of Glastonbury and Marlborough, beloved wife of 40 years to Eliott Zieky, surrounded by her family passed away on Friday July 11, 2014 after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Edna (Maetzing) Podhayny. Donna...

Michael D. Steinberg, 77 years of age, of East Hartford, died Sunday, January 4, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. He was the husband for 35 years of the late Andrea (Glick) Steinberg. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Samuel and Lillian (Levine) Steinberg. Michael worked for the Department of Transportation for the State...

Jonathan J. Weil, 51 of Middletown died Monday, December 22, 2008. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Morris D. and Pauline (Landerman) Weil. Jon was a District Engineer for the Department of Transportation, State of CT. He leaves his brother, Leonard Weil and his wife Pat of Simsbury; his sister, Roberta Weil of Fort Pierce, FL;...