Obituaries

TEMKIN, Sidney H. Temkin, 82, of West Hartford died Tuesday, December 26, 2006. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the Nathan and Celia (Wolozin) Temkin. He was a clerk at Temkin Drug in Hartford. He leaves his brother, Irving Temkin and his wife Natalie of West Hartford; a nephew, Mark Temkin of Denver, CO., two nieces, Eileen Mydosh...

Julius Yudkovitz, 94 years of age, of South Main St., West Hartford, CT formerly of Fair Lawn, NJ and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA, died Friday, October 1, 2010. He was the husband of the late Leah (Morris) Yudkovitz. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Morris and Minnie (Ziegler) Yudkovitz. A beloved husband, father and grandfather, he was loved...

Rachel A. Shulman, 89, of Hartford, widow of Albert H. Shulman, died on Sunday, May 4 at her home, surrounded by her family. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Anna Fleischman and Nathan Adelman. After graduating from Weaver High School (voted cutest in her class), she worked at the Hartford Courant as an executive secretary. She...

Ronald Ron’ H. Wolpoe, 71 years of age, of Bloomfield passed away Thursday, April 30, 2009. Born in Passaic, NJ, he was the son of the late Harry and Gertrude (Levin) Wolpoe. He graduated from The Watkinson School and attended Hillyer College, which is now part of the University of Hartford. He served with the Military Police in the US...

Irene Sylvia Miller Wax, 93, of West Hartford, CT, formerly of Cape Cod and Sharon, MA, passed away peacefully on October 5 at the Hebrew Home and Hospital in West Hartford. She leaves her daughter Laurie Wax Kleinberg and her husband Joel Kleinberg of Pasadena, CA and her son Robert Wax and his wife Susan Krell of West Hartford; five...

Sharon White Taylor, 69, of Wethersfield, beloved wife of Cliff Taylor, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2010 with her family by her side, after a series of health challenges. Born on December 10, 1940 in Chicago, IL to the late Abner and Esther White, Sharon grew up in South Meriden, raised her family in East Hampton and lived in Wethersfield...

WETSTONE, Minna ?Midge? (Rosenblum) Ebenstein Wetstone, 100 years of age, of Hollywood, FL, formerly of West Hartford, died Saturday, June 19, 2010. She was the widow of Samuel Ebenstein. Minna was born in Collins, MS July 31, 1909. She was sister to the late Al Rosenblum, Jack Rosenblum, Norman Rosenblum, Irving Rosenblum and Sophie Merman. Midge was stepmother to Norman...

Ruth B. (Shifreen) Schweitzer, 98, of West Hartford, beloved wife of the late Attorney, Abraham A. M. Schweitzer, died on Monday, (December 5, 2005) at Hartford Hospital. She was born on August 15, 1907 in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of Samuel and Dora (Tager) Shifreen. Ruth resided in West Hartford for over 70 years. Ruth married Abraham in 1929 and they...

Ida Birnbaum Shapiro, 98 years old, of West Hartford died on Sunday, (March 16, 2008) at the Hebrew Health Care Hospital. She was the wife for more than 50 years of the late Philip Shapiro, formerly of Middletown. Ida worked and lived most of her life in New Britain. She was a graduate of New Britain High School and Central...

Dr. Frank Sutton of Bloomfield, formerly of Flushing, NY, died Sunday, (June 28, 2009). He was born in Budapest, Hungary on January 26, 1914, the son of the late Sandor and Regina Szatmari. He was the second of four children. He attended primary and secondary schools in Budapest as well as studying chemistry at the Budapest Institute of Technology. He...

Joseph Turner, 83 of Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford, died Tuesday, July 12th. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Charles and Ethel (Goldfarb) Turner. He was a US Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Turner was a Lead Man for Machinists at Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford for 32 years before he retired. He was Past...

Marshall Wetstone, 75, currently of Bloomfield, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the son of Harry and Evelyn (Silver) Wetstone, formerly of West Hartford. Marshall was born in Hartford and lived in the Hartford and West Hartford, areas most of his life. He attended Hall High School and...

ZWEIBAUM, Morris Zweibaum, 86, of West Hartford died Saturday, January 21, 2006 at John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington. He was the husband of the late Miriam (Rosenzweig) Zweibaum. Born in Poland, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Sarah Zweibaum. Morris and his late wife owned and operated MZ Cleaners in Hartford. He was a member of Beth...

Evelyn (Schupack) Tobias, 76, a lifelong resident of Hartford and Simsbury, beloved wife of Walter Tobias, died Sunday (March 4, 2012) at home. She was born on November 26, 1935 in Hartford, daughter of the late Jack and Esther (Miller) Schupack. She was a member of the 1953 graduating class of Bulkeley High School. Evelyn brought music into the lives...

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...