Obituaries

Reeva (Byer) Stavis, 71, of Bloomfield, CT formerly of West Hartford, CT died Tuesday, August 22, 2006 at Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY. She was the widow of Frank Stavis. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Percy and Anna (Yellin) Byer. Reeva, together with Frank, were leaders in the Hartford Jewish community....

Sarah (Levy) Stein, 97, of Ardmore Road, West Hartford, widow of Irving Z. Stein, entered peacefully into eternal rest on Friday, August 11, 2006. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Rose (Redak) Levy. She worked as a secretary for the Department of Labor, State of Connecticut before she retired. Mrs. Stein was a member...

Abe Waldman, of West Hartford, 93, passed away on May 4, 2008, 2 weeks short of his 94th birthday. He was born in Brooklyn, NY, attended Brooklyn College and was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. He moved to West Hartford in 1960 and was a member of the Emanuel Synagogue for 49 years. Abe was predeceased by...

Lillian Margulies Singer, 91 years of age, of West Hartford, CT, died on Thursday, August 23, 2012. Lillian was the devoted wife of the late William Singer, her husband of 49 years; the beloved mother of her three sons, Fred and Bruce of West Hartford, CT, and Allan of Weston, MA; the cherished mother-in-law of Judy, Roberta, and Emil; the...

Dr. James “Jim” Tauber, 97, of Rocky Hill, CT passed away peacefully with his wife by his side on August 20, 2022. Jim was born in Chemnitz, in Saxony, Germany in 1924. At the age of 17, Jim chose to pursue a career in medicine, attending Beirut University for one year and then onto Faculty of Medicine in Geneva, Switzerland....

David Swede passed away on March 24, 2012 after a lengthy illness. Beloved husband of Lola for 65 years, loving father of Renata Lantos (Joseph) of Portland, Helen Swede of West Hartford, Sari Swede (Neil Grossman) of Arcata, CA, and Marci Swede (Bruce Taillon) of Middletown. Survived by four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Holocaust Survivor and Captain in the...

Dr. Barney Wichman, formerly of Manchester and Naples, FL, husband of Mae (Gottfried) Wichman for 71 years, died Thursday, February 15, 2007 at Middlesex Memorial Hospital. Born in Bayonne, NJ, he was the son of Abraham and Celia (Singer) Wichman. He was a podiatrist and had practiced in Manchester since 1933 retiring in 1970. He was a member of the...

Leo G. Weinberg died on Tuesday, September 13th, 2005 in West Palm Beach, FL. Born in Hartford on January 4, 1912, he was the son of the late David and Bella (Stillman) Weinberg. Prior to his retirement, Leo was the President of the South Green Furniture in Hartford, CT, Vice President of Home Beautiful in New London, CT and President...

Ida (Goldfarb) Shoor, 94, of West Hartford, died peacefully on Thursday, (December 25, 2008) at home with her daughter and granddaughter by her side. Friends and family will remember her as an impeccable dresser, a superior card player, an avid knitter, and a wonderful cook. Born in Poland to parents Meyer and Sarah (Gopin) Goldfarb on April 4, 1914, Ida...

Marla (Brod) Schwartz, 94 years of age, of West Hartford, formerly of Bloomfield, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015. She was the beloved wife of the late Justin Schwartz. Born in Springfield, MA, she was the daughter of the late Abraham and Rose (Fisher) Brod and was predeceased by her loving sister Lynn (Bevelyn Brod) Pearlman. She ran a catering business...

Charles Yaffa, 93, of West Hartford, died Wednesday, November 19, 2014. He was the husband of the late Sylvia (Sachs) Yaffa. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Morris and Anna (Chesick) Yaffa. Besides his wife, he was predeceased by his adoring daughter, Joan Yaffa Segal, of blessed memory. Charles was a US Army veteran of World...

Morton H. Stein, 75, of Foster, RI, formerly of West Hartford, died Tuesday, December 25, 2012. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Isidor and Ida (Giber) Stein. Morton retired in 1992 after 33 years with United Technologies. He leaves his devoted wife of 51 years, Deborah Miller-Stein; his children Sevorah Stein, Roberta Stein Duhamel and her...

Robert A. Weinerman, 84, of Hartford, West Hartford and Palm Beach, FL, died October 21, 2006 at Hartford Hospital of complications from lymphoma. Born on July 23, 1922 in Hartford, son of the late Anna (Schwartz) and David Weinerman, Bob attended Noah Webster School and Hartford High. He was a graduate of the Loomis School in Windsor, later serving on...

Dorinne (Karmen) Taback, 68, of South Windsor, CT, passed away on Sunday (July 4, 2010) at St. Francis Hospital, surrounded by her beloved family, after a courageous five-year battle against thyroid cancer. Known affectionately as “Dodie” to her daughters (a nickname given to her by her mother), Dorinne was born on September 9, 1941 to Louis and Gladys Karmen. She...

Marion (Greenblatt) Sigal beloved wife of the late Abraham Sigal passed away with her family by her side, on Thursday, January 31, 2013. Marion was born on July 4, 1926 in Waterbury, CT, to the late Israel and Minnie (Marmer) Greenblatt. She graduated from Crosby HS in 1944 and from Waterbury Hospital as an RN in 1948. She worked at...

Howard M. Werner, 85 years of age, of Hartford, died Thursday, May 20, 2010 at home with his family by his side. Born in Mexico City, D.F., he was the son of the late Irving R. and Viviana (Heyman) Werner. He graduated from Weaver High School in Hartford, from Trinity College in Hartford, and the University of Connecticut School of...

Lawrence ‘Larry’ Schwartz, 99 years of age, of West Hartford, CT, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Adolph and Anna (Horn) Schwartz. He leaves his loving wife of 68 years, Evelyn (Greene) Schwartz; his daughter, Riki Motes and her partner Dean Scheffler of Avon, CT; his son, David Schwartz...

Lerner, (Maj., USAF/Ret.) Martin ?Marty?, 85, of Windsor Locks, husband of Svetluse (Kramosilova) Lerner, died Saturday (July 5, 2008), at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pottstown, PA to the late A. Joseph and Minnie (Friedman) Lerner, Marty retired from the US Air Force as a major in 1968 after a long career. During WWII he served with...

Lena (Silberman) Weiser, 85 years of age, of South Windsor, formerly of West Hartford, passed away Saturday, June 26, 2010. She was the widow of Irving Weiser. Born in White Lake, NY, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Luba (Block) Silberman. Lena was retired from the Bloomfield Public School System, having worked at J.P. Vincent Elementary School....

Eleanor G. Steier died on May 30, 2010 following a long and courageous fight with cancer. She was born April 29 1923. Eleanor Steier is survived by her husband of nearly 70 years, Richard Steier. She is also survived by her brother, I.W. Glater and his wife Phyllis of Exeter, New Hampshire, formerly of West Hartford. Eleanor is survived by...