Obituaries

Esther (Stoltz) Stone, 90, of Bloomfield, widow of Bernard Stone, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009. Born in New Britain on October 22, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mamie (Levine) Stoltz. She leaves two sons: Louis Stone of Bloomfield, and Paul Stone and his wife Elizabeth of Florida; two daughters: Marilyn Ristow and her husband David...

Richard Steven White of North Steele Road, West Hartford passed away on Friday (November 9, 2007), at the age of 55 after a brief illness. Rick graduated from Case Western Reserve University, Boston University School of Law, and was a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, a member of MENSA, and recipient of many awards and honors over the years....

STERNSCHEIN, Annette ( Dubitsky) Sternschein, 98, of Sky View Dr., West Hartford died Sunday, September 2, 2007 at home. She was the widow of Hugo Sternschein, and was predeceased by her granddaughter, Rachel Michelle Sternschein. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Simon and Ida Dubitsky. She was a member of Congregation Tikvoh Chadoshoh in...

Ruth Steinman, 88, wife of the late Louis Steinman, passed away peacefully on Tuesday (August 8 , 2006) at Kimbery Hall Convalescent Home from the ravages of old age. A gentle and spiritual person, at home in the world of nature and ideas, Ruth echewed the values of materialist society to live a life of service to others, books and...

Clara (Miller) Weiss passed away on May 18, in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was 102 years old. Born in New Britain to Nathan and Celia Miller, Clara went to local schools and attended Columbia University’s School of Oral Hygene where she obtained certification as a dental hygienist in 1929. She worked briefly as a dental hygienist in New York before...

Alfred Weisel died Thursday night, August 19, 2010, while on vacation in Scranton, PA, surrounded by family members. Born in 1920, in the village of Mikev, near Sighet, Romania, he was the first child of the late Nathan and Gussie Wiesel. As a young child, he immigrated to the United States and was raised in the Bronx, NY. Dr. Weisel...

SCHOR, Genia (Tannenbaum) Schor, 82, of Hammick Rd., West Hartford and Boynton Beach, FL, died Saturday, December 29, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center. Born in Poland, she was the daughter of the late Moishe and Rachel Tannenbaum. Genia was a Holocaust Survivor. She was a member of Beth David Synagogue in West Hartford, a life-member of Hadassah,...

Charles Weiner of West Hartford and Palm Beach, Florida, beloved husband of Shirley Rubin Weiner, his cherished wife of 73 years, passed away on Sunday morning (June 9, 2013) at the age of 93. He was president of Weiner’s Clothes, the firm begun by his father Julius in 1927. The company was hugely popular throughout the greater Hartford area until...

Eleanor (Brightman) Witkower, 85, of Craigmoor Road, West Hartford, widow of Bernard Witkower, died Sunday, August 21, 2005. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Ida (Schultz) Brightman. Along with her husband, she was a founding member of Beth El Temple of West Hartford, and a founding member of Cliffside Country Club, now known as...

Elinor (Silverman) Shlien, 85 years of age, of West Hartford, died Wednesday, August 28, 2013 after a long illness. She was the widow of Morris Shlien, founder of the Toy Chest in West Hartford Center. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Dorothy (Rapps) Silverman. Elinor grew up in Manhattan and attended George Washington...

Harry Smith of West Hartford passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday (October 19, 2010). He is survived by his wife, Ruth (Bransky) of 62 years and his children Ellen Litinger (and Neal) of Paramus, NJ, Robert Smith (and Beverly) of South Windsor, Steven Smith (and Carey) of Enfield. He is also survived by his brother, Nate Smith and sister-in-law...

Robert P. Sherman, 58, of Crestwood Dr., East Hampton, died Wednesday, June 4, 2008. Born in South Attleboro, MA, he was the son of the late Hyman J. and Belle (Seplowitz) Sherman. A graduate of Nichols College, he worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a Commodities Grader. He leaves his wife, Barbara (Brandon) Sherman; a brother Leonard H....

Lilo (Koesters) Snyder, 76 years of age, of West Hartford, died Sunday, April 3, 2011. She was the widow of Malcolm M. Snyder. Born in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Max and Irmgard (Kleeberg) Koesters. She left Holland in 1939 for England and then Canada before arriving in the United States. She was a graduate of Boston...

Karen (Klein) Soby, 65 years of age, of Bishop Rd., West Hartford, died Saturday, April 2, 2011. Born in Shreveport, LA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Muriel (Axelrad) Klein. She leaves her brother, Dr. Matthew Klein and his wife Jessica of Deerfield Beach, FL. Arrangements entrusted to Weinstein Mortuary, Hartford. To sign the guest book for...

Elaine (Wachtel) Winer, 89 years of age, of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of West Hartford, CT, passed away peacefully at her home on September 21, 2012. Born in New York City she was the daughter of the late Irving and Sadie (Richman) Wachtel. While living in West Hartford, Elaine was an active member of Beth David Synagogue and a volunteer...

Judith Zietz Tinsley, 65 years of age, beloved wife of Dennis Tinsley, loving daughter of Lillian Rubin Zietz of Avon and the late Leon Zietz of West Hartford, passed away Wednesday, 25 May 2011 after a two year battle with brain cancer with her family at her bedside. Besides her husband and mother, Judith is also survived by her loving...

Phyllis (Levin) Ziplow, 70, of Bloomfield, formerly of West Hartford, wife of the late Earle S. Ziplow passed away Wednesday, (August 31, 2005) at the Hebrew Home and Hospital in West Hartford. She was born in Waterbury, to the late Louis and Lillian (Freeman) Levin. She was predeceased by a son, Howard Ziplow. Phyllis was a graduate of Connecticut College....

Marion Gitlen Trehub, 91, beloved wife of George Trehub, passed away on Sunday, November 18, following a courageous decade-long struggle with Lewy Body Disease. Those who cared for and about her during those years admired her noble spirit as she dealt with her illness; her character and her beauty shone through until the very end. Marion was born on August...

Jean (Kopnick) Schonfeld, age 96, died peacefully September 3, 2014. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank Schonfeld. Born February 4, 1918 in Bridgewater, MA, and raised in Lynn, MA, Jean moved with her family to Bronx, NY in 1935, where she remained until 2009. Jean and Frank were active members of the Amalgamated Housing cooperative community and...

WERNER, Yetta Werner, resident of the Hebrew Health Center and Hospital, West Hartford, died on Saturday, April 5, 2008. Born in Poland, she immigrated to the United States in 1920 with several brothers and sisters. She lived in Brooklyn, NY, and was a member of the Talmud Torah Temple, Flatbush. Yetta was predeceased by all of her brothers and sisters....