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Judith (Zietz) Tinsley
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
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
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
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...
Yetta Werner
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....
Miriam Witkin
Miriam Witkin, 82 years of age from New Britain, Ct. formerly of Danielson, died Saturday, March 1, 2014. Born in Pawtucket, R.I., she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Clara Everett. She leaves her stepdaughter, Leslie Knudsen, of Venice, Florida, her grandson, Erik Knudsen and his wife Olivia, and her great-granddaughter, Kapri Jolie Knudsen also of Venice, Florida....
Lois (Kaufman) Strauss
Her family wishes to celebrate the life of Lois Kaufman Strauss. She was a woman of talents that the family wishes to share. She had just celebrated, on last Friday, the 62nd anniversary of her marriage to Mervyn Strauss. She was a mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, friend and love of Merv’s life. She was the daughter of Karl Kaufman and...
Isabel (T. Levine) Singer
Isabel T. Levine Singer, 80, of South Windsor, died Saturday, (September 13, 2008), with her family by her side. She was pre-deceased by her beloved husband William. She is survived by her children Robert of West Hartford, Don and his wife Valerie of West Simsbury, Debra Friedman and her husband Alan of Avon, Lisa Sandler and her husband Mark, David...
Dinah (Davis) Sholovitz
SHOLOVITZ, Dinah (Davis) Sholovitz, 94, of West Hartford, died Thursday, April 13, 2006. She was the widow of Max Sholovitz. Born in Providence, RI, she was the daughter of the late Nathan and Rebecca (Goldsmith) Davis. Mrs. Sholovitz was a member of Beth Hillel Synagogue in Bloomfield, the Sisterhood of the Synagogue, the Auxiliary of the Hebrew Home & Hospital,...
Bruce Schumacher
SCHUMACHER, Bruce Schumacher, 65 years of age, of West Hartford passed away, with his family by his side, on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at the Hebrew Home and Hospital, West Hartford. Born in Brooklyn, New York April 20th 1944, he was the son of the late Jules Schumacher and the late Esther Goldner Schumacher. Bruce attended Baldwin Senior High School...
Barbara (A. Schlar) Vendette
VENDETTE, Barbara A. (Schlar) Vendette, 67, of South Windsor, died Sunday, July 13, 2008. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Max C. and Madeline Schlar. Barbara worked for the Travelers Insurance Co. before she retired. She leaves her brother, Sherman K. Schlar of West Hartford; her niece, Debra Schlar; and her nephew, Jered Schlar. Funeral services...
Alfred Sherman
Alfred “Al” Sherman, 89, of West Hartford died Wednesday, (November 28, 2007) in Hartford Hospital. Al was a passionate VNA Hospice volunteer and advocate for many years, most recently in Hartford Hospital. He was pre-deceased by his wife of 44 yrs, Ethel. He leaves his daughter, Katherine Travers and her husband, Peter; their daughter, Erica Travers Martell and her husband,...
Harvey (M.) White
Harvey M. White, 73, of Avondale Road, West Hartford died Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Joan (Michelson) White who died October 28, 2005. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late William and Claire (Lansing) White. Harvey graduated from Hall High School in West Hartford...
Leah (Morris) Yudkovitz
Leah (Morris) Yudkovitz, 87 of South Main St., West Hartford, formerly of Fairlawn, NJ and Scranton, PA, died Monday (November 19, 2007). Born in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late George and Katie (Kessler) Morris. A beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, she was loved by all who knew her. Leah was actively involved for over 40 years...
Sally J. (Sarah) Wagner
Sally J. (Sarah) Wagner of Bloomfield, devoted wife of Judge Jerry Wagner for 62 years; daughter of the late Attorney Maxwell and Raye Hurvitz, died on February 26, 2013. Sally grew up in the West End of Boston, attended Girls High School and Massachusetts School of Art, and pursued a career as a commercial fashion illustrator in Washington D.C. and...
Maxwell Uffer
Maxwell Uffer, 86 years of age, of Henley Way, West Hartford, died Sunday, January 30, 2011. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Harry and Ida (Miller) Uffer. He was a US Navy Veteran of World War II. He leaves his son, Michael Uffer and his wife Debra Salomon of Brooklyn, NY; his daughter Susan Clancy...
Melvin Stoner
Melvin Stoner, 81 years of age, of Bloomfield, formerly of West Hartford, died Monday, June 28, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital. Born in New London, he was the son of the late David and Dorothy (Goldstein) Stoner. Mel graduated from the University of Connecticut and from the University of Connecticut School of Law. He was a founder of Stoner, Gross,...
Milton Stone
Milton Stone, 89 years of age, of Newington, CT for over 40 years, passed away on August 12, 2010. He was pre-deceased by his wife Anne Cooper Stone. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Joseph and Bella (Hurwitz) Stone. Milton was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving on the USS Buchanan during WWII. He worked for the...
Lawrence Tattenbaum
Lawrence Tattenbaum, beloved husband, father, grandfather and uncle passed away on November 26, 2009. Larry was a graduate of Brandeis ’54, Harvard M.B.A. ’58. Korean War veteran. Owner, President, and C.E.O. of Lamp Fair Incorporated. Director of Special Events at Boston’s Jordan Marsh. Vice President Verplex Lighting Corp. Founder and VP of American Home Lighting Association, Showroom Division. President, TLT...
Felix Wald
Felix Wald of Falls Road, Moodus, husband Anne (Finkel) Kent Wald died Saturday, (August 25, 2007) at home. He was predeceased by his first wife Lillian Wald. He was an army veteran of World War II. A member of Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek. A member of the Moodus Grange, the Jewish War Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He...
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