Obituaries

Marvin L. Smernoff of Bloomfield, formerly of New Haven, died on February 3, 2015 at the age of 71 after a courageous battle with cancer. Marvin was the beloved husband of 46 years and best friend of Ina Kaplan Smernoff. He was the son of the late Robert and Ida (Goldblatt) Smernoff. He was a graduate of the UCONN School...

David Schwartz, 90, of West Hartford passed away on Friday, December 7, 2012 in West Hartford. David was born on December 8, 1921, the son of Benny and Tillie (Mehlman) Schwartz of the Bronx, New York. David was a graduate of the Townsend Harris High School and the City College of New York. After graduation David enlisted in the Army...

Janice Nussman White of West Hartford and Bloomfield died Sunday, April 19, 2009. Born in Hartford on December 25, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Sadie (Manning) & Harry Nussman. She graduated from Weaver High School, attended trade school and worked for the Internal Revenue Service until her marriage to Ernest White in 1953. In 1959, they moved...

Ethel Louise Silver Sorokin, 84, of West Hartford, died after a brief illness, surrounded by her family. Born in Hartford on September 17, 1928, to Jacob and Jennie Silver of West Hartford, she was predeceased by her beloved husband of 46 years Milton Sorokin, and her brothers David Silver of Roslyn, NY and Emmanuel Silver of West Hartford. She leaves...

Marilyn (Miller) Zuboff of West Lane, Bloomfield, widow of Maurice H. Zuboff, died Thursday, June 30, 2005 at home. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Max and Sophie (Zinkerman) Miller. She was a member of Beth El Temple of West Hartford. She was also a member of Tumble Brook Country Club, Bloomfield, and of the Connecticut...

Roslyn (Newman) Theodore, 83, of Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford, widow of Leonard Theodore, died Thursday, September 20, 2007. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Ethel (Schnabel) Newman. She leaves two sons: Gary Theodore and his wife Micki of California, Louis Theodore and his wife Lucille Birney of Philadelphia, PA; a daughter: Judy...

Morris Shlien, age 92, died peacefully on Saturday, October 2, 2010. Born in Middletown, he was the son of the late Hyman and Rose Weiss Shlien. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School, and after graduating began working for G. Fox and Co. in Hartford. In 1942, he joined the Armed Services and was eventually promoted to Master Sergeant. He served...

Lenette (Schenker) Weiner, 87, of West Hartford, widow of Dr. Irving S. Weiner, died Thursday, (November 1, 2007), at the Hebrew Home and Hospital in West Hartford. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Rebecca (Bordon) Schenker. She graduated from Weaver High School in Hartford. In addition to being an exceptional homemaker, she had been...

Curt Warner (Kurt Worms), age 93, passed away on March 23, 2015 in Bloomfield. He was born in Aschaffenburg, Germany on June 25, 1921 – the son of Leopold & Gerda (Straus) Worms. During the evening of Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) in 1938, he was saved from being transported to a concentration camp by hiding in a sleeper sofa...

Nathan ‘Nat’ G. Schwartz, of Bloomfield died Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Born in Providence, RI, he was the son of the late Harry and Rebecca (Furst) Schwartz. He was predeceased by his three brothers, Samuel Schwartz of New York, NY, Charles Schwartz of Swansee, MA, and Hyman Schwartz of Providence, RI. Nat is survived by his wife of 61 years,...

ZARETSKY, Carolyn (Newman) Zaretsky, 88 years of age, of West Hartford died Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center. She was the widow of Harold S. Zaretsky. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Jennie (Levin) Newman. She was a member of Beth David Synagogue of West Hartford, a life member...

Morton Lewis Shechtman, 78, son of Hana and George Shechtman, passed away on June 5, 2011. A native of Hartford, CT, Mort graduated from Trinity College in 1954 and attended the University of Chicago Law School the following year. Mort had a gregarious personality, which led to his successful career as a salesman and owner of Shechtman Motors, an automotive...

Solon Singer, 82, of Sunbird Place, Boca Raton, FL, formerly of West Hartford, died Monday, December 17, 2007 in Boca Raton. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Harry and Rose (Steinberg) Singer. He leaves his wife, Miriam (Kollman) Singer, two sons Neil R. Singer and his wife Dr. Mary Singer of Goffstown, NH, and Howard Singer...

Sally (Tillman) Zupnik, 100, of West Hartford died Monday, August 14, 2006. She was the widow of Sidney Zupnik. She was a member of Temple Beth Sholom of Manchester. She leaves a son Ted F. Zupnik and his wife Barbara of Manchester; four grandchildren, Seth Zupnik, Jonathan Zupnik and his wife Kim, Benjamin Zupnik, and Rachel Zupnik; and two great-grandchildren,...

Attorney Martin S Stillman, 63, of Newington, passed away on July 10, 2009 in the company of his loving family after a valiant and courageous battle with cancer. He was the loving husband of Suzanna Rich Stillman. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Marty was the son of Albert and Ruth (Moskowitz) Stillman. Marty received his undergraduate degree from NYU then moved...

Tali Zeevi-Trager, 34, of Harwich Lane, West Hartford, wife of Kevin Trager, died Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at Yale New Haven Hospital after a fierce and courageous battle with leukemia. Born in Israel, she was the daughter of Yekutiel and Nava Zeevi. She attended Temple Israel in Westport, CT where she was confirmed. Tali was an accomplished flutist. She was...

Frederic P. Werner, 73, of Washington, DC; Palm Beach, FL; and West Stockbridge, MA, and former long-term resident of West Hartford, died November 15, 2005 following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Beloved husband, devoted father and adored and adoring grandfather, Mr. Werner was born in Brooklyn, NY April 17, 1932, the son of Eleanor Blatteis Werner and Edward A....

R David Sudarsky of N Ocean Blvd, Ft Lauderdale died last evening at the age of 88. He grew up in Hartford on Canterbury St, the youngest son of Charles and Dora Sudarsky. His parents recognized his unique scholastic ability and sent him to Loomis School and then to Yale. He served in the Navy during the Korean War. He...

Steven Kip Steinmetz, 40, of West Hartford, husband of Jennifer Glickman Steinmetz, died Wednesday, November 9, 2005 after a valiant battle with a glioblastoma brain tumor. Steven was born in West Hartford. He graduated from Hall High School in 1983, George Washington University in 1988, and Widener University School of Law in 1993. He was admitted to the Bar of...

WIENER, Alvin ?Al? Wiener, 78, of West Hartford, husband of Bernice (Smitman) Wiener, died Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at the Hebrew Home & Hospital after a brief stay in the hospice unit. Born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Edward H. and Freda (Roth) Wiener, he grew up in New Britain. Al was a corporal in the US Army and...