Obituaries

Adeline (Turetzky) Solomon, 92 years of age, of Bloomfield, died Thursday, April 2, 2015. She was the widow of Arthur Solomon. Born in Colchester, she was the daughter of the late Julius and Sophie (Kivel) Turetzky. Adeline, or Adge as she liked to be called, attended Bacon Academy and then Northwestern College in Willimantic where she earned her Associates Degree....

Helen (Vilanskaya) Zager, 77 years of age, of West Hartford, died Thursday, June 16, 2011. Born in the Ukraine, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Vilanskaya and Hannah Mahlina. She was the person of big soul and warm heart. Helen freely bestowed her warms, wisdom and generosity on all who knew her. She migrated with her family to...

Max I. Zetoff of West Hartford, beloved husband of 60 years to the late Irene (Dolgoruck) Zetoff, passed away at the age of 96, on Saturday, November 14, 2009, with his loving family by his side. Max was born in Brody, Poland, on November 5, 1913, son of the late Morris and Sarah (Balaban) Zetoff. He came to the United...

Alvin E. Shoham, 88 years of age, of Bloomfield died Monday, June 9, 2014 at home with his family at his bedside. Born in Windsor, he was the son of the late Samuel A. and Sarah (Stone) Shoham. Alvin was a US Army veteran who served during World War II. He was the founder of Alvin & Co. in Windsor,...

Julia (Kaskowitz) Ziff, 102, widow Samuel Ziff, died Tuesday (August 25, 2009). She was a member of the Hebrew Home and Hospital, an active volunteer at the Jewish Community Center and Brittany Farms Convalescent Home, and was a member of the Choraleers at the Jewish Community Center for many years, was also a member of Center Stage at the Jewish...

Rose (Goldfarb) Silver of West Hartford, wife of Morris D. “Moe” Silver departed this life on Thursday (August 4, 2005) at Hartford Hospital. Rose was born in Poland on August 29, 1920 to the late Meyer and Sarah (Gopin) Goldfarb. She came to Hartford as a young girl, after having lived in Toronto, Canada and Long Island, NY; and was...

SIMON, George S. H. Simon, 92, of West Hartford died Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at the Hebrew Home & Hospital. He was the husband of the late Ida (Robbins) Simon. Born in London, England, he was the son of the late Walter and Edith (Abrahams) Simon. He was a Royal Air Force veteran of World War II. Mr. Simon was...

Alfred P. Werbner, 90 years of age, of Manchester, died Tuesday, February 25, 2014. Born in Trenton, NJ, he was the son of the late David and Josephine (Zoble) Werbner. He was also predeceased by his step-mother, Edna (Raichelson) Werbner. He was a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Air Force serving during World War II. He graduated from the University...

George L. Solomon, 85, of West Hartford, died on Wednesday, (July 11, 2007), another victim of cancer. Born in Hartford on June 28, 1922, he was the son of the late Sam and Ruth (Schneider) Solomon and the stepson of the late Rubin Baggish. He graduated from Weaver High School, Hartford in 1940 and he devoted many years to keeping...

SISSMAN, Sylvia (Levinson) Sissman, 93, of West Hartford, dearly loved daughter, wife, mother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend, died peacefully at home on Thursday, April 27, 2006. A vital and generous woman who adored life, she will be sorely missed by the myriads of relatives, friends and care-givers with whom she shared time, energy unvarnished counsel and love. She was...

Myrna (Eierman) Shelton, of Silo Way, Bloomfield, died Monday, July 31, 2006. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Tobias and Rebecca (Lebofsky) Eierman. She was an active member of Beth El Temple, West Hartford, having served as Past President of its’ Sisterhood; Vice President of the Chai Society; Past Chairman of the Beth El Temple...

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...