Obituaries

Helen (Himmelblau) Silverton, 86 years of age, of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of Bloomfield, died Saturday, May 30, 2009. She was the widow of Leo Silverton. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Bessie (Levin) Himmelblau. Helen worked in the Personnel Department for the State of Connecticut before she retired. She leaves her...

Helen S. Weber of West Hartford died on Wednesday, October 13, 2010. Born on February 1, 1919 to Morris and Bertha (Hartman) Schreiber, she was the first daughter after four boys. She was predeceased by her four brothers and one sister. She spent the majority of her life living in New Jersey with her loving husband of 60 years, Julius,...

Howard K. Schwartz of Eastern Dr., Wethersfield, died on Tuesday, June 12, 2007. Howie was born in Hartford on September 22, 1954, the son of Betty Goldshein Schwartz and Hy Schwartz. He leaves to mourn his father, Hy Schwartz of Farmington, his sister, Susan Schwartz Poriss of Bloomfield, and his brother, Paul J. Schwartz and his wife Lucy of Aix-en-Provence,...

Rhoda (Shafter) Shifreen of Tabor Circle, West Hartford, formerly of Whitestone, NY, died Friday, January 20, 2012. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Philip and Bertha (Rabinowitz) Shafter. She was the widow of Seymour S. Shifreen. She was a graduate of New York University, Queens College, CUNY and Hofstra University. Mrs. Shifreen was a retired...

Henry “Skip” Steiner II (92) died suddenly on Jan. 22, 2023 at Hartford Hospital. Born in New York City to the composer and lyricist Howard Steiner and his wife Ethel (née Strauss), Skip attended Brooklyn Technical High School and spent summers at his beloved Kennebec Camp in Maine. After graduating from Rutgers University in 1952 with a degree in mechanical...

Rose K. Tanenbaum of Sky View Drive, West Hartford, widow of Max I. Tanenbaum, died Wednesday, September 6, 2006. Born in Revere, MA, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Minnie Katz. She worked as a paraprofessional at Hartford High School for over 27 years. Rose was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and family was most important...

Robert Stamm, age 86, of Mt Prospect, IL and Lake Worth, FLA, died Wednesday, January 25, 2006 in Illinois. He was the beloved husband of the late Helen (Weinstein) Stamm, devoted and loving father of Leslie (Yacov) Rozen, of Kfar Tabor, Israel, Michael Stamm of Addison, IL, Judi (Sidney) Frankel of Aurora, IL; proud grandparent of Dana, Tamar, and Michal...

Dr. Herbert L. Snyder, M.D., 90, of Delray Beach, Florida, formerly of Manchester CT, passed away peacefully at the Hebrew Home, West Hartford, CT on April 2, 2015. Herb, the son of Abraham and Eva (Hirshberg) Snyder, grew up in West Hartford, CT, graduating from the Hall High School class of 1942. Herb was athletic and studious. He worked hard...

Walter Schwartz, 88, of Farmington, formerly of West Hartford, passed away peacefully at home, with his family at his side on Friday, (August 17, 2007). Born in Gymnich, Germany on November 24th 1918 to Regina (Berger) Schwartz and Herman Schwartz. Walter was a holocaust survivor, a successful businessman, loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his beloved wife...

Terry (Chaikin) Talan of West Hartford, widow of Hyman Talan, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Marigold (Lapidus) Chaikin. She was a former employee of Hartford National Bank and handled the funds for the Bushnell Memorial and had also been a volunteer at Hartford Stage. She was a...

Elaine (Goldstein) White, 76, of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of West Hartford, died Tuesday, January 16, 2007 in Florida. She was the widow of Irving J. White. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Irving I. and Lillian (Swilling) Goldstein. Elaine was a secretary at the Emanuel Synagogue in West Hartford in the 1970’s. She was...

Anne Swartz, 97, passed away peacefully at her home in Longmeadow, MA on October 16. She will be remembered as a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, and friend. Anne is predeceased by Jerry, her husband of 28 years. She leaves behind her daughters Joan Narmontas and husband Steve of Longmeadow, and Sue Swartz and husband Bruce Solomon of Bloomington, Indiana,...

Murray Zweig, 90, of Farmington, CT passed away on March 7, 2011, at home with his family at his side. He is survived by his wife Dorothy, children Richard and Dianne Zweig (Avon), Elliot Zweig and Doreen Fundiller-Zweig (West Hartford), Paula Zweig-Cohn and Marilyn Hecker (Oceanside, N.Y.) and grandchildren Leah, Ian and Melissa, Joshua and Becky, Scott and Julia, Sharon,...

Thelma Sigal passed after a brief illness surrounded by loved ones. She was predeceased by her husband Nathan A. Sigal and her son Barry S. Sigal. She leaves her daughters Sheryl Sullivan, Susan Curtin, and her granddaughter Lexy Curtin, and her brother and his wife Dr. Herbert and Mim Snyder. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday March 11 at Weinstein...

Ronni J. (Nussdorf) Singer of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of West Hartford, loving wife of Lewis A. Singer, died of complications from surgery on Friday, May 2, 2008 at Hartford Hospital surrounded by her family. She was a loving mother to three daughters and a loving grandmother to her six grandchildren. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of Stella...

TOLLIN, Sarah (Gaylor) Tollin, 102, of Scott Dr., Bloomfield, died Thursday, June 6, 2007 at the Hebrew Home & Hospital. She was the widow of Harold Tollin. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Jennie (Fine) Gaylor. She was a member of the Bloomfield Senior Citizens. She leaves a daughter, Judith Tollin of East Hartford;...

I. Shirley Weiner, a resident of West Hartford CT and Palm Beach FL, passed away peacefully at her home in West Hartford on March 28th at the age of 94. She was predeceased by her loving husband Charles Weiner, with whom she shared her life for more than 75 years, and by her elder son Robert Wyner. A devoted wife,...

SOLON, Eugene Solon, a scholar, artist and wordsmith at heart, Eugene Rosen Solon was born April 29th, 1925 in Hartford. Son to Max and Bella and older brother to Dorothy, Yeinkel, as Gene was known, welcomed every aspect of life and sought to experience, absorb and embrace all he could. Following high school, Yeinkel enlisted in the Army during WWII,...

Ira Jay Zinkerman passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 at Hartford Hospital. Mr. Zinkerman was the son of Shirley and the late Howard Zinkerman. He was a resident of West Hartford for most of his life. Besides his mother, he is survived by his four brothers: Raymond and his wife Shelley and their sons David and Eric of Newington,...

Morris Toyen, 94, of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of Avon and Canton, died Friday, April 20, 2007 at Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, FL. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Samuel and Sophie (Schwartz) Toyen. He was a foreman for Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies before he retired. He leaves his wife, Dora...