Obituaries

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...

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...