Obituaries

Marilyn K. Rose, 81, of East Hartford died Friday, (March 31, 2006) at home. The widow of Walter Rose, she leaves her son and daughter-in-law, Howard and Joanne Rose of Springfield, MA; her daughter, Elaine of Asheville, NC; her sister, Judith Scolnick of Jerusalem, Israel; several cousins and nephews; and her pets, Mike and Maddie. Marilyn was a grade school...

Marion (Schlossberg) Margolis who lived at the Hughes Convalescent Home, West Hartford, died on Thursday, October 27, 2005. She was the wife of the late Julius Margolis. She was born in Hartford, November 11, 1916. She worked for many years as Executive Secretary to the President of G. Fox & Co. in Hartford. She leaves two daughters: Andrea Kurtz of...

Charlotte Beizer Laschever, born May 7, 1924 in Malden Mass, died peacefully at home at Abrahms Boulevard in West Hartford on June 1, 2013. Charlotte is the daughter of the late Hyman and Bella Beizer. She worked as a copywriter for G Fox & Co and Ames Department Stores. Music, singing, playing the piano and theater were her passions. She...

Mark J. Lake, a 35-year resident of Cheshire, passed away on June 10, 2014 at Midstate Medical Center after a long and courageous battle against cancer. He is survived by Sunni Cohen Lake, his wife of 41 years. Mark was born in Hartford, CT to the late Maurice and Rose Lake on December 15, 1946. He was predeceased by his...

Sandra Rosenwald Kofsky died peacefully Wednesday morning April 9, 2014 of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease at Jefferson House in Newington, CT under hospice care. She was born to the late Eva and Julius Rosenwald on March 22, 1943 in Bridgeport, CT. She married Seymour V. Kofsky on June 10, 1962. They moved to Newington, CT in 1965 and lived the last several...

David Schneider of Norwich Ave., Colchester, husband and best friend of Judith (Dember) Schneider, died Friday, April 27, 2007. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Morris and Tylly (Cherry) Schneider. He was a US Air Force Veteran of World War II. A past Little League Coach, he had also been active in the Democratic Party...

Arnold “Arnie” S. Landsberg, 82, of Manchester, beloved husband of Julene Barr Landsberg passed away peacefully on Saturday (June 25, 2005) at St. Francis Hospital. He was predeceased by his beloved daughter Andrea Beth Landsberg and his sister Marian L. Kobrosky. He was born in Hartford on March 17, 1923, to the late Albert and Rebecca (Webber) Landsberg. He was...

Marvin Morganbesser, formerly of West Hartford, died peacefully at his home at the Goodwin House in Falls Church, Virginia on Thursday, October 11, 2012 at the age of 79. Marvin was a founder of the Connecticut Construction Industry Association (CCIA) and served as President and General Counsel of CCIA until his retirement in 2008. Under his leadership, CCIA grew and...

Jeffrey Albert Newfield, 63, of West Hartford passed away on Monday, September 5, 2005 at Hartford Hospital. A native of West Hartford, he was educated at Loomis-Chaffee School, Princeton and the University of Michigan Business School. At Loomis, he played Varsity Soccer and graduated with distinction. He continued his soccer at Princeton where he was a member of Quadrangle Club....

Sara W. Rowe passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2014, at the age of 98, at St. Mary Nursing Home in West Hartford, CT. Sara was born in Hartford, CT, on Feb. 3, 1916. She was a graduate of Hartford Public High School. She was employed by Aetna Insurance Company in the Underwriting Department for many years. She was predeceased...

Ruth (Redelmeier) Lichtenstein, 87, of Seabury Drive, Bloomfield, widow of Theodor Lichtenstein, died Sunday, (May 1, 2005) at St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center. She was a very active member of Congregation Tikvoh Chadoshoh, Bloomfield. She leaves a niece, Margot Wynne of Taylors, SC. Funeral services will be TODAY, May 3, at 10:30 a.m. at the Congregation Tikvoh Chadoshoh Cemetery,...

Albert “Wally” Lefkin, 79, of Prospect Avenue, West Hartford, died Tuesday, December 27, 2005. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Samuel and Ida (Epstein) Lefkin. He was a US Navy Veteran of World War II. Mr. Lefkin was a soda distributor for many years before becoming a home improvements salesman. He was a member of the...

Jacob R. Jacobson of West Hartford, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, (October 31, 2010). “Saba Jack” was born in the Bronx, NY on March 4, 1925 and relocated to Hartford, with his parents in 1941 upon graduating from Evander Childs High School at the age of 16. He was a veteran of World War II serving with the ETO with...

Philip Levy, 87 years of age, of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of West Hartford and Bloomfield, CT, died peacefully at home, Wednesday, July 22, 2009. Born in Springfield, MA, he was the son of the late Jacob and Anna (Schaffer) Levy. Phil was a 2nd Lieutenant in The US Army Infantry serving in the European Theater of Operations in England...

Frieda Boardman-Reisner, age 94, passed away peaceably on April 2, 2013. Born in Springfield, MA on December 31, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Irving and Mary Horowitz. Her brothers, Joseph and Alfred Horowitz, and a sister Ruthie Sideroff predeceased her. She was married to the late Morton Boardman and later to the late Louis Reisner. She is...

“Let us not mourn for what is gone, but celebrate life and accept what it affords all, it’s joy and sorrows day by day, and whatever else may come your way” Frances Segal Frances (Dembo) Segal, 104, died peacefully on Friday April 11, 2014 in Manchester, CT. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Dr. Jacob Alden Segal. She was...

Pauline (Kunin) Markman, of Massachusetts, formerly of West Hartford, died Sunday, February 14, 2010. She was the widow of Benjamin Markman. She was a member of Congregation Beth Israel, West Hartford. She leaves a daughter, Esther Markman of Waltham, MA. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 10:30 AM in the Chapel of the Weinstein Mortuary,...

Estelle Lewis, 90, beloved wife of the late David Lewis, died Tuesday, (August 1, 2006). Estelle was a resident of West Hartford, and previously Clinton, New Britain and S. Palm Beach, FL. Born in Hartford, Estelle was the daughter of the late Philip and Ethel Alperson. After graduation from Weaver High School, Estelle worked at G. Fox before marrying David...

Robert Aaron Lapuk, 84 years of age, of West Hartford, died peacefully at home Friday, January 27, 2012 with his family at his bedside. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Meyer and May (Lapides) Lapuk. He graduated from the University of Connecticut and served in the US Marine Corps during World War II. He opened his...

Jack D. Haber, 71, son of the late Sylvia and Benjamin Haber, passed away on Friday, (March 4, 2011.) He is survived by his beloved Gaye Hayden, his daughters, Jill Tuchmann and Pamela (Brad) Mondschein, his grandchildren, Joshua Gallant, Jordan Tuchmann, Alana and Rachel Mondschein, his brother Larry Haber and his sister Judith (Steve) Rubin. Funeral services will be held...