Obituaries

Gerda (Karliner) Weinstein, 86 years of age, of West Hartford, passed away on Thursday, February 24th, 2011 at the Hebrew Home and Hospital, West Hartford. She was the widow of Max Weinstein, and had lived in the Hartford area since 1946. Born in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Mary Karliner. Gerda was a life time...

Lawrence “Larry” Wasserman of West Hartford, died Tuesday, April 15, 2008. He was the beloved husband and best friend of Susan Korduner Wasserman. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Abraham and Rose (Smilowitz) Wasserman. Larry attended Hartford public schools and was a member of the Emanuel Synagogue where he was a past president of the Brotherhood....

Robert A. Simons, 81 of West Hartford, husband of Barbara (Hoffman) Simons died Thursday, February 12, 2015 at home surrounded by his family. Bob was born on June 13, 1933 in Hartford. Raised in a single-parent household, Bob began his business career at 13 years old, putting newspapers together for Kopplemann’s during the week and selling them from a stand...

Lester Swett, 94, of West Hartford, beloved husband for 50 years to Alberta Swett, passed away at home on August 12, 2013. Born on June 7, 1919 in New Britain, son of the late Sarah and Meyer Swetchnick, he was raised in New Britain and lived in the Hartford area his entire life. After attending college, Lester served in the...

Neil M. Sokoloff of West Hartford died Tuesday, (February 9, 2010) at Hartford Hospital. Born in the Bronx, NY, on May 4, 1939, the son of Mollie (Hutner) Sokoloff of West Hartford and the late Bernard Sokoloff, he graduated from Weaver High School and the University of Hartford. He obtained his J.D. degree from the University of Connecticut School of...

Evelyn ?Bobby? (Sagan) Shapiro, 89, of West Hartford, widow of Murry Shapiro, died Monday, March 15, 2010. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Jeanne (Rosenzweig) Sagan. Bobby was a graduate of Philadelphia High School for Girls, class of January 1938. She received her undergraduate degree from West Chester State (PA) Teachers College (now...

Gloria (BenMaor) Turner, 90, of West Hartford passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. She was the widow of Joseph Turner, her beloved husband of 58 years. Born in Hartford, she was one of seven children of the late Aaron and Esther (Matarasso) BenMaor. Gloria was known for her talented knitting and crocheting, passion for butterflies and unwavering love...

Evelyn (Kaplan) Weinstein, 90 years of age, of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of Bloomfield, CT and West Hartford, CT, died Sunday, December 14, 2014. Born in Hartford she was the daughter of the late Frank and Hilda (Lashin) Kaplan. She was a 70 year member of Congregation Beth Israel of West Hartford and several other philanthropic organizations. She leaves her...

Jean (Greenberg) Trigg, 91, of Boca Raton, FL, formerly of Simsbury, widow of Vincent P. Trigg, died peacefully on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at Hospice by the Sea in Boca Raton, after a several month illness. Her husband Vinnie had passed away in 1995 after almost 59 years of marriage. Born in Albany NY, she was the daughter of the...

Henrietta (Tannenbaum) Stoltz, 87 years of age, of Newington passed away peacefully on October 30th. She was Born on December 22, 1926 in Columbia CT, and was the daughter of Abraham and Molly Tannenbaum. Survived by Morris Stoltz, her life long partner and husband of 67 years. Her sisters Mary Banner and Gussie Kramberg, and brother Irving Tannenbaum pre-deceased her....

ZUCKERMAN, Lila R. (Lustig) of Needham and formerly of Bloomfield Connecticut, 88, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Irving I. Zuckerman. A native New Yorker, PHI BETA KAPPA graduate of City College, one of the original Weight Watchers lecturers under the founder Jean Nidetch, an accountant for CIGNA, senior volunteer at the Bloomfield Senior...

Marjorie (Gaber) Simon of Geraldine Dr., Coventry, beloved wife of Theodor (Ted) Simon, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011. Born in Winsted, Marge was a long time resident of West Hartford until she and Ted moved to an apartment which their son Eric Simon built for them adjacent to his home in Coventry five years ago. Marge graduated from Flower Fifth...

Irving J. White, 78, of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of West Hartford, died Sunday, July 17th in Florida. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Aaron and Lucy (Isaacson) White. He was a Korean War Veteran of the US Merchant Marines. He had worked for Channel 30 in the 1960’s in merchandising. He had been the owner...

Richard H. Sherman, 72, of Alexandra, VA., died suddenly Monday October 22. He was born in Hartford, the son of the late George J. and Lottie Kovarsky Sherman. He was raised in West Hartford and was a graduate of Hall High School and the University of Connecticut. Richard retired from the Air Force with the rank of Colonel and he...

Ruth Sudarsky Wortman of Manchester, CT previously of West Hartford, passed away Monday, March 31 at the age of 93. Born on May 21,1920, she was a graduate of Weaver High School and the University of Connecticut. As a Registered Dietitian Ruth worked for St Francis Hospital, was Chief Dietitian at Springfield Hospital and taught nutrition at The New Britain...

Lena (Rubenstein) Steinberg, 95, of West Hartford, widow of Samuel Steinberg, died Wednesday, October 21, 2009. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Esther Rubenstein. She leaves a son, Eugene Steinberg and his wife Roberta of Tallahassee, FL, and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 23, 2009 at 11:00 AM...

TRIEBER, Albee M. Trieber, 88 years of age, of West Hartford died Saturday, October 9, 2010. He was the loving husband of the late Laura (Levy) Trieber. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Harry and Anne (Polski) Trieber. Albee was a US Army Air Corps Veteran of World War II. He helped revolutionize the rapid replacement...

Richard Steier, father, grandfather, businessman and philanthropist died on February 9th. He was born July 17th 1914. Richard Steier was predeceased by his loving wife of almost 70 years, Eleanor. Richard is survived by his four children and their spouses: Mark and Holly Steier, Rod and Elena Steier, Cindy Steier and her husband Glen Briden, and Dan and Lisa Steier;...

Marcia (Kaplan) Sisitsky of Tabor Circle, West Hartford, widow of Harold Sisitsky, died Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at home. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Samuel L. and Ethel (Marcus) Kaplan. She was a member of the Emanuel Synagogue of West Hartford. She leaves two daughters: Deena G. Sisitsky and her husband Hiro Hara of...

ZACHARY M WELLINS (Zak) Zak Wellins, 34, of Wethersfield overcame his battle with cancer on August 27, 2005 to go on to be with his dad, Howard, who predeceased him on October 13, 1989. Zak was born September 23, 1970 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio where he lived until moving to West Hartford in 1976. He attended Hall High School in...