Obituaries

Edward Offenhartz, of Brooklyn, NY, died peacefully at home in Canton, CT on September 21, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. Born on March 1, 1928, Ed was a beloved the son of the late Anna and Hyman Offenhartz - and brother to Harvey Offenhartz and the late Mitchell Offenhartz. In 1948, he graduated with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering...

Steven Robert Ross, 41, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010. He was the beloved son of Judith (Katz) Ross and the late Melvin M. Ross. Steven is survived by his loving family, Lee and Doreen Ross, Major Gary Ross, U.S. Army, and his cherished nephews, David and Marc Ross. Steven was also predeceased by his best friend and grandmother, Eva Katz...

David Morton Rothstein, 83, of Farmington, born to the late Alexander and Reba Rothstein in Boston, MA on June 18, 1929, died Friday July 27, 2012. David was predeceased by his beloved wife, Marilyn “Mickey” Rothstein. He is survived by his three children, Andrea, Lance, and Eric, and their spouses Anthony Cardoza, Andrea Rothstein, and Laura Rothstein, and his cherished...

Alexander Menzer, M.D., 91, a pediatrician for 45 years in West Hartford, died January 22 at his home. Dr. Menzer was born in Vienna, Austria and grew up there. He began his medical training in Vienna and because of WWII, he finished medical school in Basel, Switzerland. He married Alice Theresa Cahn in 1946 and they came to the U.S....

Rhoda (Schulman) Parskey, 92 years of age, of Farmington, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at St. Francis Hospital. She was the widow of Judge Leo Parskey. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Stein) Schulman.. She was a member of the Emanuel Synagogue of West Hartford. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and...

Sara Miller, of Marlborough, CT, (formerly from Lakewood, NJ) passed away peacefully in her sleep early Friday morning May 8, 2009. The matriarch of her family, she lived a wonderful 90 years. Above all else, Sara was dedicated to her family, bringing a richness of love, compassion, caring, and understanding to all. Pre-deceased by her son, Harry, sister Edith, brother...

Ethel (Grossman) Klein, 96 years of age, of West Hartford, died Saturday, August 31, 2013. Born in Poland, she was the daughter of the late Abraham and Ida (Gilbert) Grossman. Before she retired, Ethel was a dietary aide at the Hebrew Home in West Hartford. She leaves three sons and their wives, Benjamin and Ellinor of Windsor, Robert and Laura...

Marjorie Leichner Rafal of West Hartford died on Thursday, October 8, 2009, at age 93, after a short illness. She was born and raised in Hartford, the daughter of Dr. William Leichner and Lilyan Tillis Leichner. She attended Hartford schools and graduated from Hartford Public High School. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1938 with a B.A. in English composition,...

Jerome (Jerry) A. Kaplan, 78, of Avon passed away peacefully on June 14, 2013. He was the husband of Leah (Maskowsky) Kaplan and son of the late Sadie and Morris Kaplan of Kingston, NY. Jerry served in the National Guard of New York and as a reserve of the Army for three years after graduating from the Moran-Spencerian School of...

Anna Hurowitz Lublin, 98, passed away in Naples, FL on April 19, 2011. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Esther Hurowitz. She attended Hartford High School and Columbia University, NY. She lived most of her married life in West Hartford before moving to Florida in 1988. Anna was the wife of the late Dr....

Ernest Leff, formerly of Colchester and Westport, died Wednesday (May 2, 2007) at the age of 82 near his home in Los Angeles, CA. Since 1963 Leff has lived and practiced law in Los Angeles, specializing in financial institutions. Among his professional accomplishments, Leff argued and won a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Association...

Renee (Kotik) Rustin, 77, of Key Biscayne, FL and formerly of Avon and West Hartford, CT, died peacefully in her home on August 31, 2012 after a valiant struggle against cancer. She was born in Fall River, MA, the daughter of the late Rose and Stanley (Bob) Kotik. Renee is survived by her adoring husband Lawrence Rustin and six loving...

Helen B. Kaufman of Bristol, Ct passed away on Monday, May 9, 2011.She was the daughter of Sarah and Albert Bernstein and was predeceased by her husband, David, her parents, as well as, her brothers Milton, Bernard and Kenneth. She was a member of Congregation Kol Ami in Cheshire and Temple Sinai in Newington, and was a life member of...

KATZ, David I. Katz, 90 years of age, of Maple Edge Dr., Bloomfield died Saturday, December 25, 2010. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Samuel and Eva (Novarr) Katz. He served in the US Army during World War II. David taught math at Windsor High School before going into the insurance business. He was sales manager...

Sigmund E. Kei, PE, 80, of ALS, (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Survived by wife Harriet, sons Neil (Maria), Dr. Stephen (Barbara), and daughter Leslie Kei Rahn (Jeffrey), and grandchildren Nathan and Rebecca Kei, Erica Kei, Elise Kei Rahn, Jordan A. Kei Rahn, and Jamon Rahn. Sigmund served in the U.S. Navy as a Damage Control Officer during World War II and...

LEVINE, David Levine, 97 years of age, of Colchester, died peacefully in his sleep at home on Monday, March 15, 2010 . Born in Duryea, PA, he was the son of the late Hyman and Ida (Myerowitz) Levine. He attended Boston University. David was self employed for many years in the poultry business and later became the Kosher Food Inspector...

Abraham “Jake” Jacobs, 93, a resident of the Hebrew Home and Hospital, husband of the late Gloria (White) Jacobs, died February 3rd, 2011 at St Francis Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Wallingford to the late Joseph and Esther Jacobs, he was a proud member of “The Greatest Generation” having fought to preserve our freedoms during WWII in the...

Ida Smith Schaechter, much beloved wife of Harry B. Schaechter, passed away on November 1, 2011 in her home in West Hartford. She was 78 years old. In addition to her husband, Ida was the beloved mother of Judith Schaechter and her husband Michael Brownstein of Arlington, MA, and Lauren Lieberman and her husband Andy of Simsbury; loving grandmother of...

On Nov. 28, William Moiger of Hartford rode into the sunset to be with his beloved wife, Helen (Marcus) Moiger, and daughter, Doralea. He was born to Jacob and Minnie (Pearlman) Moiger on Oct. 22, 1910 in New York City and resided in Hartford for most of his life. For many years, he and his wife owned Moiger’s Texaco on...

SELTZER, Ruth (Kriwitzky) Ruth (Kriwitzky) Seltzer of Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford, widow of Elliott Seltzer died Thursday (June 29, 2006). She is survived by a sister, Edith Gittleman of West Hartford; several nieces and nephews, including Ronald and Cynthia Berkowitz, Newton, MA, Stuart and Sandra Gittleman, also of MA. Dennis and Deborah Hersh, West Hartford, Rosalie Roth, West Hartford, David...