Obituaries

Linda Goldie (Most) Newman, 63, of Milford, died surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday (November 16, 2005). Born on November 21, 1941 in Bridgeport, she was the daughter of the late William and Edith Most. For the past 33 years she made her home in Milford. A graduate of Central High School in Bridgeport,...

Joseph Savitt, 81 years of age, of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of West Hartford, died Thursday, July 30, 2009. He was the husband of the late Marilyn (Kramer) Savitt. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Morris and Celia (Rosenblatt) Savitt. He was a US Army War Vetern of World War II. Joe was a painting contractor...

Avraham Yehudah Lapidus, 15, of West Hartford, died Feb. 23, 2006 at the CT Children’s Medical Center. Born Dec. 15, 1990 in Elmira, NY, Avi was the beloved son of Rabbi Jay and Susan, the younger brother of Menachem and Chana, and grandson of Cantor Richard and Ruth Teren of Chicago, IL. He leaves several uncles, aunts and cousins. Services...

Martha (Frankfurther) Pollenz, 102, of Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford died Saturday (November 18, 2006). She was the widow of Max Pollenz. Born in Austria, she was the daughter of the late Jakob and Franciska (Bleier) Frankfurter. Martha had a strong spirit, was a wonderful baker of Viennese pastries and was a volunteer teacher in the New York City School System...

Doris (Margolis) Rose of Avon, formerly of West Hartford, widow of Abraham Rose, died Thursday, February 10, 2011. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Margolis. She was the beloved mother of Sandra Jacobus of Canton; aunt of Andrea Kurtz, and great aunt of Jodi Kurtz and her husband Luke McCullough and of Allison...

Hans S. Neumann, 85, of Granby St., Hartford, husband of the late Lore (Schwarz) Neumann, died Tuesday, (May 2, 2007). Born in Germany, he was the son of the late Sally and Frita Neumann. He leaves two sons, Steven Neumann of Enfield, and Alan Neumann of Hartford; and a daughter, Dorothy Neumann of Hartford. Funeral services will be held on...

Leonard Albert Neistat, 86 years of age, of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of Newington, CT, died Thursday, January 30, 2014. Born in Hartford, CT on Dec. 20, 1927 to the late Sam and Mary (Smuckler) Neistat, and predeceased by his sister, Shirley, Leonard leaves behind his loving wife of over 59 years, Eleanor “Ellie” (Felman), sons, Mark (Julie) and Jeffrey...

Arthur H. Kruh, 90, of Attawanhood Trail, Old Saybrook, formerly of Bloomfield, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at his home. Arthur was born December 27th, 1917 in Hartford, to the late William and Fanny Kruh. He was married to the former Etta Cutler in August 1939. She predeceased him April 1999. Arthur proudly served in the US Army overseas...

Annabelle Cohen Lustig “Belle” of West Hartford, passed away suddenly on Monday, May 18, 2009. Born in New Britain on April 7, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Rose (Haber) Cohen. She is survived by her husband, Irwin Alexander, children: Stephen (Anna), Richard (Ellen), Marc (Flor); grandchildren: Caryn, Dara, Stacey, Ethan Lustig; Ashby and Aimee. Besides...

Sandra (Vigder) Maltz was born in Canton, OH and was raised in Akron, OH. Sandra attended Ohio State University where she met her husband, Dr. Freeman Maltz, who predeceased her in 2007. There was mutual adoration for each other and they were inseparable for 56 years. For eight years, Sandra taught middle school until she worked alongside her husband as...

Jacob Karp, 85 years of age, of West Hartford died Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Aaron and Hilda (Platt) Karp. He was a US Marine veteran serving in World War II. He was a member of the local Masons Union for over 30 years. Upon retirement he continued working with LAZ...

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...