Obituaries

S. Michael Schatz, 84, of Avon, and Longboat Key, FL and formerly of West Hartford, died Friday, (June 10, 2005) at home. He leaves his beloved wife of 60 years, Norma (Hirshon) Schatz, and his children, Andrew Schatz and his wife Barbara Wolf of West Hartford, Debra and her husband Mark Lefkowitz, of Sharon, MA, Nathan Schatz and his wife...

Lisbeth ‘Betty’ (Nash) Liebman, 82 years of age, of Old Stage Road, Glastonbury, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Born in Larchmont, NY, she was the daughter of the late Irving and Lillian (Levine) Nash. She was a member of Kol Haverim of Glastonbury. Betty had a warm and caring nature. She was loved and cared about by those who knew...

Sydney (Hurwitz) Mittau died peacefully at the Hebrew Home and Hospital in West Hartford at the age of 105. She was born in Manchester, England, the daughter of Mendle and Sarah Hurwitz. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Felix; four brothers, Reuben, Barney, Sol and David; two sisters, Jean and Rae. She leaves beloved nieces and nephews whom she...

SCHECHTMAN, Sylvia (Shakin) Schechtman, 93, of West Hartford died Sunday, September 25, 2005 at Hartford Hospital. She was the widow of Dr. Charles T. Schechtman. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Florence (Smith) Shakin. She lived in New Britain, Sarasota, FL and Avon before moving to West Hartford. Mrs. Schechtman was a...

MALCOLM SHOOR ROTH passed away on March 18, 2013 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Dr. Roth was born in Hartford, CT on January 28, 1933, the son of Frank E. Roth, M.D. and Alice Shoor Roth. A lifelong resident of West Hartford, he was a graduate of William H. Hall High School in 1951. He attended Dartmouth...

Joan D. (Yaffa) Segal, 60 years of age, of Norwich, CT, died peacefully from breast cancer on Tuesday, February 3, 2009. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of Charles and Sylvia (Sachs) Yaffa, of West Hartford. A graduate of University of Connecticut with a B.A. in the school of education, she also earned a law degree from Qunnipiac University...

Frank R. Lane, 59, of Wethersfield, CT died June 2, 2014 after a courageous and heartbreakingly short battle with cancer, marked by the same strength and grace with which he lived his life. He leaves behind the love of his life, Heidi (Wasserzug) Lane. In characteristic loving style, Frank did all he could to prepare her to continue life without...

Sylvia (Sobsey) Halem, 88, of Chatfield Dr., West Hartford, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2009 at home. Born in Patterson, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Avrum and Ida (Anchell) Sobsey. Sylvia was an artist, a model, and child actress on the Yiddish stage. A founding member of Ellington Ridge Country Club, she was also a past member...

HOLLM, Etta Hollm, 78, of Farmington died Tuesday, June 20, 2006. Born in Hartford she was the daughter of the late Charles and Dorothy (Hyman) Hollm. She was a convention planner for Phoenix Mutual before she retired. Prior to Phoenix Mutual she worked for The Travelers and for Connecticut General. Etta was an avid pianist. She leaves her brother, Martin...

Bernard Mussman, 92 years of age, husband of Nancy (Blumberg) Mussman died Saturday, October 6, 2012 at Hartford Hospital. Born in New Britain, he was the son of the late Louis and Lena (Hoberman) Mussman. He is survived by his wife and best friend, Nancy (Blumberg) Mussman; son Spencer Mussman of New Britain; brothers, Eugene Mussman and his wife Faye...

Henry M. ?Hank? Keezing, 77, of Kensington, died October 3, 2007. He always loved to write and tell stories, and considered himself lucky that he became a journalist and, thanks to the old New Britain Herald, had a public forum for his thoughts and ideas and stories through late 2006, which was long after his 1992 retirement as Executive Editor...

Philip D. Rosin 92 was born in Hartford November 13, 1919 to Morris and Minnie (Rosenbaum ) Rosin. After graduating from Weaver High School he worked at Pratt and Whitney. During WW2 he served in the Army Air Force as a military policeman. After the war Philip traveled to California and Kansas City where he enrolled in watchmaking school. In...

David P. Rappaport, 48, of West Hartford, beloved husband of Gail (Cohn) Rappaport for 19-1/2 years, died Friday, October 20, 2006 after a battle with cancer which he fought with strength and courage. He was an inspiration to everyone. Born in Hartford, David was the son of Lois (Lundy) Radding and the late Isadore Radding of Manchester, and Kenneth Rappaport...

Marilyn (Kramer) Savitt, 76, of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of West Hartford, died Thursday, April 6, 2006. Born in Waterbury, she was the daughter of the late Meyer and Tillie (Shaev) Kramer. Marilyn was a member of Temple Sinai of Newington, B’nai Brith, Hadassah, the Musical Club of Hartford, the Arthritis Society, and the Auxiliary of the Hebrew Home &...

Freda (Rogoff) Hutner, 100 years of age, of West Hartford and Boynton Beach, FL died Monday, September 8, 2014. She was the widow of Harry Hutner. She leaves a daughter Lynn Feigin and husband Arnold of West Hartford and Boynton Beach, FL, her son Nelson Hutner of Melbourne, FL, her sister Ann Rogoff of New Haven, CT; her grandchildren Jodi...

Bernice (Savetsky) Lampert, 86 years of age, of Simsbury, CT, formerly of Massapequa Park, NY, died Tuesday, January 7, 2014. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Gertrude (Padwa) Savetsky. She leaves her husband, Jack Lampert; her daughter, Susan Rich and her husband Daniel of Simsbury; her son, Michael Lampert of Westfield, NJ;...

On January 5th, 2015, Charlotte Halpert passed gently to rest under the bright light of a lovely wolf moon. She was born in New York, NY, on September 1, 1930 and lived her life as a strong, independent woman in Manhattan until 2008 when she moved to Farmington, Connecticut to be near family. A graduate of City College, she worked...

Robert “Bob” Lappen, age 82, passed away peacefully at home on December 28, 2012 after a long and courageous battle with lung cancer. He was the beloved husband of Marilyn (Rohrlick) Lappen for 58 years. An army veteran who served in Panama during the Korean War, he graduated with an Associates Degree in Business from Hillyer College. Bob successfully owned...

Maralyn (Rulnick) Lipner, 81, of Library Lane, Simsbury, widow of Harry Lipner, died Saturday, November 28. 2009. Born in East Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Betty (Sack) Rulnick. She was a graduate of Radcliffe College, class of 1948. She was a member of Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation - Emek Shalom, Simsbury. She leaves two sons:...

Paul Gustav Klemens, an emeritus professor and former chairman of the University of Connecticut Department of Physics, passed away on July 26 at the age of 87. He had been a resident of Connecticut since 1967, living first in Manchester, then in Storrs until moving to West Hartford in 2011. He was born in 1925 in Vienna, Austria, the son...