Obituaries

Helen Olivia (Snyder) Rosenfield, 76, beloved wife for 55 years of Albert, of West Hartford, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, (November 29, 2006) at St. Francis Hospital. A life long native of Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Ada (Gershanoff) and Jacob Snyder. She was affectionately known as “Henke” to her loving family. Helen...

Phyllis (Eldridge) Rosenblatt, 84 years of age, of Walsh Ave., Newington died Sunday, June 12, 2011 at home with her family by her bedside. Born in New Haven, she was the daughter of the late Barney and Kate (Racow) Eldridge. She was a member of Temple Sinai of Newington. She leaves her husband, Donald C. Rosenblatt; her son, Paul S....

Harold Jacobs of Simsbury Rd., West Hartford, passed away with family by his side, on Wednesday, February 25, 2009. Born March 6, 1921 in Birmingham England, he served in the Royal Air Force during World War II. Harold moved to the United States from England with his family in 1955 where he owned and operated Clothing Care Cleaners for 25...

Phyllys (Kelmenson) Luntz, 88 years of age, of West Hartford, CT, died Saturday, March 29, 2014. She was the widow of Dr. Lester L. Luntz. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Sophie Kelmenson. An accomplished writer, Phyllys was the co-author with her husband of “The Handbook for Dental Identification: Techniques in Forensic Dentistry,”...

Albert M. Kleinman, 88 years of age, was born in Hartford on February 6, 1917, and passed away peacefully on July 15, 2005 in Fairlee, West Virginia, surrounded by his family. He was the middle son of Isidore and Mary Kleinman. He was a certified dental technician and had his own business, American Dental Lab in Hartford for many years,...

Julius “Yuddy” Shapiro, 93, passed away on January 13. Graduated Weaver High School and Bentley College. Served 4 years in the Army. Founding member of Blum Shapiro. Beloved and devoted husband of Ann and Edith. Wise and loving father of Paul (Joan) Shapiro, Susan (Jim) Rand, Jayne (Mark) Freiman. Proud grandfather of Allison, Geoffrey, David, Brian, Karyn and Alyssa. A...

Sidney Koplowitz, 92, of Palm Beach, FL and East Lyme, CT, formerly of West Hartford, husband of the late Ruth (Soifer) Koplowitz died Wednesday, November 2, 2005. Born in New Britain, he was the son of the late Morris and Rachel (Gordon) Koplowitz. Mr. Koplowitz owned and operated Copley’s Uniform Shop in Hartford for 40 years. He was a former...

MILLER, Sidney Miller, 86, died peacefully on Saturday morning, (December 19, 2009), at Hartford Hospital surrounded by his loving children and grandchildren. He was a devoted husband to Harriet Danen Miller, his wife of 52 years who passed on December 30, 2002. Harriet and Sidney were founding members of Congregation Beth Ahm, in Windsor, CT. Forty five years ago, Sidney...

Seymour Leppo, 92, formerly of Wantagh, NY, passed away July 3, 2012 surrounded by his family. He leaves behind his wife of 65 yrs, Shirley (Gordon); a son, Jeffrey and his wife, Marjorie of Pittsfield, MA; and two daughters, Ruby Rosenthal of Simsbury, CT, and Lisa Traum and her husband Steven of Bellmore, NY; a sister, Rosalind Linder of CA;...

Amy Iris Levine, 43, of Clermont, FL, formerly of West Hartford, died Wednesday, (March 7, 2007). She was the beloved wife of Richard B. Grossman; and beloved daughter of Donald F. And Merna (Joseph) Levine of West Hartford. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 12, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. at Beth David Synagogue Cemetery, Wethersfield with Rabbi Yitzchok Adler...

George Henry Marlow died on Saturday, (October 21, 2006) in his home town of Manchester. He was born on July 15, 1914, son of the late Nathan and Lena Marlow, Russian-Jewish immigrants who settled in Manchester in 1910. The following year the Marlows opened a five-and-dime at Brainard Place and Main Street that eventually became known as Marlow’s. In 1924...

Arline Mischel, 84 years of age, of West Hartford, passed away in peace, Thursday, October 1, 2009 surrounded by her family whom she loved so deeply and dearly. She was born and raised in Hartford, CT, daughter of the late Morris and Annie (Berman) Mischel. Arline graduated from Weaver High School and remained friends with her classmates throughout her life....

SANOFSKY, Jack S. Sanofsky, 94, of Eustis, FL, formerly of West Hartford, died Tuesday, June 13, 2006 in Florida. Born in Sweden, he was the son of the late Barney and Bertha (Trager) Sanofsky. He leaves his wife, Gertrude (Schwalbendorf) Sanofsky; a son Burton Sanofsky and his wife Ruth of East Hartford; a daughter Reeva Greenberg and her husband Joseph...

GROSSMAN, Hilda Robbin Grossman, of West Hartford, died Thursday, September 13, 2007 after living a long wonderful life of 94 years. She was the widow of David Grossman. Born in The Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Jenny Robbin of Robbin?s Delicatessen. She leaves her children, Marcia Grossman Nozik, her husband Ira Nozik and their...

Florence (Molinsky) Kaplan, 97, formerly of West Hartford, CT, died November 2, 2005 at the Mary Ann Morse Nursing Home in Natick, MA. She was the widow of William H. Kaplan. Born in Anapol, Russia, she was the daughter of the late Wolf and Rose Molinsky. She was a member of the Emanuel Synagogue, West Hartford. She leaves two sons,...

Edith Pisk, 98, of West Hartford, died peacefully after a brief illness on Thursday (March 31, 2011). Born on April 6, 1912 in Delmenhorst, Germany she was the youngest, and last surviving child of Hermann and Marie (Silber) Kuflik. She met and married Heinz Theodore Pisk, the love of her life, in Czechoslovakia in 1937. They left there for the...

Paula Konover, 76, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2013 with her children by her side. She was raised in West Hartford, had a career in sales, and operated her own nanny agency. She leaves her children, Larry Menzin & his wife Marit of Lexington, MA, Sally Tyszka and her husband Mark of Windsor, CT, Joey Menzin and his wife...

Mildred (Miller) Rosner, 96 years of age, of West Hartford died Saturday, April 25, 2015. She was the beloved wife of the late David Rosner. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Lena Miller. She was a graduate of Weaver High School. She worked for Brown Thompson and Sage Allen as a sales associate. She...

Rose (Cohen) Yush Rader, 95, of The Villages, FL, formerly of Bloomfield & Waterford, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Simon and Esther (Grossman) Cohen. She was the widow of David Yush and Henry Rader. She leaves two children: Edward Yush and his wife Bobbi of The Villages, FL, and a...