Obituaries

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...

Dr. Bernard Passman of West Hartford, CT, beloved husband of Marlene (Ganezer) Passman for 48 years, has passed away, Friday, December 25, 2009, after a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family. Dr. Passman was a prominent physician in Obstetrics and Gynocology in the greater Hartford area. Born in Portland, Maine, he was the son of the late Abraham and...

Jeanette (Frankel) Leshner, 95 years of age, of West Hartford, passed away Wednesday (December 12, 2012). She was the widow of Simon Leshner, who she was married to for 52 years. Jeanette was born in Gadsen, AL, the daughter of the late Oscar and Bertha (Seidel) Frankel, and the sister of the both late Ruth Frankel and Sylvia Kurtz. She...

Howard L. Horenbein, D.D.S., 69, of Bloomfield, died Wednesday, (December 21, 2005). Born in Waterbury, he was the son of the late Harry and Ida (Marion) Horenbein. He practiced dentisty in Meriden before he retired. He leaves his wife, Marilyn (Ganezer) Horenbein; a son Alan J. Horenbein and his wife Fana of Edison, NJ; a daughter Cheryl Ziebka and her...

RICHBERG, Molly Kim (Styron) Richberg, 55, of Manchester, died Friday, March 28, 2008. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Styron and Sally (Diamond) Styron Goodstine. She was a member of Temple Beth Sholom of Manchester. She leaves a son, Sam Richberg and his wife Nadya of Silver Spring, MD. Funeral services will be held...

Paul Scheinblum, 62 of Bloomfield, formally of Manchester, husband of Marilyn (Klein) Scheinblum, died November 27, 2006. He was the son of the late Marie and Robert Scheinblum. Paul attended Hartford schools including Weaver High School class of 62 and graduated Central Connecticut State University. Paul worked for many years as an accountant in Vernon, was an Army veteran, a...

Rywka Lejfer Lew, born September 1, 1923 in Nemenchine, Poland, died July 10, 2005 in Chesterfield, MO. Beloved wife of the late Israel Lew. Loving and devoted mother of Dr. Judel (Dr. Susan) Lew and the late Johanan Lew. Devoted grandmother of Jason Lew, Jeffrey Lew, Dr. Jenna Lew-Feit (Corey), Sara and Lisa Frieberger. Sister of the late Beryl (Mania)...

Bessie (Butler) Hammer, of West Hartford, formerly of East Hartford, died Monday, October 17, 2011. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Nathan and Rose (Vine) Butler. She leaves her son, Arthur Koffinke and her daughter, Doris Bunce both of Las Vegas, NV; her sister Edith Kraimer of West Hartford; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was...

Gilda (Lebon) Lerner, 76 years of age, of Tabor Circle, West Hartford, wife of Robert Lerner, died Wednesday, February 16, 2011. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Frieda (Missal) Lebon. Gilda was a member of Beth El Temple of West Hartford and its Sisterhood; a member of Hadassah; and attained status as a Life...

Betsy Ruth (Lebowitz) Kosovsky, of West Hartford died peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Thursday, January 13, 2011 after a brief illness. Born March 21, 1930 in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Etta (Dunn) Lebowitz. Betsy devoted her life to family, friends and numerous community causes. She was a beautiful, graceful and intelligent woman...