Obituaries

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...

KASSMAN, Barney Kassman, 80 years of age, of Columbia, passed away Friday, July 31, 2009 at home surrounded by his loved ones. Born in Willimantic, he was the son of the late Max and Annie Kassman. Barney lived his entire life in Columbia and was a dairy and poultry farmer. He also worked for the University of Connecticut in the...

Bernard W. Schwarz, 84 years of age, of Windsor, died December 18, 2013 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT. Born in Germany, he was the son of the late Isaac and Delfine (Wolf) Schwarz. Bernard retired from The Crown Supermarket in West Hartford. He was a member of Congregation B’nai Tikvoh-Sholom in Bloomfield for many years. He was a...

Leonard Putzer, 62, of Elms Common Dr., Rocky Hill died Monday, October 15, 2007 at Hartford Hospital. Born in New York , NY, he was the son of the late Isadore and Rachel (Silverstein) Putzer. Leonard was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was employed by the U.S. Postal Service until he retired. He leaves his wife,...

Ray (Granett) Levine of Simsbury, formerly of River Edge, NJ, died Tuesday, November 1, 2005. She was the widow of Philip Levine. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Max and Becky (Goldberg) Granett. She leaves two daughters: Rhoda Davis and her husband Burton of Marietta, GA and Helen Rutberg and her husband Michael of...

Dr. Joseph Lavender died Sunday (January 21, 2007). He was a man of many abilities and interests. He had a deep concern for mentally challenged students. He received his Ed.D. from Teachers’ College, Columbia University. He wrote special education legislation and opened classrooms throughout Connecticut as a state consultant for special education, from 1956 to his retirement in 1986. He...

Carole K. Papermaster, of Bloomfield, died on Thursday May 27, 2010 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on August 12, 1937 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, she was married to Dr. David S. Papermaster for one month shy of 50 years. They had a wonderful life together filled with great experiences and lasting memories. They lived together in Boston, Cleveland,...

Mona (Richman) Lavine, 10 Gabb Road, Bloomfield died on Wednesday, October 16th at home. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Milton and Edna (Rothman) Richman. She earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from NYU. Mona worked for Puritan Furniture in the Credit Department and was a former teacher in Hartford. Mona was devoted to her...

Nora (Dolinsky) Kaplan of West Hartford, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at the Hebrew Home and Hospital in West Hartford. Nora was born in Hartford on July 5, 1914, the daughter of the late Rose and Morris Dolinsky. She is survived by her sons, Steven Kaplan and his wife Karen of Lebanon, CT and Michael Kaplan and his...

Beatrice Bea’ Rosenberg, 91, of West Hartford, formerly of Bloomfield and Delray Beach, Florida, died Saturday, (December 17, 2011). Bea was married for 65 years to Jerome Jerry’ Rosenberg, who passed away in 2007. She was born and raised in Hartford, the daughter of William and Anna Rosenberg, and is the last survivor of their seven children. She graduated from...

Jeffrey M. Krupnikoff, 58 years of age, of Cromwell, died suddenly Thursday, July 9, 2009. Born in Hartford, he was the son of Helen (Volchak) Krupnikoff of West Hartford and the late Abraham Krupnikoff. He received his B.A. Degree cum laude in 1972 from the University of Rochester and his J.D. from the University of Connecticut in 1978. He was...

Thelma “Tybie” (Fierberg) Katz, 90, of West Hartford, died Monday (January 28, 2013). She was the widow of Herbert Ruel Katz. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Maurice R. and Fannie (Matchton) Fierberg. Tybie was a guidance office secretary at Hall High School in West Hartford until she retired. She was a member of Beth El...

Morris J. Seide, M.D., of Flagstad Rd., West Hartford, died Wednesday, December 29, 2010, on his 89th birthday. Born in Sioux Falls, SD, he was the son of the late Israel and Fannie (Karo) Seide. He was a US Marine Corps veteran of World War II, having served in the South Pacific. He graduated first in his class from the...

Shirley Juster Kukin of Hartford, formerly of New York, died Sunday, March 27, 2011 after a long illness. She was born in Hartford, the daughter of Harry and Molly Juster. She spent her adult life as a loving caretaker of children. She leaves to mourn her beloved sister-in-law Edith Juster of New York and devoted nieces and nephews Hollace Juster...

Florence (Schultz) Jacobson of West Hartford, formerly of McLean,Virginia and Bethesda, Maryland, died on November 22, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Samuel and Betty (Dunn) Schultz. She was a graduate of Teachers College, Columbia University and for many years was the director of the North Arlington Parish Child Care Center. She leaves her son, John Jacobson (Nancy)...

LEVESTON, Ronald D. Leveston, of Wellington, Florida formerly of Connecticut passed away on April 9, 2010. Born in 1950, Ron was a caring and loving husband to Alice, father to Zachary and Samantha and brother and best friend to “Uncle Bob”. Ron had a bright mind, a generous heart, a strong spirit and a great sense of humor. He worked...

Charlotte (Gorban) Sadler, 86 years of age, of Windsor Locks, died Monday, August 22, 2011. She was the widow of Jacob Sadler, who was the love of her life. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Max and Rebecca (Guberman) Gorban. She leaves her beloved daughter, Ellie Sadler of Windsor Locks; and her brother, Arthur W. Gorban...

Lawrence F. Kraimer, 77, of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of Windsor, died Wednesday, September 3, 2008. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Isador and Bella (Scholsky) Kraimer. He was a US Air Force Veteran of the Korean War. He leaves two sons: Alan Kraimer and his wife Karen of Marietta, GA, and Scott Kraimer and his...

Anna Gurvich, age 75, passed away at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford on September 11, 2014 following a long struggle with cancer. Anna was born in Vinnitsa, Ukraine. She was the daughter of Sophia and Meir Kaplun. She earned a MS degree in Volgograd, Russia and moved to Riga, Latvia, where she worked at Riga Polytechnic Institute and married Boris...

Zelda (Goldstein) Katzin, daughter of Samuel and Jennie (Bronfin) Goldstein, was born April 9, 1929 in Danbury, CT. She died December 9, 2010, at her home in Bloomfield, CT. She was the widow of David Katzin, who died August 13, 2010. They were married for 61 years and lived in the West Hartford for most of that time. Later, they...