Obituaries

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...

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...