Obituaries

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Marna Witkin Kaye, 88 beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Marna passed peacefully, surrounded by loved ones on August 10, 2024 after a short illness. Marna leaves behind her loving husband of 65 years, Daniel Kaye. Her son Dov Kaye, daughters Robin Neron and Rebecca Falvey. She was...

Sally (Yaffa) Krantz, 92, of Wintonbury Ave., Bloomfield, wife of the late Mac Krantz, died Friday, June 9, 2006. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Anna (Chesick) Yaffa. She leaves a son, Howard Feivou and his wife Melinda of Niantic; a daughter, Toba Aldrich of Torrington; three brothers: Irv Yaffa of Newington, and Louis...

Nancy (Kaplan) Lee, 65, of Simsbury died on Sunday, September 11, 2005 at Hartford Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Albert L. and Olive S. Kaplan. Nancy received a B.A. degree from Goucher College and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Hartford. As an administrator and as a teacher her...

Rosalie (Lassman) Rosenthal, 88, of West Hartford, Connecticut, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, August 1, 2013, at Saint Francis Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Elias (Elliot/”Kiki”) Rosenthal for 51 years. A native of Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Anna (Seltzer) Lassman. Rosalie attended Weaver High School...

Susan L (Whitaker) Revis, an elementary school teacher in Hartford and New Haven, Connecticut, died at the age of 62 on September 22, 2014. She is survived by her loving and dedicated husband Brian Revis, her mother Margaret Whitaker, mother and father-in-law Linda and Stephen Revis and sister-in-law Toby Revis. She also leaves six loving siblings, Ginger Whitaker of Avon,...

Ethel K. Kutz, 95, a life long resident of West Hartford, CT died on March 21, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Julius and Marriam K. Kutz, also residencts of West Hartford. Ethel was a teacher in the Hartford Public Schools for many years; in particular her many students at Naylor School remember her fondly. She enjoyed music,...

Louis “Lobs” Mandell, of Simsbury Road, West Hartford, died Thursday May 12. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Abraham and Rachel Mandell. He was a member of Temple Beth Shalom of Manchester. He was predeceased by his wife, Selma Mandell . He leaves behind his son Marshall and his wife Suzie of Potomac Falls, Maryland, his...

Elaine L. Ofshay, age 88, passed away peacefully at John Dempsey Hospital, Farmington, CT after a courageous battle with dementia on October 18, 2023 surrounded by her family. She was born on April 28, 1935 in Hartford CT and was the younger of two daughters born to the late Samuel and Libby Rohrlick. Elaine graduated from Buckley High School in...

David Harris Seltzer, of West Hartford, passed away at home on Monday, May 4, 2009. He was born on July 29, 1950 and graduated from local schools, Becker Jr. College and The College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, MA with a Bachelor?s Degree in History. He was employed at Bridgestone/Firestone for thirty-six years; retiring as its Regional Stores Coordinator on...

Gerald Alan McNamara died on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at home in Farmington, CT. In addition to Ronnie, his beloved wife of 47 years, and his adored daughter, Annie, Jerry is survived by loving cousins (from both his family and his wife’s), friends too numerous to count, many from his early school days in Hartford, and all those special people...

Morris H. Handler, 93, of 133 Penn Drive, West Hartford passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2006. He was born in Hartford, the son of David and Celia Handler. He was a graduate of Hartford Public High, Class of 1931B. He was married to the late Esther Saltzman Handler for 66 years until her passing in April, 2005. Morris was...

S. Steven Wolfson, M.D., 78, of West Hartford, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2006, from complications arising after surgery. Dr. Wolfson was a prominent Hartford area physician for more than 35 years. He retired in 1996. Born on January 21, 1928, in Far Rockaway, New York, the only child of Isadore and Anne (Gidinsky) Wolfson (both deceased), Dr. Wolfson...

Jerome Rosenberg, 86, of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of Hartford and Bloomfield, died Tuesday, May 1, 2007 in Florida.Born in New Haven, he was the son of the late David and Hannah (Einsohn) Rosenberg. He was a US Army Veteran of World War II. Before he retired in 1981, Mr. Rosenberg was the owner of the Sandwich Shop at 111...

William H. Podolny of Manchester, died Wednesday, January 23, 2013, age 88. Bill was an engineer and an innovator. Bill joined Pratt and Whitney as an engineer at a time of great change. After the end of World War II the need to develop jet engines was recognized as essential for the company. There were established competitors and creation of...

Esther Kershenbaum, 94, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 25, 2011 at the Hebrew Home & Hospital, West Hartford. She was born in Poland coming to America as a small child. Esther was the daughter of Benny and Eva Kershenbaum. She leaves two sisters: Bertha Sargent of Farmington and Norma Laschever of West Hartford. She was predeceased by three brothers:...

Gertrude (Schwalbendorf) Sanofsky, 99 years of age, of Mount Dora, Florida, formerly of West Hartford, CT died Tuesday, March 25, 2014. She was the widow of Jack Sanofsky. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Molly (Pearlbinder) )Schwalbendorf. She was preceded in death by her son Burton Sanofsky. She leaves her daughter Reeva Greenberg...

RUBINSTEIN, Vilma Newman Vilma Newman Rubinstein of Farmington passed away on Wednesday, (July 15, 2009). She was born on March 25, 1915, in Czechoslovakia, came to the United States in March, 1954, and lived in the Hartford area since 1957. She was the widow of Rabbi Ernest Rubinstein. As a young adult she was brought to the Auschwitz Concentration Camp...

Sylvia (Rechtshafer) Lichtenbaum was called forth to Heavens Eternal Peace on Sunday, September 30, 2012. Born on August 8, 1929, in Hartford, Sylvia was the daughter of Israel and Clara (Orenstein) Rechtshafer. She spoke fondly of growing up on Buckingham Street, and often shared stories of her father Izzy’s Tavern, grocery store, and liquor store. In heaven, Sylvia is reunited...

Sylvia Broz Plotzker, 88, of West Hartford, formerly of the Bronx and Queens, NY, widow of William Plotzker, passed away on Sunday, (January 1, 2006) while surrounded by her loving family. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grand mother. She was born on April 18, 1917, the daughter of Sol and Ethel Broz. She is survived by a...

Samuel Rutenberg, 81 years of age, of New York, NY, died Monday, January 5, 2015. Born in Palestine, he was the son of the late Israel and Molly (Smoonski) Rutenberg. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean War. Sam was a social worker for the State of New York. He leaves his brother, Gideon Rutenberg and his wife...