Obituaries

Charlotte Miskin, 92 years of age, of West Hartford, formerly of Hartford, died Monday, December 19, 2011. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Rose Miskin. She was predeceased by her four brothers and her sister. She leaves several nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, and great-great nieces and nephews. The family wishes to thank...

Ida “Iggy” W. Michaels, 84 of Bloomfield died Friday (June 10, 2005). She was the wife of the late George “Toddy” Michaels. Born in Hartford on July 15, 1920, to the late Morris and Rebecca Wiener she lived in Bloomfield for 52 years. She was a librarian in the Bloomfield School System for 25 years until her retirement in 1985....

Contributions: In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: University of Connecticut Clinical and Translation Breast Program c/o Jody Blumberg 263 Farmington Avenue Farmington, CT 06030 Shiva: A memorial period will be observed at the Scott residence through Monday evening.

Harold G. Perry, of Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford, formerly of Old Meadow Rd., West Hartford, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Nathan and Ida (Weiner) Perry. He was the husband of the late Sally (Blumberg) Perry. He was a member of Congregation Beth Israel, West Hartford. He leaves two sons:...

Phyllis (Friedman) Labell, 99 years of age, of West Hartford, died Saturday August 25, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital. She was the widow of Abraham D. Labell. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Jacob L. and Mary (Osias) Friedman. She graduated from Weaver High School in Hartford and attended Columbia Teachers College. She taught early childhood...

Martin W. Hoffman, 76, of Bloomfield, passed away peacefully on Wednesday night (August 12, 2009) at his home after a long, courageous battle against Multiple Sclerosis. He was surrounded by his family. “Marty” was born in Hartford and lived his entire life in the Greater Hartford area. He graduated from Weaver High School in 1951 and Hillyer College (University of...

MOLANS, Adele (Hodes) Molans, 75, of Beechwood Drive, Waterford died peacefully, with her immediate family at her side, on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, New London. Addy fought a long, courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease and Emphysema. Born on October 8, 1930 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Philip and Rose Hodes....

Esther (Klein) Rome of Wedgewood Drive, Bloomfield, widow of Milton M. Rome, died Tuesday, July 5, 2005. Born in Duquesne, PA, she was the daughter of the late Molly and Edward Klein. She leaves two sons: Edward R. Rome and his wife Linda of East Hartford, and Michael Rome of Bloomfield, and three grandchildren: Matthew, Jonathan and Lindsay Rome. Funeral...

Richard M. Pearl, 46, of Bentley Drive, Manchester, husband of Ana (Portugal) Pearl, died Monday, March 3, 2008. Born in Hartford, he was the son of Minna (Rozinsky) Pearl of West Hartford, and the late David Pearl. He was a graduate of the University of Hartford, and a member of Temple Beth Hillel, South Windsor. Besides his wife and his...

Abraham Moses (Abe) Ruzensky, 94, of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday (July 21, 2013). Born in Hartford, son of the late Joseph and Rose Ruzensky, Abe lived in the greater Hartford area his entire life until moving to Palm Beach Gardens, FL in 2009 to be near his son, grandchildren and great grandchildren....

Arnold Mendelsohn, 75 years of age, of Winterset Lane, Simsbury, died Tuesday, September 21, 2010. Born in Queens, NY, he was the son of the late Philip and Evelyn (Koch) Mendelsohn. He was Vice President of Engineering for Otis Elevator, Farmington, having initiated the Elevonics 101 program, and had worked there for over forty years. He was a member of...

POST, Henry L. Post, 60 years of age, of West Hartford passed away Monday, June 7, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of Edna (Gutman) Post of West Hartford and the late Irwin Post. Besides his loving mother, he leaves his brother Albert Post and his wife Pamela (Uman) of Danbury; he was...

Eduard Pogosiants, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on Friday, June 1. He was 87. A native of Baku, Azerbaijan, Mr. Pogosiants served in World War II, earning the highest honors bestowed by the Soviet Army. He went on to complete bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering, and had a long and fruitful career in Baku. In the...

Paul Robert Shafer died on (November 9, 2005) in his home in Bloomfield. He was born in Hartford on June 21, 1924. How do you judge the value of a man’s life? Paul was a man who could change with the times and a man who valued history. He was the oldest son of Dr. Alexander and Pauline (Hoffman) Shafer....

Paul Landerman of Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford husband of the late Sally Marholin Landerman died Friday (September 19, 2008). He was an Army Veteran of World War II and was a well known musician and band leader in the Hartford area. he is survived by two sons, Lawrence Landerman and his wife Kathryn of Durham, NC., David Landerman of Bloomfield;...

Barbara (Soloff) Rosenthal, 71, of Harvest Lane, West Hartford, wife of Charles H. Press, died Monday, December 17, 2007. Born in Bridgeport, she was the daughter of the late Max and Mildred (Laden) Soloff. She received a BS degree from Boston University and a Masters from Central Connecticut State University. Barbara began her career at Day, Berry & Howard as...

Eve Goldfeld Kotkin, 88, of West Hartford, wife of the late Atty. David Kotkin, died Thursday (July 21, 2005) in West Hartford. She was born in Woodbridge, CT on November 15, 1916, the daughter of the late David and Rebecca (Sokolovsky) Goldfeld and lived in New Haven for nearly 30 years before moving to Hartford with her adored husband. She...

Beverly (Miskin) Herzfeld, widow of Harry Herzfeld Jr. died September 11, 2008 at Hartford Hospital with her son and daughter at her side. Beverly was born October 10, 1920 and spent her early years in Windsor and Hartford, graduating from Hartford High School in 1938. She also lived in Bloomfield and Newington and resided at Kimberly Hall in Windsor for...

Lillian Kimenker, 96, of West Hartford, died Friday, (May 20, 2011) at home. Born and raised in Hartford, the daughter of Isaac and Osne Goldberg, she resided in West Hartford since 1954. Her loving husband of 63 years, Robert M. Kimenker, predeceased her last year. She attended Central Connecticut State College full-time while her children were young, graduating in 1964,...

Nellie (Rader) Mackler, 99 years of age, of Sayre, PA, formerly of West Hartford, CT, died on February 22, 2014. She was the widow of Harold Mackler. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Yetta (Fleischmann Rader. Nellie was a former member of the Emanuel Synagogue in West Hartford, CT. She leaves her daughter,...