Obituaries

MOORE, Hyman L. Moore, 80, of Avon and Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of New Britain died Saturday, October 8, 2005 at New Britain General Hospital. Born in New Britain, he was the son of the late Louis and Yetta (Honeyman) Moore. He served in the US Merchant Marines during World War II. Mr. Moore was the retired owner of Moore...

Jacqueline Roth Kane, a life-long resident of West Hartford, died Tuesday, (March 18, 2008) after a courageous battle with multiple myloma (amyloidosis). She was the daughter of the late Dr. Frank E. and Alice (Shoor) Roth and is survived by her husband Edward and children Patricia Kane Gibeley of Simsbury, James Kane of Needham; and her brother Dr. Malcolm S....

Emily Claire Morgan, 45, of South Windsor, passed away on January 4, 2014, of pneumonia after contracting influenza. She is survived by her husband of 14 years, James P. Morgan, her sister Cara E. Taback and brother-in-law Alex Feinstein. She was predeceased by her mother and father, Dorinne and Edward Taback. Emily was born in Hartford, CT. She received a...

Dr. David S. Papermaster of Bloomfield, passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2024. He was 86 years old and lived a long and wonderful life. He was a true Midwesterner - nice to everyone and always positive. He was the son of Dr. Aaron Papermaster and Celia (nee Solomon) Papermaster. He was born in Fargo, North Dakota and grew up...

M. Fred Jacobs, 91, of West Hartford. After having saved many lives at the risk of his own during the Holocaust, and surviving the Nazi death camps, Fred Jacobs emigrated to the United States with his bride, Regina. He settled in Hartford, and studied English, obtained a GED, and worked three jobs to support his young family. He obtained an...

Michael “Miki” Neumann, 64 years of age, of Auburn Rd., West Hartford, died suddenly Thursday, April 21, 2011. Born in Jerusalem, he was the son of the late Jehuda and Chava (Beregi) Neumann. He leaves his beloved wife, Helen (MacGowan) Neumann, a son, Joseph M. Neumann and his wife Rachel of Baltimore, MD; a daughter, Rachel M. Neumann and her...

Louis J. Illions, 90, of Bloomfield, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family on Wednesday (August 22, 2007) at his daughter¼s home in West Hartford. Louis was born in Brooklyn, NY, the fourth child and eldest son of Charles and Emma Illions. Louis was a veteran of WWII, where he served in the United States Army in North Africa...

David Rosenblatt, 93, of West Hartford died Thursday, July 6, 2006. Born in Hartford, he was a life long resident of this area. He graduated from Weaver High School, class of 1930. He was a retired furniture salesman and was formerly associated with Nassau Furniture Stores. He was a Life Member of John Hay Lodge No. 61, Knights of Pythias,...

LAPIN, Max Lapin, 71 years of age, of East Maxwell Dr., West Hartford died Thursday, April 15, 2010 at Hartford Hospital. Born in Belarus, he was the son of the late Abraham and Sofia Lapin. Max was a civil engineer managing major construction projects for the Soviet Union. He emigrated with his family to the US in 1989 and became...

Jacobson, Alan M. Jacobson, 59 of Richmond Lane, West Hartford, died Friday, (July 11, 2008) at Hartford Hospital. Born in Charleston, WV, he was the son of Bernard Jacobosn of Aventura, FL and the late Muriel (Israel) Jacobson. Alan was a sales representative for Pfizer Pharmaceutical. Besides his father he leaves his beloved wife, Sharon (Lefkin) Jacobson; his son, Adam...

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...