Lilyan (Karp) Pliskin, 88 years of age, of West Hartford, formerly of Plainview, NY, died Monday, December 13, 2010. She was the widow of Bernard Pliskin who died November 1, 2009. Born in Hartford , she was the daughter of the late Morris and Ruth (Lewis) Karp. She leaves two devoted sons, Jeffrey L. Pliskin of Clinton, NY, and Fred Pliskin and his wife Sherri of West Hartford; three beloved grandchildren who she adored, Nathan Pliskin, Hannah Pliskin, and Madeline Pliskin; and a sister-in-law, Beatrice Garel of Lauderdale Lakes, FL.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 1:30 PM in the Chapel of the Weinstein Mortuary, 640 Farmington Ave., Hartford with Rabbi Ilana Garber officiating. Interment will follow in the Emanuel Synagogue Cemetery, Wethersfield. Shiva will be observed at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Fred and Sherri Pliskin, 161 West Ridge Dr., West Hartford, Wednesday following the funeral through Friday morning. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Solomon Schechter Day School, 26 Buena Vista Rd., West Hartford 06107 or to Hebrew Health Care Hospice, 1 Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford 06117. For further information, directions, or to sign the guestbook for Lilyan, please visit online at www.weinsteinmortuary.com/funerals.cfm.