Anne P. Steinman
Mar 14, 2023
Anne P. Steinman, daughter of the late David M. and Rachel (Karpel) Steinman, passed away on Tuesday, March 14th, 2023 at Seabury in Bloomfield, CT. She was a lifelong resident of the Hartford area and leaves behind several nieces and nephews. Over the years, Anne brought a lot of light and smiles, especially most recently to the wonderful staff...
Barbara (Grosshans) Louis
Mar 13, 2023
Barbara L Louis, 99 years of age, of Bloomfield, died Monday, March 13, 2023 at Seabury Retirement Community. She passed peacefully in her sleep. Born in Chicago, Illinois she was the daughter of the late Fred and Vera Grosshans. Barbara was a long-time resident of West Hartford and worked for many years at the Town of West Hartford Public...
Michael Taub
Mar 12, 2023
Michael Stanley Taub died peacefully on Sunday, March 12, 2023, surrounded by his loving wife Sylvia and his children. He was born in Hartford on April 26, 1939. He is predeceased by his parents, Marcia and Max Taub, and his brother Edward Taub. He and Sylvia were high school sweethearts meeting at Weaver High School and happily celebrating 60...
Richard Merker
Mar 12, 2023
Richard was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1931. In 1947, he came to the U.S. with his mother. He was drafted into the Marine Corps in 1951 and served for three years. A few months later he met Inge and they were married in 1954. They had four children together: Ronald, Robert, Lynn Piretti, and Lori Merker-Chapman. Richard was...
Dorie (Galin) Bobrow
Mar 6, 2023
Dorie C. Bobrow, 68, born on March 17, 1954, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and close friends on Monday, March 6, 2023 after a courageous battle with a long illness. She leaves her daughters, Kimberly and Jason DiBella of West Hartford and Mindy and Jeremy Jason of Bloomfield; her granddaughter, Kayla DiBella and her grandson, Benjamin DiBella, who...
Mark S. Shipman
Mar 4, 2023
Mark Samuel Shipman died at home on Saturday, March 4, 2023, aged 85. He was born in Hartford April 16, 1937, the son of Paul D. Shipman and Reeva (Joseph) Shipman. The family moved to Newington in 1942 and Mark grew up an active resident in the small town where his father owned a drug store. Mark and his...
Jerome Scharr
Feb 20, 2023
Jerome “Jerry” Mitchell Scharr, 89, of Deep River, Connecticut passed away peacefully on Monday, February 20th, 2023 in Jupiter, Florida, leaving behind his loving wife Marlene (Ginsberg), married 65 years. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, on March 22, 1933, Son of the late Philip and Mabel (Richman) Scharr and eldest brother of Merle “Terry” Kurtzman (Irv), and Lynn Sharp (Dan)....
Thelma K. (Dolinger) Ratner
Feb 15, 2023
Thelma (née Dolinger) Ratner died early in the morning on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Born November 27, 1929, in Scranton, PA. Thelma moved to Hartford, CT with her mother and brother in 1951, which is where she met and married the love of her life, Jerry. Together they moved to Windsor, CT. to raise their four children before ultimately...
William Daniel Cutler
Feb 14, 2023
Dr. William “Bill” Daniel Cutler died on February 14, 2023. Bill was 80 years old. He is survived by his wife Mary, daughter Cara, and sisters Joyce and Mimi. His father Judge Morris J. Cutler died in 1985 and his mother Belle Bercowetz Cutler died in 1999. Bill was born in Bloomfield, CT and he went to elementary and...
Martin Aaron Schulz
Feb 13, 2023
Martin Aaron Schulz, 95, of West Hartford, formerly of Plainville, died on February 13, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. Martin was the son of the late Adele and Pinchas Schulz and the brother of the late Leah and Moshe Schulz, all of Moschitz, Poland (now Ukraine). Martin was the only member of his family to survive the...
Arthur Schuman
Jan 27, 2023
Arthur Noel Schuman, 89, of West Hartford, CT passed away peacefully on Friday, January 27th, at Hartford Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Olga (Emaiken) and Dr. David Schuman. He was married for 62 wonderful years to his wife, Toby (Ackerman), of Springfield, MA. Arthur was educated at the Mount...
Phyllis (Rotfuss) Pivnick
Jan 25, 2023
Phyllis (Rotfuss) Pivnick, 94, died on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at Chestelm Health & Rehabilitation Center in Moodus. She had been living at The Saybrook of Haddam, an assisted living community for the past five years. Phyllis was born, raised and lived in Moodus for 89 years. She is survived by her granddaughter Shayna Pivnick of Arizona and several...
Sandra (Mostow) Flaxman
Jan 25, 2023
Sandra Mostow Flaxman 90, of Palm Beach Florida, formerly resided in West Hartford, CT. Sandra passed away peacefully January 25, 2023 at home with her much loved C.N.A. Pauline by her side. She joined her beloved husband of 64 years, Dr. Eugene R. Flaxman and their son Brian David Flaxman in heaven for eternity. She was the only child...
Jerome Salad
Jan 21, 2023
Jerry Salad, 90 years of age, of West Hartford, passed peacefully on January 21, 2023. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Gertrude (Cutler) Salad. Jerry enjoyed golfing with his buddies and family at Rockledge Golf Club where he was affectionaly known as the Mayor. He loved nothing more than running golf events and...
Bennett Miller
Jan 15, 2023
On Sunday January 15, Bennett Miller, MD passed away at age ninety-eight after a brief illness. He grew up in York Pennsylvania, and attended Harvard College. He left his studies to enlist in the Army, entering the ASTP officer training program. When this program was discontinued he entered the army as private first class, serving as a Browning Automatic...
May (Peckerman) Margolis
Jan 14, 2023
May (Peckerman) Margolis, 98, of West Hartford, passed away peacefully last Saturday. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Alvin, and her grandson, Benjamin. May is survived by her sons Steven; James, and his wife, Eva; and Peter; grandchildren Zachary, Nathan, Charlie, Shomron and his wife, Meirav Koush; and great-grandchildren Daniella and Shira. The funeral will be held on...
Libby (Savitt) Pearl
Jan 13, 2023
Libby Savitt Pearl, 90, of West Hartford and Bloomfield, passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, after a 19-month battle with lung cancer. She and her late husband, Bennett Pearl, were married for 61 years. Born in Hartford to Morris and Celia Savitt, Libby graduated from Weaver High School in 1950, and UConn in 1954. Before her children were born...
Estelle (Beck) Apatow
Jan 9, 2023
Estelle Apatow, age 95, of East Longmeadow, MA, formerly of Avon CT, passed away January 9, 2023. She is survived by her children: Ellen (Tom) Arthur (Chehalis) & Richard, grandchildren Michael, Lindsay, Jessica & Cat and great grandchildren Jack, Sam & Max. She was predeceased by her brother Arthur, parents Jacob and Gussie Beck and husband Jerome. Estelle grew...
Leonard Rivlin
Jan 4, 2023
Leonard Rivlin, 85, of South Windsor, CT, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2023. He was the beloved husband of the late Joan (Samett) Rivlin. Born on March 26, 1937, in Brooklyn, NY, son of the late Samuel and Evelyn (Zimmet) Rivlin. He had degrees from University of Pittsburg and Brooklyn Polytech in Applied Mathematics. Leonard had highly responsible...
Cemach M Goldsmith
Dec 27, 2022
Cemach Goldsmith, 83 of Newington, CT passed away on December 27, 2022 at Hospital of Central Connecticut. he was born on February 2, 1939 to the late Rachel (Hoffenberg) and Myer Goldsmith. He grew up in New Britain, CT. He graduated from the University of Connecticut and University of Connecticut School of Social Work. He worked as a Social...
