Sarah (Schuster) Hurwit

Sarah (Schuster) Hurwit, "Sudie", 95, of South Windsor, CT and formerly of Palm Beach, FL, Tucson, AZ and Colchester, CT, widow of the late David “Duddy” Hurwit, passed away Friday (Feb. 15, 2019).  Born Sept. 25, 1923 in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Reuben and Bessie (Kolinsky) Schuster.  Sarah was a lifelong resident of Colchester and was very active in Pythians, Sisterhood of Ahavath Achim, ORT and Cragin Memorial Library.  Mrs. Hurwit was also instrumental in the planning and construction of the Ahavath Achim Synagogue. She leaves three children, daughter Sharna Gordon and her husband Joel of Boynton Beach, FL and sons, Robert Hurwit and his wife Deborah of South Windsor and James Hurwit and his wife Alina of West Hartford; seven grandchildren, Mandi, Bari, Alexandra, Elizabeth, Jason, Jaimie and Michael; and eight great grandchildren, Hannah, Sophie, Brennan, Matthew, Jessica, Zachary, Pace and Eli; and numerous extended family and friends.  She was the sister of Hilda “Hindi” Teitelbaum, Israel “Tully” Schuster, Bernard “Ben” Schuster, Morris “Maesch” Schuster and Paul “Pinny” Schuster.  Graveside Services will be observed Tuesday (Feb. 19th) at 1 PM at Ahavath Achim Memorial Park, Taintor Hill Road, Colchester.  Shivah will be observed at the home of Rob Hurwit and Deborah Shelby on Tuesday through sundown.  For those who wish, donations in her memory may be made to Congregation Ahavath Achim, P.O. Box 5, Colchester 06415. Care of arrangements has been entrusted to the Aurora-McCarthy Funeral Home of Colchester.       

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