Citation Details: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/hartfordcourant/obituary.aspx?n=francis-a-belzer&pid=16660196 Text: BELZER, Francis A. Francis A. Belzer, 87, of West Hartford, formerly of Hartford, died peacefully Wednesday (February 8, 2006). He was the beloved husband for 40 years of the late Shirley (Cohen) Belzer. Born in Hartford he was the son of Louis and Lena Belzer. He was a 1937 graduate of Weaver High School where he enjoyed choir and track. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II serving in Europe and participated in the Normandy Invasion. After discharge he joined the Hartford Fire Department serving as a fireman for 22 years in Engine House 14 on Blue Hills Avenue. Then he went on to work for the Department of Transportation as an engineering assistant for 23 years. He was a lifelong member of the Hartford City Lodge. Francis was a longtime UCONN basketball fan and lived long enough to see the Red Sox win the World Series. He also loved playing cards. He was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by two sons, Leonard Belzer of New Britain and Michael J. Belzer and his wife, Ann of West Hartford; five granddaughters, Lisa and Jennifer Belzer of New Jersey, Lydia Belzer of Washington, DC, Rebecca Elias-Bachrach and her husband, Ari of Washington, DC and Shoshanah Belzer of West Hartford. He also leaves his dear friend of many years, Rose Sadernsky. He was predeceased by his sisters, Sabina Feldman and Betty Belzer. A funeral will be TODAY, at 11 a.m. at the Agudas Achim Synagogue, 1244 North Main Street, West Hartford with Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe officiating. Interment will follow at the Hartford City Lodge Cemetery, on Tower Avenue before Barbour Street, Hartford. Shiva will be observed starting Saturday evening through Thursday morning at the home of Michael and Ann Belzer. During Shiva, morning services will be at 6:45 a.m. and afternoon services will be at 5 p.m. both held at the Agudas Achim Synagogue. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Agudas Achim Synagogue. A heartfelt appreciation for the care provided to Frances is extended to the Sunrise Assisted Living staff in West Hartford and to the staff of the West Hartford Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral arrangements provided by the Hebrew Funeral Association, Inc., 906 Farmington Ave., West Hartford. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/hartfordcourant/obituary.aspx?n=francis-a-belzer&pid=16660196#sthash.werZnlhm.dpuf
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