Stephen D. Zwillinger

Stephen D. Zwillinger, 70, of Newington, died suddenly at home on Wednesday September 25, 2019. He was the beloved husband for 18 years of Shelley Schuman. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Dr. Richard H. Zwillinger and Jacqueline (Wolf) Zwillinger. He was a graduate of Charleston University in West Virginia. Stephen worked in real estate sales and property management. He loved kayaking, riding his bike, reading and going to museums and shows. He was a loving and devoted husband, son, brother, uncle and great-uncle. Besides his wife, Shelley, he is survived by: his mother Jacqueline Zwillinger, sister, Joan Finger of Philadelphia, father-in-law Burton Schuman, nephews, Jonathan Rosenfinger and his wife Shoshana and Geoffrey Fox, nieces, Adrienne Halterman and Erica Galanter and her husband Aaron, sister-in-law Barbara Fox and her husband Tim, and great nieces Anna and Zachary Rosenfinger and Olivia and Miles Galanter as well as many dear friends. He loved his dog Cooper more than almost anything. A funeral will be graveside TODAY, Friday, September 27 at NOON at the West Meadow Cemetery in Newington, 679 Willard Avenue. Following interment the family will receive friends at his sister-in-law's home. Donations in his memory may be made to a charity of donor's choice. Stephen will forever be in the hearts of those he shared life with. Funeral arrangements provided by Hebrew Funeral Association, West Hartford.