Francine Linda (Spiess) Blumenthal of West Hartford died Dec. 14. She was the widow of Gerald “Jerry” Blumenthal. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and raised in Danbury, she was the daughter of the late Max and Dora (Malchman) Spiess. She is survived by her daughters, Faye Skoczylas and her husband Wesley of Plymouth, Marilyn Ciszewski and her husband Chris of Vernon, and Rachel Slesinski and her husband Bill of East Hartford; her brother, Warren Spiess and his wife, Genie, of Panama; two nephews and a niece; and several cousins, including Sandra Uretsky. HEBREW FUNERAL ASSOCIATION