- Date Of Birth: February 8, 1933
- Date Of Death: January 27, 2019
- State: Connecticut
Hanne D’Ortiz, nee Hanne Ute Zegrid Kurtz, 85, of South Windsor who was a child survivor of the Holocaust, died at her home in South Windsor on January 27th 2019.
She was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, on February 8, 1933. Her father was an actor and her Jewish mother was a singer for the National Conservatory.
After the war (with assistance of her cousin Dr Richard Karpe and his wife Marietta) Hanne emigrated to the U.S., with her aunt and uncle. Hanne attended Hartford Public High School, UConn, and Columbia University. She worked for the State of Connecticut until she was stricken with MS.
Her family is indebted to her cousin Dvora Caspi (Doris Karpe) who oversaw her last years, and caregivers Shirley Fairley and her daughters Aquasia and Patrice McInnis, who provided loving care to Hanne. She is survived by her cousins: Dvora Caspi (Abba) (formerly Doris Karpe), Jane Dixon(John); Steven Dixon (Phalla) of Connecticut; Barbara Johnson (Cliff), Hilary Johnson of Florida; Sara Caspi (Michael Yanuck), Yael Sagi (Tomer), Bonnie Dixon, Michal Tal(Tomer) of California; Na’ama Welland (Peter) of Massachusetts; and nine other child and teen cousins.
