Boris Gurvich

Boris Gurvich, aged 85, passed away on November 20, 2024. Husband of the late Anna Gurvich (nee Kaplun). Boris was born in Daugavpils, Latvia, the son of Lily and Isaac Gurvich. Boris earned an MS degree in Engineering in Leningrad (St. Petersburg). In 1977, Boris and Anna, with their son Alex, immigrated to the United States, as political refugees, and settled in Chicago. In 1984 they moved to West Hartford, CT where Boris worked at ABB Combustion Engineering as a Principal Engineer. Boris had a passion for checkers, he became the Champion of Latvia in 1973 and the Champion of United States in 1979. Boris is survived by son Alex Gurvich and brother Rudi Gurvich, daughter-in-law Jessica Gurvich, and grandchildren Julien and Maya Gurvich. Relatives and friends are invited to Funeral Services on Sunday, November 24th at Noon precisely at Goldsteins' Rosenberg's Funeral Directors, 6410 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19126. Interment to take place Monday at 12:30 PM at Fairview Cemetery, 200 Whitman Avenue, West Hartford, CT, 06107. Shiva will be observed on Sunday after funeral services at the home of Alex and Jessica Gurvich.

Contributions can be made in Boris Gurvich's name to Dementia Society of America, HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society), Jewish National Fund