Fred Kaprove

Fred Kaprove of Farmington, formerly of West Hartford and East Hartford, passed away on March 10th, 2025 at the age of 102. He was the adored husband of the late Mae Karp Kaprove for 74 years. Fred was born in Springfield, MA in 1923, the son of Sophie Fialky Kaprove and Samuel Kaprove. He grew up in Hartford and graduated from Weaver High School in 1941. He then served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II as an Aerial Gunner Specialist from 1942 to 1946. After the War, he graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1949. In later years he earned a Masters degree in Education and a sixth year certificate in Reading from the University of Hartford. Fred was a teacher and reading consultant for more than thirty years. He taught at all levels - elementary, secondary, and college in South Windsor, East Hartford, and Manchester. Through teaching and tutoring, he was beloved by his many students, and helping them attain their life goals brought him great satisfaction. After his retirement in 1981, he embarked upon a second successful career as a government contract administrator, consulting with numerous local manufacturers until 2009. Fred had many hobbies that filled his busy life. He and Mae spent happy days golfing and taking seaside vacations. Fred was also an avid reader, an excellent bridge and poker player, and a life-long Red Sox and UConn sports fan. Fred was predeceased by his wife Mae Kaprove and his sister Ruth Alpert. He leaves behind a daughter Beth Ratner and her husband Charles, a son Michael Kaprove and his wife Debbie, grandsons Adam Kaprove and his wife Sarah, Ben Ratner and his wife Elizabeth, Jared Kaprove and his wife Caitlin, and highly beloved great grandchildren Emma, Abbie, Eleanor, Abigail, and Theodore. He will also be missed by his nieces and nephews, and his many golf, poker, and bridge buddies who shared his zest for life. Donations may be made in memory of Fred to the UConn Foundation’s Graduate Medical Education Fund. https://www.foundation.uconn.edu/give-now/search/?fund_keywords=medical+school A memorial gathering will be held on Sunday, March 23 at 10:30 a.m. at B'nai Tikvoh-Sholom, 180 Still Road, Bloomfield, CT.

Fred Kaprove

March 10, 2025