Martha Jo Caplan, 63, of West Hartford, died Dec. 2. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of Eleanor (Neiditz) Caplan of West Hartford, and the late Jerome E. Caplan. She was a member of The Emanuel Synagogue. In addition to her mother, she is survived by a brother Richard Caplan and his wife, Laurie of Wilmington, Vt.; her nephews, Jonathan Joseph Caplan and Nathan Jerome Caplan; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.