Elinor (Anne (Nemser)) Adelstein

Elinor Anne Adelstein (Nemser) passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 23, in Naples, FL. Born and raised in Hartford, CT, she was the eldest of three daughters to Charles and Lillian Nemser, and graduated Weaver High School in 1947. Elinor was one of the first female pharmacists to graduate from the UCONN school of Pharmacy in New Haven, CT; she travelled back and forth by train each day for classes. She spent the last twenty years of her long career working at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Newington, CT. Elinor enjoyed the last 23 years in Florida with her husband Sidney, and family that came to visit. Elinor is survived by her husband, Sidney; three sons, Robert, Lewis, and Bruce; two sisters, Suzanne Fand, and Jane Canter and her husband Len, two daughters-in-law, Taliya and Vicki, four beautiful grandchildren, Ariella, Rebecca, Esther, and Ben, as well as many other loving nieces and nephews and family friends. There will be a graveside service on Monday, March 27 at 12:30 p.m. at the Tower Avenue Cemetery (Wolkowysker Society Cemetery), in Hartford, CT.

Service Date: 01/01/1970