Obituaries

Max Sasportas, formerly of West Hartford, and resident of Delray Beach, FL, since 1999, passed away peacefully in January just one month short of his 98th birthday. Max was a son of David and Rose (Candiotti) Sasportas. He was predeceased by his loving wife Edith (Sack) Sasportas, son Howard, brothers Abraham and Benjamin Sasportas, and sisters Welcome DiCicco and Regina...

Ruth Kaimowitz, 90, died peacefully on September 22, 2008. She was the devoted wife of the late William, beloved mother of Carol and Jeffrey (Llyn) and cherished grandmother of Simon. Born and raised in the Bronx, she was a former resident of Dobbs Ferry and Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Shiva in Manhattan on September 24 and 25, 4-8 PM and...

Abraham (Archie) Irwin, 97, of Northumberland, PA, formerly of New London, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2006. He was born April 28th, 1909 in New London, the son of Samuel and Fannie (Brumel) Itzkowitz. He lived in New London for 93 years and moved to Northumberland with his wife Sophie to be near to his son, Dr. Stephen Irwin and...

Adeline Sarah Koppelman Chorches, a lifelong resident of Hartford and West Hartford, passed away peacefully at her home on July 4, 2013. She was predeceased by her loving husband Louis Chorches. She was one of four children of Jacob and Jenny Koppelman, and was predeceased by two sisters, Rosalind Johnson of Flushing, NY and Dorothy Horrvich of Bronxville, NY; and...

Natalie Bassevitch Golding of Essex, CT and Indian Wells, CA passed away peacefully March 15, 2022 after a long illness. She was 94. She is survived by her husband Samuel Golding, her son Gary Golding and his wife Cora, her daughter Vivian Robinson, her grandsons Jared Robinson and Braden Robinson and his wife Allison, and her great grandchildren Avery and...

Rosalind Fagen Gold, a longtime resident of West Hartford, died February 7, 2012 at the age of 87. Mrs. Gold was born and raised in Chicago, IL, and lived in the Chicago area until she moved to West Hartford in 1962. She was predeceased by her husband, Dr. Louis Gold. Mrs. Gold is survived by her son Kenneth Kaufman and...

Sylvia Levine Gordon, age 92, of West Hartford, died Jan 16. Born in Hartford February 24, 1922, she graduated from Weaver High School and the Syracuse School of Nursing. She retired from St. Francis Hospital as Head Nurse, Nursery in 1985. She was an active member of Emmanuel Synagogue as well as various community, college and nursing organizations. She is...

FREEDMAN, Marilyn (Borden) Freedman, 83 years of age, of Bloomfield died Monday, October 19, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center. She was the widow of Herbert Freedman. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late State Senator Harold and Mollie (Sigal) Borden. She leaves a son, Bruce F. Freedman and his wife Deborah of Bloomfield; two...

EISENBERG, Abraham Eisenberg, 95, of West Hartford, formerly of Valley Stream, NY, died peacefully at home on Monday, November 12, 2007. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Louis and Ida (Diamond) Eisenberg. He was a graduate of City College of New York, and was a US Army veteran of World War II. Before he...

Sol Dubins, 89 years of age, of Bloomfield, formerly of Bayside, NY and East Meadow, NY, died Sunday, October 23, 2011. He was the husband of Leah (Meisel) Dubinsky of Carmel, CA and the late Ida (Golden) Dubins. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of the late David and Tillie (Aronowitz) Dubinsky. Sol was a US Army...

Sarah (Levine) Feinstein, 97, of Fairfield, formerly of West Hartford, died Tuesday, September 27, 2005 at the Jewish Home for the Elderly, Fairfield. She was the widow of Harry Feinstein. Born in Russia, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Ida (Adelman) Levine. She leaves a daughter, Bertha Harrison and her husband Edward of Surprise, AZ; three grandchildren:...

Evelyn Heller, 94, of Boynton Beach, FL and Bloomfield, CT, peacefully passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2013. The youngest of four sisters, she was born in Hartford, CT, May 14, 1918, but lived in New York City for many years before returning to Hartford in 1945. She was the wife of Meyer (Mickey) Heller, who predeceased her in 1994. Two...

Florabel “Flo” A. Fromm, 74, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. She is survived by her loving brother, Richard Fromm of Colchester. Her parents, Louis and Lillian (Segar) Fromm predeceased her. Flo was born in Norwich, where she graduated Bacon Academy in 1969 and has been a longtime resident of Colchester. She was a survivor who beat pneumonia,...

Robert Goldberg, 80, lost his 41-year valiant battle with heart disease March 24 at Saint Francis Hospital with his wife, Carole, by his side. Bob, of West Hartford, survived a near-fatal heart attack at 39 and endured many medical procedures, but lived an active life. He made friends easily and had a sharp mind and sense of humor. Son of...

EPSTEIN, Harold Harold Epstein, 88, of West hartford, CT and Sunny Isle, Florida.,died thursday, October 24, 2013. He was the beloved husband of the late Mildred (Milly) Epstein, his childhood sweetheart. Born in Hartford, he was the son of Samuel and Shirley (Derefsky) Epstein. He graduated Weaver High School. He served in the United States Merchant Marines as a Merchant...

Jack H. Cutler, 80, of Trout Brook Dr., West Hartford, husband of the late Nettie (Snyder) Cutler, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center, Hartford. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Rebecca (Gilman) Cutler. He was a US Army Veteran. A member of Beth Hillel Synagogue, Bloomfield, Jack was...

Janet (Busker) Appell, 85, formerly of New Britain, passed away on August 29, 2010 in Mill Valley, CA after a brief illness. Mrs. Appell was born and raised in New Britain, graduating from New Britain High School and the State Teachers College, now Central Connecticut State University. She lived in New Britain for 81 years and was a dedicated educator...

GOLDFARB, Saul Goldfarb, 80, of West Hartford, formerly of Windsor Locks, died Monday, September 17, 2007. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Moses and Jenny (Furman) Goldfarb. He graduated from Windsor Locks High School and he attended Hillyer College. Saul was a US Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He lived in Windsor Locks...

Joel G. Bishop, 84 years of age, of Bloomfield, CT died Sunday, September 22, 2013 after a brief illness, at St. Francis Hospital. He was the husband of the late Diane Kelman Bishop. Born in Hartford on April 17, 1929, he lived in West Hartford with Dee and raised five children. He attended local schools including Westminster School in Simsbury...

Frances Erlichson, 60 years of age, of West Simsbury, died on Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at her home after a long illness. Fran was born on October 21, 1952 in Bronx, New York to Bessie and Jack Erlichson. She attended Music and Art High School in New York, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973 from what is now...