Obituaries

Leon ‘Red’ Darefsky, 86 years of age, of Bloomfield, formerly of West Hartford, died peacefully on Tuesday (January 25, 2011), at home surrounded by his family. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Irving and Alice (Weisman) Darefsky. A proud Weaver High School, class of ’43 alumnus, for 65 years Leon was the driving force behind all...

Velma (Johnson) Dubinsky, 78, of Glastonbury, formerly of West Hartford, died Thursday, May 29, 2008. She was the widow of Harvey Dubinsky. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Doris (Wilson) Johnson. Velma was the beloved mother of David I. Dubinsky and his wife Miriam of Fairfield, Daniel S. Dubinsky and his wife Nikki of...

Geraldine Mittelman Brownstein, 90, of West Hartford passed away peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007. Born in Middletown, to the late Louis and Corinne Lefkowitz Mittelman, Gerrie was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She attended Miss Marshant?s Finishing School and prior to her marriage worked for the CT State Board of Education. Gerrie was predeceased by her husband of...

Grace (Licker) Goodman, 90 years of age, of Nashua, NH, formerly of West Hartford, CT, died Monday, April 21, 2014. She was the widow of Saul Goodman. Born in The Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Lena (Pockrass) Licker. She taught nursery school at Beth El Temple in West Hartford, CT and at the Mandell...

CAGAN, Fredric Lewis Fredric Lewis Cagan, 64, died Friday, (February 23, 2007) at St. Francis Hospital surrounded by friends and family. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Monroe and Marion Cagan. He graduated from the University of Connecticut and the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy. During these years, he also traveled to Brazil to serve...

Arthur Herbert “Bushy” Epstein, 84, of West Hartford, CT died Thursday (December 22, 2011), with family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Mary for over 64 years. Born in Hartford, CT he was the son of Samuel and Shirley Epstein. He was a graduate of Weaver High School. He served in the American and Pacific Theaters of...

Jeanette (Miller) Goldberg 85 of Abrahms Blvd. West Hartford CT died Saturday January 25, 2014. Born in New York City she came to the Hartford area 10 years ago. She was the widow of Charles Goldberg who died in 2009. She is survived by her daughter, Lynn Kaplan and a son, David Goldberg, and his wife Rebecca. She leave 5...

Cynthia (Kone) Dolinger, 81 years of age, of Sterling Dr., Newington, and a long time resident of West Hartford, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Yetta (Matthews) Kone. She was a member of Congregation Beth Israel, West Hartford and its’ Sisterhood. Cynthia was known for her sharp wit and...

GOLDENBERG, Sylvia (Nassau) Goldenberg, 83 years of age, of West Hartford died Sunday, October 18, 2009. She was the widow of Dr. Irwin Goldenberg. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Anna (Rome) Nassau. Sylvia graduated from Weaver High School in Hartford and Russell Sage College in Troy, NY. She was a caring and compassionate...

Edward Carton, 86, of Oliver Way, Bloomfield, formerly of West Hartford, died Friday, August 25, 2006 at home. He was the husband of Esther Norwitz Carton for 58 years. Born in Hartford in 1919, he was the son of the late William and Anna (Dolgaruk) Cohen. He grew up in the Bronx, NY, and graduated from James Monroe High School...

Samuel Feinstein, 92, of Bloomfield died Sunday, (September 3, 2006) at Hartford Hospital. He was born in Framingham, MA and was a lifetime resident of Boston, MA before moving to Duncaster five years ago. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the Air Force and was formerly an antiques dealer. He was a member of Congregation...

COHEN, Florence (Levite) Cohen, 91 years of age, of Bloomfield, formerly of West Hartford, died Monday, August 16, 2010. She was the widow of Henry H. Cohen. Born in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Meyer and Ida (Pollock) Levite. She was a member of Congregation Beth Israel of West Hartford and a former member of Tumble...

Mollie K. Ettinger, beloved wife for 52 years of James E. Ettinger of West Hartford, passed away peacefully at the Hebrew Home, West Hartford on Wednesday, February 8, 2006 after a courageous fight with cancer. Mrs. Ettinger is survived by her daughter, Jodi Levy and husband Charles of Paramus, NJ; her sons: Dr. Jeffrey Ettinger and wife Angela of San...

Sydney (Glass) Berliner of Hanover Terrace, Hanover, NH, died Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at the age of 98. She was a retired employee of National Biscuit Company where she worked for over 25 years in Hartford. Mrs. Berliner was a member of Princess Rebecca Assembly and served as the Grand Matron of the State of CT Grand Lodge. She was...

Marla Dubrow, 48, died peacefully on Sunday, September 11, 2005, after a courageous battle with cancer. She made her home these last few years in the home of her dearest friend and companion, Theodore (Teddy) Markel of Wyoming, PA. Born in West Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Phyllis (Stone) and Solomon (Sam) Dubrow. She is survived by...

Arthur Gartel, 91 years of age, of West Hartford, died Wednesday, July 2, 2014. He was the husband of the late Gretchen (Esty) Gartel. Born in New Rochelle, NY, he was the son of the late William and Lillian (Alexander) Gartel. Arthur served in the US Navy during World War II. He owned the former Sabar Industries in Berlin, and...

Melvin Y. Gershman, 87, of Naples, FL and Lenox, MA, formerly of West Hartford, CT, died Wednesday, September 4, 2013. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Harry and Minnie (Zubrow) Gershman. A graduate of Trinity College, he served in the Merchant Marines during World War II. Prior to his retirement in 1985, he was the Executive...

Aviva Benanav, July 17, 1924 - July 1, 2012. Born Isadora Rosen in Ivesti, Romania, Aviva survived forced marches and a brutal Transnistrian ghetto during the Holocaust. She met her late husband, Joshua, in December, 1944, on the deck of a refugee boat sailing across the Black Sea, and married him three days later on a train in Turkey, bound...

GERSHMAN, Isadore N. Gershman, 85 years of age, of West Hartford, formerly of Rocky Hill and Windsor, died Saturday, January 2, 2010. Born in Hartford , he was the son of the late Abraham and Jennie (Weinberg) Gershman. He was a graduate of Wesleyan University with a B.A. and Harvard University with an M.B.A. He was a US Army veteran...

Rae (Oster) Grobard, 78 years of age, of Dallas, GA, formerly of West Hartford, died Wednesday, December 10, 2014. Born in the Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Saul and Fannie (Kandell) Oster. She leaves her children, Scott, Glenn and Shari and six grandchildren, Madison, Casey, Sidney, Zachary, Samantha and Brett. She was predeceased by her brother...