Obituaries

Elizabeth Weinstein Helferich, 86, of Windsor Locks, CT, and Bangor, ME, died Friday, March 16, 2012. She was born January 9, 1926 in Peabody, MA, daughter of Harry and Bessie (Shachatovitz) Weinstein. Elizabeth, called Lili as a young girl, moved to Newark, NJ and grew up in her parents’ Confectionery and Luncheonette. After high school , during World War II,...

Vera A. Glass, a longtime resident of West Hartford, CT, died in Morristown, NJ on October 18. 2008. She was born in the Hartford Hospital, the daughter of Bess and Jacob Goldman. She was a graduate of William Hall High School and a sixty year member of Congregation Beth Israel of West Hartford. Her family defined her life. The loving...

Milton ‘Milt’ G. Cohen, 86 years of age, of Boynton Beach, Fl, died June 30, 2011. He was the husband of Mildred ‘Milly’ (Levine) Cohen. Born in Coney Island, NY, he was the son of the late Joseph and Rose (Elias) Cohen. Milt met the love of his life Milly there. Milt was 17 and Milly was 14. They married...

Molly (Gitlavitz) Epstein, 100 years of age, of Hamden, formerly of West Hartford and Guilford, died Friday, April 26, 2013. She was the widow of Isadore M. Epstein. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Hyman and Ida (Konick) Gitlavitz. Molly taught in the West Hartford Public School System until she retired. She was a life...

DEMBAR, George Dembar, 91, of Westbrook, formerly of Bloomfield, died Sunday, March 18, 2007 at Middlesex Hospital. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Edna and Michael Dembar. A loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, he leaves his wife, Rachel BenMaor Dembar, after 66 years of a wonderful marriage. He was a former beautician and owner of...

Eleanor Joyce (Goldman) Cohen, 76 years of age, of West Hartford, died Tuesday, December 18, 2012. She was the widow of Myron A. Cohen. Born in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Clara (Weinberger) Goldman. She leaves her daughters, Sandra E. Cohen of West Hartford, Susan M. Cohen and her partner Kate Carey of Northborough,...

Edith Kriwitzky Gittleman, 88, of West Harford, CT, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2012 at the Hebrew Home and Hospital. A unique “woman of valor,” Edith was the widow of Arthur Gittleman, her cherished husband of 63 years. Born on Feb. 13, 1924 in Hartford, CT, Edith was the sixth and youngest child of Clara Wolf Kriwitzky and Aaron...

ELSNER, Marilyn (Fineberg) Elsner, 81, passed away peacefully, Sunday, April 16, 2006. She is the beloved wife of 49 years of Morton A. Elsner. Born May 31, 1924 in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Morris W. and Ida (Leman) Fineberg and the sister of the late Judge David L. Fineberg and his late wife Barbara. She also...

Esther Davidson, age 89, of 1 Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford, died Friday, (April 16, 2010) after a long illness. Born in Hartford on October 8, 1920, Esther was predeceased by her parents, Benjamin and Anna Rosenberg; and by her loving husband, Joseph Davidson; daughter, Sandra Teichman; sister, Edith Chaiklin; and brother, Max Rosenberg. Esther’s greatest joy was loving and nurturing...

On July 13, 2014, Jean Marie Engelke Cole, beloved mother, grandmother, sister and aunt passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family and her cherished felines. She was she was born to Harriet and August Engelke and spent her childhood in Simsbury, Connecticut. In 1956, she married Cyril Cole who passed away in 1974. During a long courtship...

Alexander Engel of Bloomfield died on Sunday, March 9, 2008 at home. Born in Hartford on January 24, 1920, Alexander was predeceased by his parents Max and Lena Engel and two brothers Jack and Robert. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Alexander is survived by his wife Phyllis Chesler Engel; their children and families: Larry Engel and Carolyn...

Rita Klineberg Baver, 96, died peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family on Tuesday, February 1, 2011. She was predeceased by her husband, Nathan Baver, a pharmacist and founder of the Champlain Drug Store and her son, Alan Baver, a high school teacher in East Hartford. One of five children, Rita was born in Leeds, England. She was the...

Clare Bernstein, mother, grandmother, one-time farmer, teacher, and Connecticut State Welfare Department adjudicator, died August 7, in Brooklyn, NY. She was 94. Born Clare Brown in the town of Kishvarda in northeast Hungary on March 1, 1919 she emigrated to the United States in 1922. She and her husband, Herbert, operated a poultry farm in East Haddam before moving to...

Ellen Jane Gelin, of West Hartford, CT and Sarasota, FL died peacefully in her sleep on June 15. Ellen, the daughter of Lenore and William Warshauer, was born on April 25, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY. She grew up in Middletown, CT. Ellen married Howard Gelin in May, 1950, and they had over sixty years of a wonderful life together. She...

Sylvia (Piddy) Weiser Cordova, 91, of West Hartford died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on December 2, 2012. Born in Hartford she was the daughter of Louis and Rachel Weiser, she was a graduate of Weaver High School class of 1939. She was employed with the Hartford Board of Education and later with the Weaver High School...

Zelda Sheketoff Gersten, widow of Charles David Gersten, passed away on September 5th at her home in West Hartford. After graduating from Rollins College, Zelda returned to her Hartford roots and worked as a copywriter and later, a salesperson for a number of department stores until she met and married the love of her life, Charlie. Zelda and Charlie were...

Sydell Greenfield, 98, passed away April 24, 2006. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Lena and Jacob Meadow and grew up with her late brothers Herb and George. She was married to the love of her life, Bernard who predeceased her in 1985. They resided in Brooklyn, NY and for many years in North Miami...

Beverly (Cohen) Hershman, 86, of Loeffler Rd., Bloomfield, formerly of Bristol, died Monday, January 28, 2008. She was the widow of Harry H. Hershman, M.D. Born in Bridgeport, she was the daughter of the late Murray and Gussie (Friedman) Cohen. Beverly attended the University of Connecticut and graduated as a Registered Nurse from Beth Israel Nursing School in New York...

Ruth (Stein) Gross,, 94, of West Hartford, formerly of New Britain, widow of Joseph Gross, died Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington. She was born May 6, 1911 to the late Sarah (Gimbel) and Bernard Stein, and lived almost her entire life in New Britain. She was married to Joseph Gross for almost 50 years. She...

Aaron Hershkowitz, 87, passed away suddenly on March 5, 2010. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Frances Goldman Hershkowitz; daughter, Lisa Hershkowitz Gould; son-in-law, Bruce Gould of West Simsbury; three grandchildren, Taryn Gould of Brooklyn, NY, Zachary Gould of West Simsbury, and Rachel Gould Peacock and her husband Mark Peacock of Sydney, Australia; and numerous nieces and...