Obituaries

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...

Leona E. Cohen, 91, of New Britain, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on January 10, 2014. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Samuel A. and Dorothy V. (Chernaik) Cohen. Leona was an active participant in the Jewish community; she was a member of the former Temple B’nai Israel in New Britain and a...

Beatrice “Bea” Clayman, 93, of West Hartford, widow of Alfred Clayman, died on Sunday, December 4, 2005 at St. Francis Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Mansfield, MA on November 22, 1912 to the late Abraham and Rose (Procoske) Michaels. Mrs. Clayman retired from Casual Corner where she was employed for 25 years as a Sales Associate....

Marjorie D. Block, 90 years of age, of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of West Hartford, CT, died Tuesday, July 2, 2013. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Ausher and Anna (Brenner) Block. She was pre-deceased by her sisters, Roslyn Sokol, Estelle Gold, Shirley Chaet and Miriam Sally Block. Prior to her retirement, Marjorie worked as a...

FLITT, Evelyn ?Ecky? (Land) Flitt, 79 years of age, of West Hartford died at home, Sunday, January 11, 2009, with her family at her bedside. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Isadore and Tillie(Goldman) Land. She was a member of Hadassah and the Auxiliary of the Hebrew Home & Hospital. She was the beloved wife for...

William Goldberg, of Boynton Beach, formerly of West Hartford, CT died Monday, April 21, 2008. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Harry and Ada Pausmentier) Goldberg. He was the owner of the Laurel Beef Company in Hartford, CT. He leaves his wife, Ida (Kaufman) Goldberg; a son, Dr. Jeffrey Kay; a daughter Sheryl Jordan; three...

Helene R. Alisberg, 82, of Avon died on Monday, December 11, 2006 at her home after a long illness. Helene came to Connecticut in 1967 and resided in West Hartford with her family until she moved to Avon in 1999. Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1924, she received her B.S. from Adelphi College in 1944 and her MSW from the...

GRANT, Lillian (Avroch) Grant, of Bloomfield and West Hartford, passed away on Tuesday (August 17, 2010) at St. Francis Hospital, Hartford. Lillian was born in Hartford on February 18, 1924 to the late Rose (Kaminsky) and Harry Avroch, and was the beloved wife of the late Harold “Pinky” Grant. She will be deeply missed by her three loving children: Irene...

Edwina ‘Winnie’ (Wellins) Glassman, a very wonderful and loving wife, mother and grandmother, 72 years of age, of Sarasota, FL passed away peacefully with those she loved at her side on Sunday, September 16, 2012. Winnie was the beloved wife of Gerald Glassman for almost 49 years. Born in Guilford, CT to Merwin and Bella (Kaplowitz) Wellins, she went through...

Sidney Green of Manchester, husband of Harriet Green, passed away on Sunday (January 27, 2013) at the Hebrew Home in West Hartford. He was born on Feb. 10, 1929 in Dorchester MA; son of Morris and Minerva (Hirshorn) Green. He is the youngest brother of four boys. In addition to his wife Harriet, he is survived by a son Mitchell...

Mildred Pearl Blumenthal, age 98, passed away on August 21, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. Mildred was born on Sepotember 10, 1914 in Springfield, MA to the late Barney and Rose (Fleischman) Shaker and resided in New Britain and West Hartford, as well as Delray Beach, FL. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 67 years, Irving, as...

Ida (Golden) Dubins, 92 years of age, of Bloomfield, died Thursday, March 5, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Abraham and Lillian Golden. Ida graduated with a B.A. Degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1937 and received a Masters Degree in Science from Columbia University in...