Obituaries

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...

Scott Bernstein, M.D., age 60, of West Hartford, died after a long illness on April 28, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Nancy Palmbaum Bernstein and beloved father of Dr. Megan Bernstein (husband Scott Katz) of Andover, MA and Julie Bernstein of New York. He will be greatly missed by all of us. Special thanks to our many neighbors...

Marc (Marcus) Granow, age 87, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family in Hartford, on Sunday, January 19, 2014. He lived a long, full, and joyous life for which he was extremely grateful. Marc was born July 12, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY, to Louis and Rose Granow. He graduated from Straubenmuller Textile High School and received an Associate’s Degree from...

Stanley M. Barall, Esquire, age 82, of West Hartford, formerly of Bloomfield, passed away on November 3, 2008, at home with his family at his side, after a lengthy illness. Beloved husband of Muriel, he is survived by her and his children who he loved dearly, Renee A. Barall of Colorado Springs, CO; Lisa C. Barall-Matt and her husband Todd...

Dr. Mark Conway, 94, of West Hartford passed away at home surrounded by his children on May 16, 2014. He was born in London, England and came to this country in 1950 with his beloved wife Judy. He was a graduate of the Medical College of St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London, earning a full scholarship after graduating first in his...

Dr. David B. Bender, 91, of Avon and Boynton Beach, FL, died peacefully on Tuesday (May 15, 2007). Born in New Haven on December 11, 1915, to parents Bessie and Jacob Bender, with five siblings, including surviving devoted sister, Pauline Meyer of Newton, MA. David was a graduate of Michigan State University Veterinary School, then a dedicated and highly respected...

Richard Baron, 62, of Rockville, passed away Tuesday (January 22, 2013) at Rockville General Hospital after a short illness. Richard is the son of Solomon Baron (deceased) and Hilda Rashall Baron. He is a graduate of Ellington High School and the University of Pittsburgh. A long-time employee at Scapa Manufacturing in Windsor, he was previously employed at the Central Connecticut...

CORNFIELD, Stephen Joseph Cornfield, 72, of West Hartford, died Sunday, December 7, 2008 at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Aaron Fien and Sophia (Ofstein) Fien Cornfield. He was also predeceased by his adoptive father, the late Eugene Cornfield. He graduated from the University of Michigan and owned a wall...

Sylvia (Cohen) Amols, 91, died in Hartford Hospital on March 15, 2014. Pre-deceased in 2010 by her husband of 63 years, Mervyn, Sylvia is survived by her daughter Janice Curley of Worcester, MA; daughter Lisa Amols of West Tisbury, MA; and daughter Nancy Gingras and her husband Brian of Eastford, CT; and grandchildren Adam Curley, Russell and Rachel Schubert, and...

George Goodman, 93 years of age, of Wesleyan Terrace, Bloomfield, died Thursday, July 15, 2010. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Jacob and Yetta (Siegal) Goodman. He founded of the Geo Goodman Insurance Agency over 55 years ago. He was a member of Level Lodge #127 A.F. & A.M., and a member of Beth Hillel Synagogue,...