Obituaries

Murray Foster, beloved husband of Selma (Harris) Foster for 59 years, died June 20, 2008 at John Dempsey Hospital, Farmington, after valiantly struggling to combat multiple illnesses. Born October 20, 1921 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of David and Mary Foster. Mr. Foster was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II serving in the medical corp....

Jack Dolinsky, age 91, of West Hartford died peacefully at home on November 5, 2014 after a long illness. He was born in Hartford, son of Jewish immigrants from eastern Europe, Morris Dolinsky and Rose Kushner. After graduation from Hartford’s Weaver High School in 1941 he served with distinction in the US Army in the Pacific theater during World War...

FALK, Richard S. Falk, 49, of Fairhaven, MA, died Friday, April 14, 2006. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Arthur L. and Marilyn F. Falk. Richard graduated Hall High School in West Hartford, CT and he attended Boston University. He was an entrepreneur who owned and operated many businesses, including Arctic Circle Lodge and Technology...

Pearl Eisenberg, 88, of Delray Beach, Fl, formerly of West Hartford died Friday, January, 24, 2014 surrounded by her family. She was the widow of Robert (Bob) Eisenberg. She was the daughter of the late Samuel and Ida (Franklin) Levin. Pearl was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She leaves her children; Bruce and his wife Jane of Delray Beach,...

Melville Yale Alderman, M.D., 84, of West Hartford and Boynton Beach, FL died on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 at the UConn Medical Center, Farmington. Born in New Haven, he was the son of the late Dr. Irving S. and Frances Alderman. Dr. Alderman graduated from Hillhouse High School in New Haven, Yale University and Chicago Medical School. He interned at...

GLAZER, Evelyn Marholin Glazer, 90, of West Hartford, predeceased by husband Lee Glazer, passed on April 2, 2008. She leaves behind her son Ed Glazer and wife Gloria; grandchildren Amy, her kids Jordan, Gabrielle, Jacob Arruda; Mindy, Tammy, Randy Glazer and wife Meredyth; Jody and husband Josh Lowy, their kids Noah and Tovah; sister Bunny Berman; nephew Neil Berman and...

Morton W. Cohen, 83 years of age, of Hamden, formerly of West Hartford died Tuesday, October 27, 2009. He was the husband of the late Sara (Keyser) Cohen. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Abraham and Ida (Weisman) Cohen. Morton was a US Army veteran of World War II. He graduated from the Hilliard College School...

On September 11, 2014, Howard Hirsch, 77 years old, made his final curtain call. He passed peacefully at home, surrounded by his family. Born in New York City on February 24, 1937 Howard attended and graduated from Forrest Hills High School and attended Hofstra University where he joined the Marine Corps Reserve in 1955. An original “Mad Man,” Howard worked...

Beverly (Toubman) Brownstein, 78, of Newington, died June 7, 2010 at Connecticut Hospice. She was predeceased by her husband Harold Brownstein, bothers Raymond and William Toubman. Beverly, a beloved mother, grandmother, aunt and godmother, leaves two children Shawn Brownstein and Brenda Spencer, two grandchildren, Bethany Spencer and Nicholas Mergins, five nephews and three nieces: Stephen, Sheldon, Elliot, Allan, Karl, Andrea,...

Evelyn Betty (Libin) Bergman, 85. Born, and raised, in Hartford to Manuel and Ester Libin on Feb. 16, 1924. She was the youngest of 10 children, all predeceased. She was also predeceased by her husband Irving William Bergman, and her daughter Nancee Rea Bergman. She is survived by two sons Leigh Bergman of West Hartford and Edward Bergman of New...

Harriet “Happy” (Korowitz) Baggish, 84, of Simsbury Rd., West Hartford, wife of the late Irving Baggish, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital, Hartford. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Bertha (Dorfman) Korowitz. She was a member of Beth Hillel Synagogue, Bloomfield, JWI,...

Sherry F. Broder, 70, of Delray Beach, FL, and New London, and formerly of Bloomfield, passed away on Sunday (October 17, 2010). Born in Hartford to Max and Esther (Holcomb) Roatberg. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Martin Broder and her children Dr. Kenneth (and Melissa) Broder of Stamford; Kimberly Levine of Boca Raton, FL; and Dr....

Millicent Gene Karp Gordon Hart, 83, died on September 9, 2008, peacefully in her sleep at Avery Heights, Hartford. She was formerly of Bloomfield. Born March 28, 1925 in Norwich, she was the eldest child of Lena and Morris Karp. Her husband, Jack Hart, died in 1999. She is survived by her sons David K. Gordon of Burlington, and Brian...

Nathan Lewis Dubin, D.M.D., of West Hartford, died Sunday, (January 9, 2005) in West Palm Beach, FL. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late William and Ida (Shectman) Dubinsky. He played the violin and saxophone and sang with his own orchestra, Nat Dubin and his Brown Derby Orchestra. He attended the University of Connecticut and received his...

Etelis Leatrice, (Hoffman), of West Hartford, widow of Jack Norman Etelis passed away after a courageous battle with a long illness. Leatrice grew up in Hartford the daughter of the late Raymond and Sadie (Prant) Hoffman. She graduated Weaver High School and Southern Connecticut State Teachers’ College and taught Public School in Hartford. She and her beloved husband Jack traveled...

Lillian Eileen Pisetsky Beatman, “Libby” to family and friends, died September 16, 2013. Brainy and accomplished, she graduated with honors from Weaver High distinguishing herself with statewide Latin, French, and American History awards. While riding a bus home from work one day, she met a handsome WWII Veteran, Leslie Beatman. He loved and admired her during their sixty-year marriage before...

Estelle S. Davis, beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, died on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 as a hospice patient at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. Born in Brooklyn, NY on June 13, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Sarah (Meyrowitz) and David Schwartz. She graduated from Evander Childs High School in the Bronx and attended the Munsy and...

Helen Silver Boardman wife of the late Sol Boardman passed away on June 16, 2014 at the Hebrew Home and Hospital. Helen’s passing will be mourned by her daughter Lynn Mitchell and her husband Bob of the Villages, FL and her son, Len Boardman and his wife Stef of Calabasas, Ca. She also leaves her beloved grandchildren: Jen Maron, Jillian...

Robert Benjamin Fishman, 68, of West Hartford, loving husband, father, and grandfather died suddenly on Saturday, January 11, 2014. Born in Hartford, the son of Maybelle and Herman Fishman. Bob was a life-long resident of West Hartford. He attended Hebrew Academy, Conard High School and graduated Boston University with a degree in Engineering. He married Hedyth (Arm) Fishman on November...

CLIMAN, Hilda (Gitlin) Climan, 90 years of age, of West Hartford, devoted wife of Martin Climan, died peacefully Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at the Hebrew Home & Hospital after a short illness. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Max and Lena (Rutchik) Gitlin. Hilda graduated from Weaver High School. She was a life-long member of Hadassah,...