Obituaries

Carol Janet Goldstein, age 65, of West Hartford died on January 31 at her home in West Hartford. Her death was a surprise to all of us (particularly Carol) since she had not yet clipped a discount coupon (or Groupon) from a local funeral home. Born in Mahopac, NY on June 27, 1949, Carol was the daughter of the late...

Lawrence J. Davidson, Sr. of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of New Britain, died Friday, (June 26, 2009) at Delray Medical Center in Florida. He was born in Hartford, the son of the late Samuel and Rachel (Levine) Davidson, and lived most of his life in New Britain. He was a graduate of Yale University and attended NYU graduate school and...

Leah Forman(nee Lipman) died June 1, 2010 of natural causes at age 103 in Boca Raton, FL. Born in New Britain, CT, she lived most of her life in Hartford and Bloomfield CT, before retiring to Florida with her husband, the late Morris Forman. Leah is survived by her daughter, Donna Silverman of Boca Raton, FL; her son, Earl Forman...

Freda (Krugman) Balk, 99 years of age, of West Hartford, devoted wife of Carl B. Balk for 72 years, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2009. She was the daughter of the late Abraham and Ida (Gottlieb) Krugman, born in Brooklyn, NY October 1, 1910. Freda graduated West Springfield High School prior to the family moving to Elmwood. She was...

Gloria (Bobrow) Byk, 77 years of age, of Manchester, died Friday, August 21, 2009 at Hartford Hospital. Born in The Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Julius and Ida (Brown) Bobrow. Gloria began her travel career as a sales representative for the former Travelrama in Hartford and went on to become the Connecticut sales representative for El...

Gerald Goldberg, 90, of West Hartford, Old Colony Beach, and Boca Raton, FL, died peacefully at home Saturday, March 17, 2012 with the love of his life, Lois, by his side. Born in Brooklyn, NY and grew up in Norwich, Gerald graduated from Norwich Free Academy and then moved to Hartford. After graduation, Gerald worked at Colt Fire Arms and...

Beth (Golemba) Friedman, 72, of West Hartford passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 6, 2005. Beth graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and the University of Connecticut. Upon graduation she taught physical education at Hall High School in West Hartford. Beth, a passionate Yankees and UConn basketball fan, enjoyed making needle point pillows, playing cards with her friends,...

Minnie (Goldman) Green, 91 years of age, of Boca Raton, FL, formerly of West Hartford, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Born in Nashua, NH, she was the daughter of the late Simon and Fannie Goldman. She was the widow of Irving Green. She leaves three sons: Jordan Green and his wife Mary of Simsbury, Michael Green and his wife Lucy...

Sally Bartlett, 92 passed away on December 16, 2014. Sally grew up in Hartford, and for most of her life she resided in East Hartford before moving to Old Saybrook with her beloved husband of 60 years, Frederick who died in 2005. She is survived by her sons Mark and Jeffrey, daughters-in-law Juneal and Susan, her grandchildren Matthew and his...

Joan Jacobs Blumenthal, of Acton, MA, died peacefully at home on June 6, at the age of 96. Joan was born in Hartford, CT in 1926, and lived most of her life in West Hartford. She graduated from Hall High School in 1944, and then went on to Russell Sage College, graduating in 1948 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree...

Minnie Shusterman Adelstein, passed away peacefully in her home on November 26, 2009 at the age of 92. She was the devoted wife of Thomas Adelstein who passed away June 2002. They enjoyed nearly 64 years of their married life and knew each other for 66 years. Minnie was the daughter of the late Morris and Rose Galinsky Shusterman. Her...

Bernard A. Goldberg, 91, of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of West Hartford, died Friday, (May 16, 2008). Born in Willimantic, he was the son of the late Daniel (Zadel) and Rose (Luchnick) Goldberg. Mr. Goldberg was the former owner of Colchester Packing Company until his retirement at 70. A veteran of World War II, he was active in several philanthropic...

Lane Albanese (formally Nancy Lane) of Rocky Hill, CT, age, 78, was born in New York City and lived in Brooklyn until age 7 when she and her family moved to Great Neck, NY. She attended Syracuse University and then Adelphi College where she was set up on a blind date with her future husband. Married at age 19, Lane...

CHEMERYNSKI, Carol (Mintz) Carol Diane (Mintz) Chemerynski, 79, passed away peacefully Friday evening, March 12th, at her home, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born August 1, 1930, Carol was the daughter of the late Samuel and Anna Mintz, and beloved wife of George Chemerynski for 60 years. A life long resident of Colchester, she...

Nancy C. Grande, 86, beloved wife of the late Paul Grande, passed away on June 28, 2024. She was born in New Haven, CT on October 8, 1937, the daughter of Albert Carless and Magdalene Arnold Carless. She made her home in Connecticut, Virginia, and The Villages of Florida with her husband Paul during their 37 years of marriage. Nancy...

James Charles Filkoff, 90 years of age, of Lauderhill, FL, formerly of Vernon, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Abraham and Bessie (Bloom) Filkoff. He owned and operated the former Herman Motors in Vernon, a Chrysler-Plymouth dealership, until he retired in 1986. Jimmy was a member of the former Congregation B’nai...

Evelyn (Torman) Fine, of West Hartford, CT, formerly of Rhode Island, widow of Lawrence Fine, died Wednesday, August 1, 2012. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late David and Lena (Bander) Torman. Evelyn worked at United Utilities and Atlantic Knitting. She leaves her son Stewart, brother Samuel Torman and wife Lois, and several nieces and nephews. She...

Rhonda Sue (Landerman) Dvorin, 50 years of age, of West Hartford, died on Friday, April 20, 2012, after a short but very courageous battle against pancreatic cancer. Rhonda was the fourth and youngest child Irma (Lebowitz) Landerman of West Hartford and the late Robert Landerman. Rhonda was the cherished wife of Lawrence A. Dvorin; loving and devoted mother of, Rebecca...

Frances Dobrovolsky, 89, of Ivory Rd., Bloomfield, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 28, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital surrounded by her family. Born December 12, 1920 in Holyoke, MA, she was the daughter of the late Hyman and Anna (Wolf) Dobrovolsky. She was a member of Beth Hillel Synagogue, Bloomfield. Her career in the retail field began at the...

GAMER, Donald F. Gamer, 64, of Prospect Avenue, West Hartford died Saturday, November 25, 2006 at Hartford Hospital. Born in Middletown, he was the son of the late Harry and Ruth (Fox) Gamer. Donald published yardage books for golf courses. He leaves his wife, Terry (Packales) Gamer; two daughters, Tracey Fanning of West Hartford, and Jen Pfeffer of Barrington, RI;...