Obituaries

GOLDIN, Joseph Goldin, 91, of Brewster Rd., West Hartford, died Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at the Hebrew Home & Hospital. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Morris and Ida (Bronsk) Goldin. Joseph graduated from New Haven College of Pharmacy. He began his long pharmaceutical career managing the former Midtown and Weaver drug stores in Hartford. He...

Barbara R. Clark, 84, passed away on Thursday, December 19th at St. Mary Home in West Hartford. Barbara was born in Hartford in 1929 to Leah and Meyer Rulnick; she graduated from Weaver High School and received an Associate’s Degree from Hillyer College (now the University of Hartford). Barbara married shortly after graduating from college and spent most the next...

Irving Fierstein, 91, of Farmington, passed away on April 25, 2014, just days before his 92nd birthday. Born on May 3, 1922 in Hartford, the youngest of eight children, he was the son of the late Max and Dora (Brown) Fierstein. He is survived by his older sister, Tillie Sheptoff; his nieces, Joan Baltarshanski (Paul), Lynn Nestor (Dr. Jeffrey Nestor),...

Harry E. Goldfarb, 94, of Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford, passed away Monday, November 5th, 2007, after a long illness. He was born in Poland and came to the United States as a youth. He grew up in Hartford, graduating from Weaver High School. While in high school he worked in a gas station and after graduation he worked at different...

On April 28, 2014, Manfred Adler, Lt. Col (Ret.) died at the Bloomfield home that he designed more than 50 years earlier. He was born in Kelsterbach, Germany on February 17, 1928 to Daniel and Klara (Oppenheimer) Adler, who immigrated to Hartford in 1937. Manfred was a devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather, and his greatest joy was to...

Jack Jacob Fox passed away Tuesday (May 9, 2006) in his home in West Hartford. He would have been 86 next month. He was born to Baris and Gussie Fox on June 21, 1920 in New York City, NY. He lost his father at age two, and joined his brothers Irving and Morris at the Hebrew National Orphan Home. He...

James London Fisher of West Hartford, CT passed away Friday (July 23, 2010). Born in Hartford, CT he was the son of the late Gertrude London and Reuben Fisher. Jim loved his New York Yankees, New York Giants and UCONN Men and Women’s Basketball. Jim leaves behind his wife Constance Casler Fisher of 40 years and his two beloved children,...

COHN, Sonia “Sonny” (Wein) Cohn, 87, a longtime Coventry resident, died Thursday, April 21, 2011 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was the widow of Maury Cohn. Born in Portchester, NY, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Gertrude Wein. She was a member of Temple B’nai Israel of Willimantic. Sonia had a 30 plus year...

GREEN, Sally (Chorches) Sally (Chorches) Green, 99 years of age, of West Hartford died Sunday, (October 11, 2009). She was the widow of Morris Green. Born in Belarus, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Marsha (Waldorf) Chorches. She was a member of Congregation Beth Israel of West Hartford. She leaves her son, Franklin L. Green and his...

Dorothy (Zaitlin) Cooper , 85, of East Maxwell Drive, West Hartford, died Tuesday, August 25, 2009. Born in Saco, ME, she was the daughter of the late Hyman and Rose (Katzer) Zaitlin) She was a member of Beth David Synagogue, West Hartford, and a Life member of Hadassah. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend to...

Lindsey Ziplow (Finkle) Forman, 27, of McKinney, TX, formerly of West Hartford, died tragically, on Monday, (October 17, 2005). She was born September 7, 1978, in Hartford. Lindsey grew up in West Hartford, attended Hall High School, and earned an Associates Degree in Surgical Technology, from Manchester Community College. She loved children, and worked at Noah’s Ark Child Care Center...

On Sunday April 5 Gertrude Dashefsky unexpectedly passed away. Gert or Goldie to friends and family was 88 years old. She is survived by her loving husband of 68 years Solly. Gert has a caring and close family. She leaves behind her sister Beverly Kowaluk of Bloomfield. She will be greatly missed by her children and their families; Howard and...

Sherwood Gerard, 84, of Hartford, died Saturday, September 1, 2012. He was born in Hartford, to the late Philip and Rose (Hirshberg) Goldberg. He graduated from Weaver High School in 1945 and the University of Pennsylvania with an undergraduate degree in 1949 and a veterinary degree in 1954. He served in the Air Force, attaining the rank of captain. After...

Gerald M. Blank, 66 years of age, of Avon, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at Hartford Hospital. Born in Detroit, MI, he was the son of Rose (Mandell) Sallen of Southfield, MI and the late Irving Blank. Jerry graduated from the University of Michigan, University of Michigan Law School and New York University School of Law- LLM Program. He was...

Thelma E. (Tucker) Cooper, 96 years of age, of West Hartford, died Monday, April 11, 2011. She was the widow of Benjamin B. Cooper. Born in Hartford on June 22, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Abraham H. and Fannie (Kriwitzky) Tucker. Thelma, a graduate of Emerson College in Boston, MA, was a member of the very first...

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...