Obituaries

BLUME, Lillian (Fabian) Tertes Blume, 100, our much loved Mom and Nana, passed peacefully in her sleep Sunday morning, (September 13, 2009) at Hebrew Health Care in West Hartford. The daughter of the late Isaac and Sophie Fabian, she was predeceased by her husband Meyer Joseph Tertes in 1960 and her husband Joseph Blume in 1990. Lill is survived by...

Allan S. Friedland Esq. passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2023, lovingly surrounded by his family at home. He was born on March 25, 1955 to Jack and Annette Friedland. Allan was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother. He loved to spend time in the mountains skiing, biking, and hiking with his wife, Barbara, and his children, Jesse and...

Jacob Zalman “Zal” Bass, 101, formerly of West Hartford, passed away on June 28, 2023 in Lincoln, MA. He was the husband of Bernice “Bunny” Bass who predeceased him in 2018 after 71 years of marriage. The son of Maurice and Estelle Bass, Zal was born and raised in Hartford. A graduate of Weaver High School class of 1940, he...

Nathan B. Glazer of Bloomfield died on Monday (September 3, 2012). Born on November 23, 1919 to Julius and Lillian Glazer in Syracuse, NY. He was predeceased by his parents, a brother, Aaron Glazer, and his beloved wife of 66 years, Roslyn(Weinstein)Glazer. Nathan is survived by his children, Elliott(Yung-hwan)Glazer of Houston, TX, Jeffrey(Bonnie)Glazer of West Hartford, Paula(Howard)Luxenberg of Newington, Robin(Frank)Thyrring...

Elizabeth (Winik) Benbrook, 53, of West Hartford, CT, died Tuesday, November 5, 2013. Born in Norwalk, CT, she was the daughter of the late Laurence J. and Mary (Lee) Winik. She leaves her children, Brian of Escondido, CA, Lindsay of Fountain Valley, CA, and Justin; her brother, Peter L. Winik of Bethesda, MD; and four grandchildren. A memorial service will...

Ellen (Weber) Banks, 72 years of age, of Bloomfield, CT and New York City, beloved wife of Morris W. Banks died February 20, 2014 after a courageous two year battle with cancer. Ellen was born in New York City on December 2, 1941, the only daughter of the late Estelle F. and Louis M. Weber. She attended the Fieldston School...

Morris Fox, 93, of Old Hebron Rd., Colchester, and Lauderhill, FL died Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at Middlesex Hospital, Middletown. Born in Poland, he was the son of the late Herschel and Ella (Wolcowitz) Fuks. A skilled athlete, he received many medals in bicycle racing and gymnastics. A veteran of the Polish Army, Morris was a Holocaust Survivor of the...

Irene Sorokin (Bobrow), daughter of the late Cora Mines Goodman and Louis Goodman, sister of the late Elaine Goodman Miller. She graduated cum laude from Smith College, received the William Bertam Imlach prize for painting and drawing for three consecutive years, and was a member of the Alpha Phi Kappa Psi Honorary art society. She did graduate work at the...

Lillian Cutler Berman, 87, of Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford, died Wednesday, October 3, 2007. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Abraham and Lottie (Kotkin) Cutler. She was the second youngest of 11 siblings. Lillian was a warm loving mother and adored her family immensely. She enjoyed many years at her Westbrook beach house with her children,...

Ethel Kennedy Glickman Browdy (Aunt Ethel Camp Mar-Lin) has taken her final Curtain bow at age 97. She resided in Holmdel, NJ, West Hartford, CT and Wellington, FL. She is the daughter of Israel and Grace Glickman of Springfield, MA. Ethel is predeceased by her husband Charles M. Browdy, sisters Marcia Freedman and Irma Glickman. Surviving is a brother Henry...

Florence (Gipstein) Berman, 99, of East Hartford, died Sunday, December 14, 2008. She was the widow of Max Hyman Berman. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Max and Ida (Sternberg) Gipstein. She leaves two sons, Melvin Berman and his wife Ethel of Manchester, and Victor Berman and his wife Janet of East Hartford; four grandchildren; two...

Ellen J. Berlin, 51, of Needham, MA, formerly of Brookline, MA and West Hartford, CT passed peacefully on Sunday, June 8, 2014, comfortably surrounded by her loving family and friends, following a courageous, dignified, and unflinching battle with a brain tumor. Although our hearts are heavy with the loss, we celebrate a life well lived by a wonderful and special...

Sylvia (Dorlen) Barton of West Hartford died Wednesday (August 1, 2007). She was the widow of Saul S. Barton. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on Sept. 9, 1911. She leaves her devoted children, Elizabeth Byer, and Anita Mancoll and her husband Dr. William Mancoll; her beloved grandchildren, Karen Silberman and her husband, Don, Kenneth Byer with Tony Michalak, Deborah...

COHEN, Adrienne K. Adrienne K. Cohen, 60, of Simsbury, died peacefully on Saturday, (February 26, 2011) surrounded by love. Adrienne leaves her devoted husband of 35 years, Mark, her four cherished children, Jared, Ali, Ian and Max, and daughter-in-law Lisa. She also leaves behind her loving parents, Raymond and Rayna Kalvan, in-laws Samuel and Ida Cohen, and a large circle...

Marvin M. Goodman, D.D.S. ,M.S., 88 years of age, of West Hartford died very peacefully with the dignity he deserved and with his family at his bedside Friday, January 20, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital. Born in New Haven, he was the son of the late Max and Leah (Lapinsky) Goodman. He graduated from Bucknell University receiving a B.S. degree....

GLASBAND, Thelma (Polman) Glasband, 87, of West Hartford, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at the Hebrew Home & Hospital. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Ida (Laschever) Polman. She was a member of Beth El Temple of West Hartford. She leaves her husband, Norman Glasband; two daughter, Nadine Shapiro of Marlton, NJ, and Ellen...

Adele Diane Gaster, of Bloomfield, wife of Albert Davis and widow of Berthold Gaster, died August 21, 2011. She was the former associate editor of the Connecticut Jewish Ledger and drama critic of the newspaper, a long-time junior high and college teacher, and the writer of numerous articles for local newspapers and educational journals. The editor of the Jewish Historical...

Sidney Greenberg, 83, of Boca Raton, FL and Orchard Road, West Hartford, CEO of Birken Manufacturing Company, passed away May 24, 2007. Born in Springfield, MA, he was the son of the late Samuel and Miriam (Litman) Greenberg. Sidney graduated from the University of Alabama where he was a member of ROTC with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Following his...

William M. Ellis, of Davenport Rd., West Hartford, husband of Bernice (Lutin) Ellis, died Monday, December 18, 2006. Born in Hartford he was the son of the late David and Ethel (Moss) Ellis. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II. He was a Certified Public Accountant and taught at Central Connecticut State University as an Accounting Professor...

GLAZER, Leon H. Glazer, 90 years of age, of Manchester, formerly of Lawler Rd., West Hartford, died Sunday, January 18, 2009. He was the husband of the late Miriam ?Mickey? (Cohen) Glazer. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Hyman L. and Mollie (Cohen) Glazer. He served in the US Army Air Corps during World War II....