Obituaries

Thelma (Lutin) Gold, 88 of West Hartford, a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, the widow of Seymour Gold, died on Friday, November 22nd in the comfort of her home. Born in Hartford, the daughter of Samuel and Dora (Kaplan) Lutin, Thelma was a life-long resident of the area. She attended local schools, graduating from Weaver High School where she met...

Emil Ellenberg, 87 years of age, of Lyman Road, West Hartford, husband of the late Irene (Saks) Ellenberg, died Monday, August 29, 2011. Born in Poland, he was the son of the late Zigmund and Ernestine (Kranthammer) Ellenberg. He was a Holocaust survivor. Emil was the owner and co-founder of Esquire Cleaners which was founded in 1956. He was a...

Peter T. Frankel, 65, of South Pond Road, Bloomfield, died Saturday, November 1, 2008. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Maurice H. and Sylvia (Mador) Frankel. Peter attended Clark University and the University of Hartford. He owned and operated Tri-guard Windows and Siding in East Hartford for eight years. He also worked for Dean Witter in...

Paul D. Bernstein, 67 years of age, of Windsor Locks, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2012 at home with his loving wife and best friend, Theresa (Sheehan) by his side. Together they shared a home on Denslow Street with their two Shitzus, Ginger and Duke. Born in New Britain, he was the son of the late Milton and Rita...

Gary Gottesman, Esq., 60, of Woodstock Drive, Manchester, beloved husband of Janice “Jan” Gottesman, uncle of Rachel, Taylor, Alexa, Jacob and Zachary, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. He has spread his sails to the morning breeze and is sailing peacefully on the great sea. Raised in Greater Hartford, he was the son of the late Abraham and Ruth...

Lynette (Berkowitz) Cohen, of Steele Road, West Hartford, passed away September 14, 2006 at age 90 in West Hartford. Beloved wife of the late Louis M. Cohen, cherished mother of Dr. Susan Casden of New York, NY and Andrea Bogdan (Ed) of Fairfax, VA, adored grandmother of Jonathan (Wendy), Greg (Amy), Lindsay (Jamie) and Josh; great grandmother of Nicky; and...

Donald B. Birnbaum, 86, of Wethersfield, founder and former president of Mille Mills, Rocky Hill, died Saturday, (March 4, 2006) at the Hebrew Home & Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mille Matts Birnbaum. Born in New Britain, he was the son of the late Isaac and Molly (Quatinetz) Birnbaum. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of...

Harvey L. Glass, Ph.D., 82 years of age, of West Hartford died peacefully Tuesday, August 24, 2010 surrounded by his surviving children. Born in Boston, MA, he was the son of the late Mitchell and Bessie (Rosenbaum) Glass. A graduate of Weaver High School, Harvey went on to become a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the College of William and...

BUSH, Linda J. (Lipman) Linda J. (Lipman) Bush, of Lincoln Lane, Simsbury, died Wednesday, (March 23, 2011), surrounded by her loving family. Born in Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Sylvia (Meyers) Lipman. Linda graduated from Queens College in 1968, and received a first Masters in Spanish at the University of Michigan in 1969. She...

David W. Brewer, 81 years of age, of Pioneer Drive, West Hartford, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Samuel and Gertrude (Ward) Brewer. A graduate of New York University, he received his Masters Degree in Economy from Trinity College. He was an Accountant, and a member of the Kiwanis Club. He...

FELDSTEIN, Janet (Tuber) Lashin Feldstein, 96, of Swampscott, MA died Saturday, June 10, 2006. She was the widow of David Lashin and Saul Feldstein. Born in Springfield, MA, she was the daughter of the late Ruben and Dora (Gross) Tuber. She was the owner of Star Grocery Store, Park St., Hartford, CT before she retired. She was a former member...

The family mourns the loss of Ilene D. Gorfain, 46 years of age, of Bristol, formerly of Newington and West Hartford, who died Sunday, December 29, 2013. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of Rhoda (Levy) Gorfain of Farmington and the late Perry M. Gorfain. Besides her mother she leaves two sisters, Jenelle G. Sujat and her husband...

Leo Ferstenberg, of West Hartford died Friday, October 24, 2014. Husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, WWII veteran, actor, and union representative. Gravesite funeral will be held on Tuesday,October 28th at 10:15 am at the State Veteran’s Cemetery in Middletown, CT. Donations can be made in his honor to the Jewish War Veterans. Lord, the Hershey bar I promised you is in...

Franklin Seymour “Doc” Gross, PhD, 34 Mayflower Rd., Windsor, CT, died at his home Sunday, September 25, 2005. He was born in Hartford on April 14, 1925 to the late Florence and Samuel Gross. He graduated Weaver High School, and earned a B.A. from the University of Hartford, a MSW in social work from Boston University, and a PhD in...

Shirley B. Frank, 89, of Cromwell and formerly of Bloomfield, passed away on Tuesday (November 22, 2011) at Ledgecrest Health Care Center in Kensington. Born in Hartford, July 2, 1922, Shirley was the daughter of the late Israel and Clara Rechtschafer, and widow of Jules B. Frank. Shirley graduated from Weaver High School and retired from the Connecticut General Insurance...

Edith (Rosenbaum) Epstein, 93 years of age, of Simsbury, died peacefully Friday, (February 25, 2011). She was the widow of Louis Epstein. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Bella (Bobrowitz) Rosenbaum. She owned, with her late husband, Rosedale Farm in Simsbury which has been in the Epstein family for five generations. First owned and...

Jean R. (Cohen) Cohen, 82, of Main Street, South Windsor, wife of the late Charles Cohen, died Sunday, June 11, 2006. Born in Springfield, MA, she was the daughter of the late Max and Rachel (Kaufman) Cohen. She was a school crossing guard in Hartford for 20 years. She was a member of the Bess & Paul Sigal Hebrew Academy....

Irving Blumsack of Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford, formerly of Lynn, MA, passed away on July 30, 2005. He is survived by his loving wife of 69 years, Anna Blumsack, his daughter Sheila and her husband Jerrold Abell of Manchester, his son Joel Blumsack and his wife Judy of Alpharetta, GA, his sisters Sadie Brilliant and Marion Flashner of Stoughton, MA,...

Leonard Goldschmidt, 47, of Cudjoe Key, FL, died Sunday, June 11, 2006. Born in Ridgewood, NJ, he was the son of Blanche (Ascher) Goldschmidt of West Hartford and the late John Goldschmidt. Besides his mother he leaves his wife, Linda (Jewett) Shute; a son Benjamin Goldschmidt and a daughter Sarah Goldschmidt both of West Hartford; a sister, Lynn LeCourt and...

Miriam Edelstein, 85, of Abrahms Boulevard, West Hartford, passed away on Tuesday (July 21, 2009) in the presence of family and close friends, surrounded with love. Miriam grew up in Boston and settled in Hartford when she married Samuel Edelstein. She leaves behind three children, Marcia Kranc and her husband Samuel of Colchester, Rachel Edelstein-Penn and her partner Leslie Hamilton-Penn...