Obituaries

Carol Kreeger Davidson of Bloomfield, CT, passed away the evening of June 16, 2014. Her artwork is the passionate legacy she leaves behind, as well as her loving husband of 63 years, Donald, and her two children Cynthia and Jeffrey. She was born in Chicago, IL, on May 17, 1929, the daughter of Julius Kreeger and Edith Weiskopf Kreeger. She...

Adeline “Lynn” (Kaufman) Freedman, 75, of West Hartford, wife of Elisha “Eli” Freedman, died Wednesday, November 9, 2005 in Rockville, MD. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Frida (Lifton) Kaufman. Lynn was a 1947 graduate of Weaver High School, received a Bachelor’s Degree from Syracuse University in 1951, and her Masters in Government Administration...

Mel Garfinkel of Farmington passed away March 10, 2013 following a long illness at the age of 84. Born on September 30, 1928 in the Bronx, NY, the youngest son of Louis and Sadie Garfinkel. He graduated from CCNY with a degree in civil engineering. He spent the Korean War with the Army Corp of Engineers rebuilding Germany. A long...

It is with great sorrow and heavy hearts that we say goodbye to a cherished wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. Lillian Blonstein died Sunday, May 15, 2011, surrounded by her loving family at Hartford Hospital. She was born October 12th, in Norwich, the beloved daughter of the late William and Rae (Blatt) Hankin. She graduated from Norwich Free Academy...

Murray J. Hershman, 57 years of age, died Wednesday, August 6, 2008 in Prescott, AZ. Born in Bristol, CT, he was the son of the late Harry H. Hershman, M.D. and Beverly (Cohen) Hershman. He attended Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, MA (Class of 1970), received his B.A. from George Washington University, Washington, DC (Class of 1974) and J.D. from Thomas...

Sylvia (Friedman) Gluskin, 94, of Seabury Dr., Bloomfield, passed away on Sunday, (May 27, 2007). She was the daughter of the late Bessie and Harry Friedman. She was born in Russia and came to the U. S. as a child. In 1978, she moved to West Hartford from Cranston, RI, where she and her late husband Arthur were in business....

Etta (Sherman) Golanski of Highland Street, West Hartford, formerly of Pontiac Road, West Hartford, died Wednesday, July 12, 2006. Born in Whitney Pier, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, she was the daughter of the late Abraham and Faiga Sherman. Mrs. Golanski was a former member of Beth Hillel Synagogue, Bloomfield and of Hadassah. An avid sports fan, she was devoted to...

Joyce (Willens) Gibbons was born in Mt. Sinai Hospital in Hartford to Leah Perry Willens and Morris J. Willens on October 22, 1933. She passed away on Monday, January 13, 2014. She graduated from Hall High School in 1951 and from Hartt College of Music in 1955. As a newlywed, she went cross country with her (then) husband William Gibbons...

Doris (Levine) Diamond, 92 years of age, of West Hartford died Friday, April 12, 2013. She was the widow of Harry Diamond. Born in Hartford she was the daughter of the late David and Ceil (Feldman) Levine, sister of the late Saul Levine. She was a former member of the Emanuel Synagogue of West Hartford. She leaves her son, Richard...

Ruth (Cohen) Hershkovitz, loving mother, grandmother, and sister, 94, of West Hartford, passed away Monday, June 30, 2014 surrounded by her devoted family. She was the widow of Saul Hershkovitz, her adoring husband of 54 years. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Carrie (Toporoff) Cohen. Ruth grew up in Hartford and was a graduate...

William Cohen, 83, of Plainville, passed away on September 8, 2013 after a short illness. He leaves behind his daughters Sharon Pelkey, Lorrie Acevedo and Tammy Aransky. His grandchildren: Kimberly and her husband James Vancerderfield, Jennifer and her husband Michael Fusso, Josh Binder, Alyson and Melissa Aransky and great grandchildren: Samantha and Zachary Vancerderfield, Madalyn and Francisco Fusso, and Ariella...

A. Richard (Dick) Harris of Avon, 87, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2012. His loving survivors include his wife Joan, sons Steven, James and Peter, grandchildren Jennifer, Lauren, Katie, Maxwell, Evan and Lily, and 2 great grandchildren Hanna and Trevor. He was loved and admired by daughters-in- law Donna, Meghan and Martine as well as sons-in-law Mike Smith and...

FELDMAN, Lily (Simon) Feldman, 86, of Ellington died Wednesday, October 17, 2007. She was the loving wife of Daniel Feldman for 66 years. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Rose and Joseph Simon. Lily was an accountant for the City of New York and a volunteer for several charitable organizations over the years. She...

Herman Dvorin, 94, of Avon died Friday, July 25, 2008 at Hartford Hospital. Born in Bangor, ME, he was the son of the late Oscar and Martha (Strier) Dvorin. He graduated in 1936 from Bates College in ME. Herman served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. In 1950 he founded Corbin Motor Sales...

FEIVELSON, Jerome ?Jerry? D. Feivelson, 67 years of age, of Bristol, died Friday, January 23, 2009 at Bristol Hospital. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of Gladys (Blumenstein) Feivelson of Boca Raton, FL and the late Philip Feivelson. He was employed as a school bus driver with Dattco, and was a senior member of the Temple Sinai Softball...

Dr. Irving W. Eichenbaum of New Britain, and recently of Dover, NH, died peacefully at Langdon Place, in Dover , on Monday, July 21, 2008, after a long period of declining health. Dr. Eichenbaum was born in New York City and moved with his family to New Haven. He was awarded his DDS degree from the University of Maryland Dental...

CAHN, Herbert Cahn, 72, of Avon, formerly of West Hartford, died Saturday, April 1, 2006. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, he was the son of the late Alexander and Erna Cahn. He was a nuclear physicist with Combustion Engineering for over 30 years. He was a member of Beth El Temple of West Hartford. He leaves a son, Jeffrey P. Cahn...

Attorney A. Arthur Giddon of Bloomfield and West Hartford, age 101 ½, died peacefully on November 24, 2010. As a boy, he was the bat boy for the Boston Braves but on April 25, 2009, for his 100th birthday celebration, he was invited by the Red Sox, his beloved team, to be their honorary bat boy, “Big Pappy 100”. The...

Ronald Byron, 67, of West Hartford, passed away April 13, 2015. To honor his final wishes, there will be no Funeral Service or Shiva. A lifelong resident of Connecticut, Ron graduated Conard High School in 1965; graduated Univ of Hartford with a BA in Psychology in 1970, and Masters of Education in 1973. Ron had many accomplishments - a lot...

Rose (Freedman) Cohen, widow of the late Lewis I. Cohen, died peacefully in her sleep at home at Chatfield Senior Living apartments in West Hartford on Thursday. She was 101 years old. Born to Isaac and Fanny (Saunders) Freedman in Hartford in 1911, Rose grew up in Torrington. After graduating from Torrington High School in 1928 she moved to Hartford...