Obituaries

Barbara Birnbaum (née Umanoff), 74, of West Hartford, died on March 5, 2011, after a 17-year battle with Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). Throughout the years since the diagnosis, Barbara displayed great courage and tenacity, embracing her family and friends and serving as a role model to many. Born in Brooklyn, New York on September 17, 1936, the daughter of the...

Edward Barry Ellis, 62 years of age, of Delray Beach, FL and Glastonbury, past away suddenly, Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Hartford Hospital. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Hyman and Gertrude (Tamaren) Ellis. Ed was the loving and devoted husband of 41 years to Jane (Feigenbaum) Ellis; and adoring and cherished father of Brian S....

Joan Simon Cohen of Farmington, CT, formerly of West Hartford, passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of August 22nd from a short illness at the age of 86. She was born in Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City to Madeline and Murray Simon and moved to West Hartford as a young girl. She attended Hall High...

Stephen J. Greenbaum, 62, of Newington, died Monday, January 5, 2009. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Philip and Rosalyn (Ascher) Greenbaum. Stephen was a 1964 graduate of Weaver High School, Hartford. He was employed with the US Postal Service. He leaves his wife, Kyle (O?Loughlin) Greenbaum; two sons: Scot and Jason Greenbaum, both of Newington;...

Lester E. Foster, prominent Willimantic businessman and life-long community supporter, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Douglas Manor in Windham, CT. Lester was born October 28, 1918 in Fall River, MA, son of morris and Dora Foster and lived in Moosup, CT. In the early 1930s, he became a resident of Willimantic. He was successful in three very diverse...

Paul Chertow of Fruit St., Worcester, MA, died Thursday, March 23, 2006 at St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA. Born May 3rd, 1931 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Boris and Elizabeth Chertow of Storrs. He was a US Air Force Veteran of the Korean War serving from 1954-1956. He is survived by his sister Ruth Chertow...

BERNSTEIN, Freda (Jaffe) Hartstein Bernstein, 89 years of age, of West Hartford died Monday, April 12, 2010. She was the widow of Arnold Hartstein and Irvin E. Bernstein. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Zalman and Anna Jaffe. Freda taught in the Bloomfield Public School System before she retired. She was a member of Beth...

Irving M. Farber, 90, of Loomis Drive, West Hartford, died Sunday, August 14, 2005. Born in Hartford, he was the son of Frank and Bessie Farber. He was a US Navy Veteran of World War II. He leaves a son, Barry Farber of West Hartford; a daughter, Michele Tamaren and her husband David of Marblehead, MA; and a grandson, Scott...

William “Bill” Blinderman, 74, passed away on May 14, after a long illness. He was born in Norwich on June 28, 1937, growing up in that area. He lived and raised his family in the greater Hartford area, including Bloomfield and East Hartford, prior becoming a resident of the Hebrew Home in West Hartford. Bill was a graduate of the...

Marion (Renert) Cohn, of Lawler Rd., West Hartford, widow of Albert Cohn died Saturday (January 7, 2006). She was a past member of the Emanuel Synagogue. She is survived by two daughters, Joyce Cohn of New York, NY, and Barbara Nathanson and her husband, Dr. Robert Nathanson of West Hartford; two grandchildren, Dr. Allyson Duffy and her husband, Justin, and...

George Robert Cion, 67, died unexpectedly at home, Monday morning June 26, 2006. George was the devoted husband of Ruth Tulin Cion, and the adoring proud father of Shira D. Cion of Berkeley, CA, and Raquel G. Cion of Brooklyn, NY. The only child of the late Florence (Simonoff) Cion and Louis E. Cion, he attended Yeshiva of Hartford, Weaver...

Barbara Anson, 75, of Manhattan and West Hartford, died on July 31, 2012 after a valiant struggle against cancer. She was the daughter of the late Edith and Jack Anson of West Hartford. After graduating from Barnard College, she spent the rest of her life as a resident of Manhattan. Over 25 years as a working actress appearing on camera...

The Honorable Howard Henry Belkin, of New Britain, age 69, died on Thursday, November 29, 2007. He graduated University of Connecticut in 1960 and UConn Law School in 1963 where he was an editor of the Law Review. Howard was an attorney in New Britain from 1963 until 2001, when he was appointed by Governor John G. Rowland as a...

Louis Fabian, 94 years of age, of West Hartford, died peacefully on Sunday, March 8th, 2009. Lou was born in Meriden, CT on June 8, 1914 to Isaac and Sophie (Balter) Fabian. He lived in West Hartford for many years before becoming a resident of the Hebrew Home and Hospital in 2002. Lou was a respected dry cleaning professional: in...

Frederic N. Cohen, 61, of Avon, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 14th, surrounded by love. Born in Hartford, CT and proud of it, he had many passions: his family and friends, work, cars, motorcycles, running, music, art, and NYC. As the treasured husband of Holly for 23 years, and the father of Tesandra (a junior at Connecticut College) and Austin...

Robert Gersten, 73 years of age, of Tyler Lake Heights, Goshen, died Monday, March 12, 2012. Born March 13, 1938 in New Haven, he was the son of the late David and Faye (Levine) Gersten. He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. Robert had been a teacher at Masuc High School in Monroe, and upon retirement, he worked...

Seymour Freedman, 81, of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of West Hartford, died Thursday, December 10, 2009 in Florida. Born in Hartford, May 26,1928, he was the son of the late Hyman and Rose (Chorches) Freedman. He was the owner of Freedman Electric Company in Hartford which was involved with many commercial projects in greater Hartford, including the UConn Medical Center...

FOX, David A. Fox, 79, of Bloomfield, formerly of West Hartford died Wednesday, January 25, 2006. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Harry and Rose (Koch) Fox. He leaves a nephew and his wife, Robert and Genevieve Fox of Stratford; and a niece, Annette Convoy of Hampstead, Canada. He was predeceased by his brother Benjamin Fox...

Edwin M. Bennett, 81 years of age, of East Windsor, died Friday, July 23, 2010. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Arthur and Mildred (Wiener) Bennett. He was a US Army veteran. Ed was fleet manager for Avis Car Rental before he retired. He leaves his companion, Arlene Mann and two cousins. Funeral services will be...

Millie G. Ellovich, 96, passed away peacefully on Friday (September 14, 2012). Born in Springfield, MA on October 30, 1915, she moved to the Hartford area upon marrying Bernard Ellovich in 1939. Millie was always a firm believer in volunteerism. She began her fifty-five years of volunteer work with the Red Cross as a Motor Corps driver during World War...