Obituaries

Sheldon Chafetz, 75, died on Saturday, December 31, at St. Francis Hospital. Sheldon was predeceased by his wife of 47 years, Jocelyn Violette Chafetz. He is survived by his children, Stuart Chafetz and his wife, Ann Krinitsky of San Rafael, CA and Chautauqua, NY, and Deena Chafetz of Santa Fe, NM; and his brother Gerald Chafetz and his wife Alice...

FREEMAN, Martin S.Freeman, 90, of West Hartford and Bloomfield died Saturday, August 19, 2006 at St. Francis Hospital. He was the son of the late Abraham and Elsie (Lubliner) Freeman and was predeceased by his wife Rosetta (Ginsburg) Freeman. He served as the Executive Director of the Hebrew Home for the Aged for 29 years. He is survived by two...

Lois (Baumstein) Gordon, of Vista Way, Bloomfield, wife of Barry D. Gordon, died Tuesday, January 19, 2010 in the presence of her family. Born in Hartford, she was raised in West Hartford, the daughter of the late Samuel and May (Hyman) Baumstein. She attended local schools and Bryant College. She worked at Mount Sinai Hospital and other medical facilities. She...

GOLDSTEIN, Pauline (Miller) Goldstein, 85, of Regency Dr., Bloomfield died Saturday, November 3, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center. She was the widow of Isadore ?Artie? Goldstein. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Lena (Siegel) Miller. Pauline worked for The Travelers Insurance Co. before she retired. She was a life-member of Hadassah,...

Morris D. Cohen, 95, of West Hartford, formerly of Hartford and Delray Beach, FL died Friday, September 8, 2006. He was the husband of the late Libby (Rosenfield) Cohen. Morris was the owner of the former Uncle Moe’s Pawn Shop in Hartford before he retired. He was a former Vice President and a life member of Beth Hillel Synagogue of...

Albert I. Freedman, 89, of Steele Road, West Hartford, died Tuesday, November 8, 2005. He was predeceased by his wife Edna (Raskin) Freedman. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Arthur and Rose (Glass) Freedman. He attended Hartford Public Schools and graduated from the Teachers College of Connecticut, now Central Connecticut State University and received his Master’s...

Sara “Sooky” Theodore Greenberg, of West Hartford, whose common sense, fashion sense and sense of humor sustained her for more than 100 years, died Thursday, December 15, 2011 at Hebrew Health Care in West Hartford, at age 101. Sooky was a wise and loving mother to two daughters: Carole G. Goldberg (Robert) of West Hartford and Phyllis J. Pagano (Marcello)...

EDELSON, Irving M., D.D.S. Dr. Irving “Irv” Edelson of Farmington, formerly of Plainville, beloved husband of 63 years of Phyllis Landwald Edelson, died on Thursday (September 2, 2010). Irv was born in New Britain on February 23, 1925. He was the devoted son of the late Abraham and Sadie (Krechevsky) Edelson. He graduated from New Britain High School and, in...

Anne (Brenner) Elinsky, 89, of Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford, widow of Oscar Elinsky, died Tuesday, August 23, 2005. Born in Romania, she was the daughter of the late Abraham and Hilda (Goihman) Brenner. She was a 30-year employee of Savitt Jewelers, Hartford. She leaves a son, Stephen Elinsky of West Hartford, a daughter Barbara Ehrenpreis and her husband David of...

Dr. Harold Richman, 80, died Tuesday, September 12th, at his home in West Hartford. Harold was married to the late Barbara Miller Richman for 49 years. He practiced orthodontics in Middletown after graduating from Trinity College in Hartford and Tufts Dental School. Harold was born and raised in New Britain, the son of Rose and Mendel. He served in the...

Isaac Martin “Marty” Fierberg of West Hartford, beloved husband of 64 years of Janet (Merliss) Fierberg passed away on October 6, 2012 at the age of 88. In addition to his devoted wife, he is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Michael Fierberg and Elyse Gellerman of Denver, CO and his daughter and son-in-law, Ellen and Morris Morgenstein of Avon,...

Michael E. ‘Mickey’ Gassner, of West Hartford and East Hampton, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2013 at his home. Born December 29, 1934, Mike grew up in West Harford attending the West Hartford Public Schools. Mike was the owner of French Cleaners, Gassner Electric, General Communications, and General Tower. Mickey leaves behind his lovely and beloved wife Roz of 55...

Harvey L. Borak, loving husband of Joan Sweeney Borak passed away on July 30, 2011, at St. Francis Hospital. Born on July 13, 1934, in New York City, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Selma Borak. Harvey was a graduate of New York University and New York Law School, and later served in the U.S. Army. Harvey...

Ruth Goldman, 84, devoted wife of the late Seymour Goldman died peacefully at Litchfield Woods Nursing Home, Torrington, on November 16, 2009. Born April 29, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Ida Goldin. She is survived by her son, Dr. Leslie Goldman and his wife Lynn of Goshen, her daughter Dr. Sherri Goldman and her husband...

Anne Rose (Gersten) Goldfield, 102 years of age, of West Hartford died Sunday, September 9, 2012. She was the widow of Max Goldfield. Born in Simsbury, she was the fourth child of fourteen children born to Samuel and Celia (Kaufman) Gersten. She graduated from Simsbury High School and from Mt. Sinai Hospital School of Nursing. Anne pursued a career in...

Marilyn “Mimi” (Rudnick) Frankel, 68 years of age of Bloomfield, CT, formerly of West Hartford, CT, died Tuesday, February 25, 2014. Born in Meriden, she was the daughter of the late Max and Molly (Lable) Rudnick. She leaves her son, Marc Frankel and his wife Taylor of Hoboken, NJ and her beloved Grandson Preston; two sisters, Helayne Levy of Venice,...

Martin Cohen, age 84, beloved husband of the late Annabelle Turner Cohen, died suddenly on Wednesday, June 7, 2006. Having lived in Teaneck, NJ for over 50 years, he had recently moved to West Hartford. He was the devoted father of Louise Rosenberg and her husband Elliott of West Hartford, and Bill Cohen and his wife Melinda of Nashville, TN,...

Irving D. Ginsburg, of Albany Ave., West Hartford, husband of the late Frances (Smith) Ginsburg, died Wednesday, (February 15, 2006). Born in New Britain he was a Army veteran of World War II and had been owner of Irvings in Bristol for over 40 years and was a former member of Beth David Synagogue. He is survived by two sons,...

Arthur William Feinstein, born February 3, 1920 in Deep River, husband of 66 year to Rhoda (Grodin) Feinstein, and long-time resident of Brainard Road, West Hartford, died at home on Monday, December 29, 2014, a month short of his 95th birthday. The middle son of Sadie (Shapiro) and Jacob Feinstein, he grew up in Chester with his brothers Stanley and...

BUCHSTANE, Joseph Buchstane, 90, of West Hartford passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2006 after a long illness. He was the son of the late Max Buchstane and Rebecca Friedman Buchstane, and the brother of the late Myron E. Buchstane, Sarah S. Buchstane, and Grace Prystowsky. He is survived by his four nieces: Susan Trigger, Susan Schiller, Janice Cohen, and...