Obituaries

Ruth E. Falkin of West Hartford, died on October 12, 2011 at her home. Ruth was born in Hartford, the daughter of the late William R. Falkin, Sr. And Jane A. Falkin, and grew up and attended schools in West Hartford. She was a graduate of Hall High School in West Hartford and of Teacher’s College of Connecticut, now Central...

David M. Harrison, 87, of West Hartford died Wednesday, December 10, 2008, peacefully in his sleep, with his family by his bedside. He was the husband of the late Ida (Stein) Harrison. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Solomon and Pauline Harrison. He graduated from Weaver High School in Hartford. David worked in retail management. He...

Lillian (Silver) Birnbaum, 94, of North Andover, Massachusetts, formerly of New Britain, Connecticut, died Saturday, July 27, 2013 at home with her family. She was the widow of Myron Birnbaum of New Britain. Born in Waterbury, Connecticut, Lillian was the daughter of the late Celia and Morris Silver of New Britain, and sister of the late Abraham Silver of New...

Mary Ann Goodman, 75, of Tucson, AZ died Wednesday, August 12, 2009 after a five year battle with cancer. Born July 24, 1934 in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Allan S. and Carlyn R. (Leichter) Goodman. Mary’s father, Allan S. Goodman, was a successful local businessman, and the Goodmans resided in West Hartford throughout Mary’s childhood. She...

GIPSTEIN, Melvin M. Melvin M. Gipstein, 87, of Bradford Walk, Farmington, died Saturday,(July 5, 2008) at the Hebrew Home & Hospital. He was the husband of the late Claire (Lerner) Gipstein. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Simon and Sarah (Cohen) Gipstein. He was a US Army Air Force veteran, serving as a staff sergeant during...

On Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 Heather G. Ahrens, beloved wife of Dr. Lawrence B. Ahrens, passed away peacefully. Born in Peekskill NY in 1936 to David and Sylvia Gross, Heather moved to CT to attend University of CT graduating in 1958. She was a teacher prior to becoming a mother. In the 1980’s, after years of practicing as a school...

Diane (Cherwin) Miller Capirchio, 67, of Jeanette Drive, Plainville, wife of Ernest Capirchio, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at Hospital of Central CT - New Britain. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of Arthur and Frances (Stekly) Cherwin. She retired from the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington. She was a member of the Eastern Star. She...

Beatrice ?Bea? K. Cramer, beloved wife of the late Sidney L. ?Chick? Cramer, MD passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2008, from a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer?s Disease. She was born on April 26, 1915 to Charles and Gussie (Yuell) Kovner of Hartford. Her sister and tennis partner, Francis Liebman, predeceased her. A life long resident of Hartford,...

Cynthia Greenberg Byer, 74, of Jupiter, FL and Hartford, CT, died in Hartford on Saturday, July 29, 2006. Born on May 20, 1932, in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Edward Greenberg. Cynthia is survived by her husband of 54 years, Jonah Byer, and her three children, Cathy Kolovson and her husband Mark of West Hartford,...

Samuel Goldring, 93, of West Hartford, died Friday, April 13, 2007 after a short illness. Born April 24, 1913 in Springfield, MA he moved to Hartford in 1928 where he grew up and lived most of his life. He moved to West Hartford in the 1980?s. He worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930?s. Sam was an infantry...

Bessie (Gurwitch) Fabian, 91, of Fox Hill Drive, Rockville died Saturday, (August 4, 2007) at Rockville General Hospital. She was the widow of John Robert Fabian. Born in Louisville, KY, she was the daughter of the late David Lee and Hinda Gurwitch. Bessie and her late husband owned and operated Fabian Drug in West Hartford and Rockville. She was a...

Helen A. Brauman, of Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford, died Sunday, October 22, 2006. Born in Norwich, she was the daughter of the late David and Rachel (Blauzmen) Brauman. She leaves several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 11:00 AM at the Chevra Meshnayes Cemetery, Hartford with Rabbi Yitzchok Adler officiating....

M. Joel Berman, 80, of Bloomfield, passed away peacefully on Thursday, (October 4, 2012). He was born in Hartford on June 15, 1932. He was raised with his late brother Leonard in the North End of Hartford by his late parents, William Berman and Sylvia Elman Berman, and his late grandmother, Kayla Elman. As a child, he survived the Hartford...

Francis R. Caplan, 85, a lifelong resident of greater Hartford died Friday, August 22, 2008 at Hartford Hospital. Born April 12, 1923, he was one of three sons born to Gertrude Gorback Caplan and William H. Caplan. Frannie grew up in Hartford and excelled as the varsity center on the Weaver High School football team. Upon graduation in 1941, he...

Marie Bayer of Avon, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2005. Marie’s life began in Whittier, CA, where she was born on June 22, 1957, the second child of Lynn and Raymond Jansen. Two years later, the family moved to Long Beach, where she lived until 1972 when her family emigrated to Great Britain. Marie loved the movies, and in...

Mark L. Elansky of Wethersfield, born on June 25, 1951, passed away on August 12, 2014. Mark was the son of the late Joseph and Roslyn Elansky. beloved nephew of the late Frances and Harry Weinstein of West Hartford, and the late Rose and Israel Leopold of New York. Mark was a beloved cousin of Herbert and Rhoda Leopold of...

George Geary, loving and beloved husband of Cathie (Wasserzug) Geary, died January 5, 2021. He was 77. He was born and raised in Middletown, served in the Navy, and moved to Rocky Hill many years ago. George enjoyed spending time at the beach, especially Ogunquit, Maine. He was an excellent gardener and cook and enjoyed serving his signature spaghetti sauce...

Dr. Barbara Bard, longtime Professor at Central Connecticut State University and resident of West Hartford, passed away after a long illness on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, TX. Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1934 the younger daughter of Jack and Rose Fink, Dr. Bard attended Tilden High School in East Flatbush, Brooklyn and then received...

Dr. Arnold Irwin Greenberg, age 82, current resident of Paradigm Health Care Center, long time Simsbury resident, passed away on April 12th after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer’s. Born in Hartford, CT, the son of Milton and Bessie (Davis) Greenberg, he attended Hartford public schools. Arnie received a B.S. in Physical Therapy from the University of Connecticut. Following graduation he...

FRUCHTMAN, Simpson Fruchtman, 90, of Columbia died Sunday, February 8, 2009 in Delray Beach, FL. Born in Millburn, NJ, he was the son of the late Samuel and Frances (Cantor) Fruchtman. He served in the US Army during World War II. Simpson owned and operated a professional pharmacy and surgical center in Summit, NJ for 38 years before he retired....