Obituaries

Mar 15, 2021

Rosalie Shapiro Zetoff, 79 of West Hartford passed away Monday, March 15th, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was born June of 1941 in Hartford, CT. Daughter of Sadie Yush Shapiro-Goldberg and Harry Shapiro. She lost her father at the young age of five and grew up in a household surrounded by aunts, uncles and cousins in addition...

Mar 10, 2021

Alvin I Friedman passed away peacefully on March 10, 2021. Al was born and raised in Hartford, CT. For over 60 years, he was a West Hartford resident and loved his community, where he raised his family and grew his business. He was the beloved husband of the late Beth (Golemba) Friedman. Al adored his beautiful, kind and funny...

Mar 7, 2021

Rosalind Markowitz Hoffman of West Hartford, 100, (5/7/1920-3/7/2021) passed away with her daughters by her side, at Brookdale Chatfield in West Hartford where she’s resided for the past 6 years. She was the daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Gelfand) Markowitz and was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Saul A. Hoffman, as well as all of her siblings,...

Mar 6, 2021

Claire Fannie (Mann) Yaffa, 100 years of age, of West Hartford, CT died Saturday, March 6, 2021. She was the widow of Louis Yaffa. Born in Richmond Hills, NY, she was the daughter of the late Isadore and Ethel (Schreiber) Mann. She leaves her children, Glenn J Yaffa of Avon, CT, Deborah Y Kotler and her husband Marc of...

Mar 5, 2021

Suzanne R. (Freedman) Salad, 82, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 5, 2021 at home in West Hartford CT, surrounded by her loving children. She was born on March 23, 1938 to the late Isadore and Bessie (Miller) Freedman and raised in Hartford. Suzanne was always very fond of Weaver High School (class of 1956), reminiscing about...

Mar 3, 2021

On Monday, 8 March, Sandra Ellen Jacobs was laid to rest at the Hartford Mutual Society Cemetery in Simsbury. Sandy was a lyrical singer, talented actress, friend to all, and she gave the best hugs. Her personally sketched portraits were always appreciated as was her taste in Art. She performed in many local plays, and in the film, The...

Mar 1, 2021

Stuart L Cohen, 65 years of age, died Monday, March 1, 2021. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Samuel H a/k/a Syd Conn’ and Pauline (Rudofsky) Cohen. Stu greatly cherished his family, and leaves his three children Pauline Weinstein (Alan), Jonathan Cohen (Jessica) and Jessica Cohen (Joseph), his former wife Gila Cohen, and grandchildren...

Feb 28, 2021

Geoffrey H Zoref was born on June 14,1981 in Washington DC and died at peace in his home on February 28, 2021 after a long battle with addiction. He leaves behind his mother, Ellen Zoref, of Simsbury, CT; father Steven I Zoref and his wife Jamie of Boynton Beach, FL; and sister Amanda Zoref and her wife Nora Wilcox...

Feb 13, 2021

Feb 11, 2021

Morris Margolis, of W. Hartford died Thursday, February 11, 2021 at his home in West Hartford, surrounded by his loving family. He was 97. He was preceded by his wife Anne Margolis. Morris was born in Hartford, Connecticut and grew up with his sisters, Jean and Bertha Margolis. He leaves behind his two sons, Mark and David Margolis. He...

Feb 10, 2021

Eva (Eve) Stahl Fishman, 87 years of age, of West Hartford, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Born in Munich, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Edith and Walter Stahl. Eve grew up in the Kew Gardens section of Queens, NY, and moved to West Hartford in 1955, where she remained a resident until her passing. She...

Feb 6, 2021

Rosalind (Blum) FitzGerald, 79, of Newington, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital, of complications of COVID-19. She was born on September 18, 1941 in Hartford, CT to Milton Blum and Freda Wilson Blum. She is survived by her beloved husband of 57 years, Frederick FitzGerald; her brother Jerome Blume, his wife, Joanne, of...

Feb 4, 2021

Nadine Liese passed away at home in Middletown, Connecticut on February 4, 2021. Nadine was born in New York, New York to Ethel Siminoff and the late Louis Siminoff. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Ryan and Nichole Liese, and her daughter and son-in-law, Jillian and Sean Thorne. She was the proud grandmother of Hannah, David, Samuel,...

Feb 4, 2021

Edward E Fishman, 88 years of age, of West Hartford, CT passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Herman and Maybelle (Taylor) Fishman. Ed was born in Hartford and grew up in West Hartford, where he remained a resident until his passing. He was a graduate of Hall High...

Feb 4, 2021

Sandra (Kaufman) Gershman, of Mamaroneck, NY, formerly of West Hartford, CT and Naples, FL, died Thursday, February 4, 2021 at the age of 91.Sandra was the widow of Melvin Y. Gershman, her husband for over 62 years. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Alice Kaufman. A former elementary school teacher at the...

Feb 3, 2021

Frederick Cohen, 86, a Tariffville Connecticut resident for nearly 60 years, passed away at his home on February 3, 2021. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. Fred was born in 1934 into difficult circumstances in the South Bronx, growing up surrounded by violence, poverty, and food insecurity. He managed to pass the entrance exam to...

Jan 31, 2021

David S. Fishman passed away with his family gathered on January 31, 2021 at the age of 87 of Parkinson’s-related complications, a disease he quietly and resolutely fought for more than 25 years. He was born to Harold and Tessie (Walder) Fishman on March 1, 1933, in Providence, RI. David was chosen to attend the elite Classical High School,...

Jan 30, 2021

Barbara Ruth (May) Bloom, formerly of Bloomfield, passed away on Saturday evening, January 30th, in Randolph, NJ. She was born in New London and grew up in the village of Chesterfield. She was daughter of the late Helen Kaplan and Samuel May. Barbara was predeceased by her loving husband of 53 years, Leonard, her son Alan Michael, and her...

Jan 27, 2021

Debra Kay Goldstein, 68 of West Hartford, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Born in Madison, IN, she was the daughter of the late Duard and Cecile Varble. She is predeceased by brother William Varble. She leaves a husband, Richard H. Goldstein; two daughters, Katie and Sarah Goldstein; son-in-law, Patrick O’Leary and future son-in-law, Leon Averbukh; a sister,...

Jan 27, 2021

Shirley Kassman (Galinsky ) ,91 years of age, ofHebron, died January 27, 2021. Born in Hartford,she was thedaughterofthe late Joseph and Bessie (Spector) Galinsky.She was married to her beloved husband Barney for 56 years before his passing in 2009. January 25th is their wedding anniversary date. Shirley was...