Obituaries

Jan 1, 1970

Dr. Marvin H. Terry Grody, a nationally renowned gynecologist, died peacefully at his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 7, 2015. He had attained world-wide recognition as an innovator and dynamic educator in the evolving areas of gynecology dealing with vaginal, pelvic reconstructive, and urogynecologic surgery. Dr. Grody was born on April 27, 1922, in Hartford, CT. He was...

Jan 1, 1970

Gloria M. Bein, 97, of West Hartford, CT, passed away peacefully at Hartford Hospital on Monday evening, February 19, 2018. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 16, 1920. She was the daughter of Adolph and Fannie Greenberg. Gloria attended public schools in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. At the age of...

Jan 1, 1970

Elizabeth G. Cohn, of Lantana, FL, formerly of Farmington Woods, Avon, CT, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late George E. Cohn. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Fannie (Gordon) Graicerstein. Beth was an active participant in the Farmington Woods Community before moving to the Carlisle...

Jan 1, 1970

Our beloved Hyla of Bloomfield, Connecticut passed away very suddenly but peacefully in Hartford on July 2, 2018. She was born on October 10, 1931 in Hartford to Ada (nee Solomon) and Morris Becker. She was raised in Hartford and spent her entire adult life in Bloomfield. Hyla is predeceased by the love of her life, her husband, Edward...

Jan 1, 1970

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Richard (Dick) Glater, 76 of Newington CT on Tuesday, Jan 9th 2018. He was born in Hartford on September 20th, 1941 the son of Sally Bogard and Irving Glater. In addition to his loving wife Iris Shoopilsky Glater of 55 years, Dick is survived by his daughter Michelle...

Jan 1, 1970

Joan Sherrow Stein of South Windsor, CT, died Friday (October 21st), surrounded by her family. She was a fierce competitor of both Mahjong and Scrabble, and could beat any laundry stain into submission. She was an expert domestic engineer, and when her children were older, her strong work ethic and determination ensured that she met with great success when...

Jan 1, 1970

Charles Nightingale, Glastonbury CT passed away at home on December 18, 2017 after a 10 year battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). Born in Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late Michael and Annamarie (Schmidt) Nightingale.

Dr. Nightingale attended Fordham University (BS), St Johns University (MS), and University of Buffalo (PhD). He joined the ROTC...

Jan 1, 1970

Henry Alexander Madoff, 96, of West Hartford, CT, died of natural causes at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford on March 12, 2016 surrounded by his family. Born Grigori Aleksandr Vedmedev on February 15, 1920 in the small city of Kherson in the newly created Soviet Union, previously and now once again in Ukraine, his family escaped during the year...

Jan 1, 1970

Judy (Pennachio) Block, 65, of Vernon, wife (38 years) of Harold Block, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2015 surrounded by her greatest love - her family. Daughter of Charles and Marie (Dellaquila) Pennachio, Judy grew up in Enfield in a large, loud, loving Italian family. Judy taught in the Enfield school system and most recently as a reading...

Jan 1, 1970

Abby Ezra Andrews, M.D., 91 years of age, of Simsbury, CT died Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at home with his family at his bedside. Born in Baghdad, Iraq, he was the son of the late Ezra and Mariam (Nosha) Abdullah. He loved his family more than anything and took unbelievable care of them, and they loved him back. Anyone...

Jan 1, 1970

Ethel Sondik passed away peacefully at her home on August 21, 2017. She was nearly one hundred years old and was surrounded by her loved ones when she died.

She lived a long and fulfilling life, adored by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sister, brother, nieces and nephews. She cherished learning and encouraged her children to develop their...

Jan 1, 1970

Sherman ‘Shike’ R. Gershman, 87 years of age, of West Hartford, CT passed away on Friday, June 9, 2017. Shike was the loving husband of Adele (Keizerstein) Gershman. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Bessie (Burres) Gershman and predeceased by his brother Jerome Gershman. All who knew Shike will remember his warmth...

Jan 1, 1970

Kathleen A. (Mitchell) Mendelsohn, 85, formerly of Bloomfield and Avon, passed away on Saturday May 14, 2018 at Inova Hospital in Fairfax Virginia, after a brief illness. Kathy was born in Troy ME on March 2, 1933 to Mr. Walter J. Mitchell and Mrs. Ida E. (Hale) Mitchell. She lived during a time, and in a place, that gave...

Jan 1, 1970

Gregg A. Levine, 55, passed away suddenly on March 20, 2018. He lived in Colchester, CT where he was raised. He is survived by Arlene J. Lazinsk (mother), Audrey Levine (sister), Robert Levine (brother). He was predeseced by his father and son. Funeral will be Thursday, March 22nd at 1pm at the Avahath Achim Cemetery in Colchester. He will...

Jan 1, 1970

Sheldon Meyer, 90 years of age, of Bloomfield, CT, formerly of New Jersey, died Tuesday, January 16, 2018. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Oscar and Esther (Blum) Meyer. Sheldon was a graduate of NYU, New York Brooklyn Law School, and did graduate courses at NYU in business and finance. Sheldon worked as...

Jan 1, 1970

Attorney William Victor Dworski, born August 13th 1926, died December 26th 2018. He was the son of Daisy and Harry Dworski of New Britain, Connecticut. Attorney Dworski served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. A graduate of UConn Law School, he practiced law over 50 years in New Britain. In retirement, Attorney Dworski served as an...

Jan 1, 1970

Claire B. (Pfeffer) Rosenberg, 90 years of age, of West Hartford, CT, formerly of Fairfield, CT, died after a brief illness on Tuesday, October 4, 2016. She was the widow of Louis Rosenberg. Born on May 13, 1926 in Newark, NJ; she was the daughter of the late Sol and Ruth (Plaine) Pfeffer. Claire leaves her family: Dr. Judith...

Jan 1, 1970

Jeffrey I. Bergen, 72 years of age, of Bloomfield, CT, formerly of West Hartford, died Friday, March 3, 2017. He was the husband of the late Holly (Talan) Bergen. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Herman S. and Bertha (Dolgoruck) Bergen. He was the son-in-law of the late Hyman and Terry Talan. Jeffrey...

Jan 1, 1970

GAER, RHEA BELLE PASTERNACK, 99, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 5, 2017 in hospice care in Naples, Florida. Born in Hartford, daughter of the late Morris and Clara (Brandvein) Pasternack. She was the widow of Meyer Gaer. Rhea lived in Hartford, New Britain, West Hartford, Wethersfield and Beach Park in Clinton as well as Delray Beach and Naples...

Jan 1, 1970

Barbara (Bennett) Moses, 87, of Glastonbury, CT formerly of Avon, CT, loving wife of Monroe, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Hartford Hospital on August 23, 2018. Barbara was born in Brockton, MA where she spent her childhood and then relocated to Hartford, CT attending Weaver High School. She went on to get her Associate degree at...