Obituaries

Jan 1, 1970

Stella (Krampf) Mostel, 78, a resident of Hebrew Home in West Hartford, passed away on February 10, 2017, of Lewy Body Dementia. She was the beloved wife of Dr. Arthur P. Mostel. Born in the Bronx, New York, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Fannie (Mollov) Krampf. She graduated from Walton High School and Hunter College....

Jan 1, 1970

Helen (Hersh) Weisel, 91 years of age, of West Hartford died Sunday, April 15, 2018. She was the widow of Alfred Weisel. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Abraham Hersh and Ethel (Lax) Hersh.

Helen Weisel earned a B.A. in elementary education from Brooklyn College and taught elementary school in...

Jan 1, 1970

Dr. Norman Zeldis, 93 years of age, of Tanglewood Road in West Hartford, died on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at his home in West Hartford. He was the husband of the love of his life, the late Janet (Nibur) Zeldis. Born in Romania, he was the son of the late Louis and Anna (Rubin) Zeldis. Norm loved life and...

Jan 1, 1970

Gerald B. Kent, 96 years of age, of Edina, MN died Thursday, December 13, 2018. He was the husband of the late Beatrice Kent, late Ethel Kent, and the beloved companion of Rhoda Steinberg. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of the late David and Lena (Novick) Krimsky. Gerald received his BA degree from Brooklyn College,...

Jan 1, 1970

SLOVES, Regina (“MeMe”) formerly of W. Hartford, CT, widow of Stanford Sloves, passed away Friday, April 21, 2017. She is survived by her children Barbara Garner (husband Peter) of Glendale, WI and Jay Sloves (wife Elyse) of W. Hartford CT. Five grandchildren Joshua (wife Nora), Samual, and Sarah Garner; Bari and Adam Sloves; and precious great grandson Toby Garner....

Jan 1, 1970

Thelma (Weisinger) Greene of Avon, CT, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 after a long illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph A. Greene. Born in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Nathan and Anna (Hoffman) Weisinger.

Thelma spent her childhood years in Newark, graduating from Weequahic High School and...

Jan 1, 1970

Norma Trusiewicz

Loving wife, mother and grandmother

Norma Trusiewicz, age 70, beloved wife of Michael Trusiewicz, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Middlebury on July 1, 2017 after a courageous battle with long-term, treatment resistant Lyme Disease.

Norma was born on April 25, 1947 in Hartford, Connecticut to the late Bernard and...

Jan 1, 1970

David Theodore Chase (aged 88) of West Hartford, CT, founder and president of Chase Enterprises, passed away at his home on June 1st, 2016. Born in Kielce, Poland, he was the son of Leon and Helen Ciesla. David was a Holocaust survivor, lifelong entrepreneur, and philanthropist. David arrived in the United States as a teenager after surviving the Auschwitz,...

Jan 1, 1970

Seymour Grobard, 84 years of age, of Suwanne, GA, formally of West Hartford, Ct passed away on Monday, February 5, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Eileen (King) Grobard. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Gabriel and Freida (Schuster) Grobard. In addition to his wife, Seymour is survived by sons, Scott Grobard of...

Jan 1, 1970

Dr. Herman H. Glassman of West Hartford, CT passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2016, after a very brief illness, surrounded by family and friends. He was 87. Dr. Glassman was the husband of the late Mary Elizabeth (Dalton) Glassman. He leaves behind his significant other, Martha Dill, with whom he spent many happy years together. Born in Hartford,...

Jan 1, 1970

Dr. Irving Freedman, 94 years of age, of Sandy Hook, CT, formally of South Windsor, Lebanon, Old Saybrook, and Estero, Florida, passed away on January 11. He was the beloved husband of Nancy (Woodwell) Freedman and the late Estelle (Simon) Freedman. He was the son of the late Arthur and Rose (Glass) Freedman.Born in Hartford on January 17, 1924,...

Jan 1, 1970

Sophie Goldfarb Wein, 93 of Hartford, CT and Boynton Beach, Fl, passed away on December 5th, shortly after her closest family members said farewell to her. She was happiest when with family, and she enjoyed entertaining and making people laugh. She loved dancing and music, singing along (albeit off-key) with favorites Streisand and Sinatra. Sophie also loved fashionable clothing...

Jan 1, 1970

Ruth (Chaikin) Wile, 99, of Bloomfield, CT formerly of Fairfield, CT,passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 6, 2016. She was born on July 23, 1916 in Brooklyn, NY to Morris and Sarah Chaikin. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Morris Joshua Wile, her sister Alyce Kleinman, and her brother Leon Chaikin. She leaves behind her sister, Adele Thomas....

Jan 1, 1970

Yuriy Sherman, 87, of West Hartford, CT, passed away on July 23, 2016. Yuriy was born on January 27, 1929 in Vinnitsa, Ukraine. He immigrated to the U.S. 23 years ago and settled in West Hartford with his family. He worked as a miller for 45 years. Yuriy enjoyed fishing, playing cards, and spending time with his grandkids. Yuriy...

Jan 1, 1970

Carton, Esther (Norwitz), 91, of Tucson, AZ, formerly of West Hartford and New London, CT, died on Saturday, December 24, 2016. For 57 years, she was married to the late Edward “Eddy” Carton. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Rubin and Rose (Dember) Norwitz. Esther graduated from Weaver High School in 1943, and both organized...

Jan 1, 1970

Minna (Rozinsky) Pearl, 92, of West Hartford, CT, passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2017 after a long illness. She was the beloved wife of the late David Pearl. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Simon and Mary (Pitcoff) Rozinsky. Minna, a woman of strong faith, was a member of Beth El Temple in...

Jan 1, 1970

Myron S. Freed of West Hartford died peacefully on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 just four days after his 90th birthday. Myron was born in Pittston, PA on May 26, 1927. He was the son of the late Adolph Freed and Ella (Kleinberger) Freed. Myron was a US Army veteran. He graduated from Penn State University with a bachelor’s degree...

Jan 1, 1970

Myron A. Bersch (“Mike”), age 85, of Wallingford, CT died after a brief illness on Monday, January 23, 2017 in Delray Beach, Florida with his wife of 51+ years, Elaine Penny (Soll) Bersch, and other family members by his side. Born in Brooklyn, NY on May 12, 1931, he was the son of the late Sol and Esther (Abelson)...

Jan 1, 1970

Neil Blumenson, 84, formerly of Boynton Beach, FL, and Saddle Brook, NJ, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Philip and Gertrude (Fried) Blumenson. Before retiring and moving to Florida, Neil worked for the New York City Department of Health and Human Services for 35 years. Preceded in death...

Jan 1, 1970

Frances Teddy (Grody) Paul, 89 years of age, of West Hartford died Saturday, September 2, 2017. She was the widow of Leonard Paul. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Israel and Rebecca (Gordonitsky) Grody. She lived most of her life in West Hartford.

Teddy graduated from Green Mountain Junior College completing her Bachelor’s...