Obituaries

Jan 1, 1970

Dr. Ronald M Tishler, 76, died peacefully on July 14th at Hartford Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Dr. Tishler was born to Paul and Marcia Tishler on March 9, 1941 in Hartford, CT. He graduated from Weaver High School in 1959 and then attended University of Connecticut. He graduated from New England College of Optometry in 1967. Dr....

Jan 1, 1970

Joanne G. Chozick, 78 years of age, died on Friday, February 12, 2016. She was the beloved wife of David R. Chozick. Born in Springfield, MA, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Minnie (Platt) Goldsmith.

She graduated Weaver High School in 1955. During high school, she was in the sorority, Iota Phi, then, the...

Jan 1, 1970

Mary Rutenberg, 74 years of age, of West Hartford, CT died Thursday May 28, 2015. Born in New York, she was the daughter of Thomas Hamill and Agnes McRell. She was an executive assistant for the Honorable U.S. Senator Thomas Dodd. She leaves behind her husband of 47 years, Gideon Rutenberg of West Hartford; her brother John Hamill and...

Jan 1, 1970

Together Again. Molly (Jacobson) Dressler, 96 yrs of age, of West Hartford, CT, died on Oct.14,2016 to join her beloved, predeceased husband of 63yrs, Joseph Dressler. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Bertha (Broverman) Jacobson.She leaves her sons, Fredric A. Dressler and his wife Robin of West Hartford, Marshall H. Dressler and his...

Jan 1, 1970

Ruth (Dunn) Harrison, 100 years of age, of Simsbury, formerly of Manchester died Sunday, January 28, 2018. She was the widow of Phillip Harrison. Born in Bristol, CT she was the daughter of the late Hyman and Gertrude Dunn. She leaves two daughters, Susan Harrison and her husband Zafar Rashid of Avon, and Ellen Katz and her husband Joel...

Jan 1, 1970

Mildred “Mickey” Tager Ehrlich, 93, predeceased by beloved husband of 39 years, George Tager, and beloved husband of 20 years, Irving Ehrlich, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Nathan & Tillie (Katz) Fienman, and was also predeceased by her sisters, Mae, Edna and Bea. Mickey leaves her adoring family – children:...

Jan 1, 1970

Beth Schechter Diamond, 83 years of age, of West Hartford, CT, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. She was the beloved wife for 59 years of S. Lee Diamond. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothy (Solomon)Schechter. Beth is survived by her son Michael of West Hartford, CT, her Grandson Jeremy...

Jan 1, 1970

Richard Singer, 69, of Rocky Hill died March 15, 2018, at Hartford Hospital. A loving husband for 14 years, he and his wife Julie shared his love of music, animals, and spirited discussion. He is also survived by his sisters, Carolyn Bollinger (Larry) and Joan Singer. Donations in his memory may be made to the CT Humane Society, 701...

Jan 1, 1970

Peter S. Leibert, 64, of Newington formerly of West Hartford passed away on August 25, 2018. Born in Hartford, Ct. on April 19, 1954 to the late Manuel M. Leibert and Marjorie Leibert. Although Peter was born severely handicapped with severe mental retardation, epilepsy and cerebral palsy those disabilities did not define him. Peter enjoyed family, friends, laughing, singing...

Jan 1, 1970

Jack J. London, 87 years of age, of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of Bloomfield, CT, died Saturday, April 28, 2018. Born in Burlington, VT, he was the son of the late David C. and Yetta (Gladstone) London. Jack was the owner of the Jack London Insurance Agency of Bloomfield, CT. He participated in a variety of community organizations including...

Jan 1, 1970

Robert S. Darling of Bloomfield passed away on February 9th 2018 at age 88. Son of the late Anna (Miller) and Samuel Darling. He was the 6th of 10 children. He leaves his wife Selma (Felper) Darling, son Jeffrey, daughters Ann Stein and husband Louis and Jill Rothstein and her husband Philip. Grandchildren Joshua Stein, Dayna Stein, Rebecca and...

Jan 1, 1970

Adrienne (Krasnoff) Davidson, 79 years of age, of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of New Britain, CT, died Wednesday, July 20, 2016. She was the widow of Lawrence J. Davidson. Born in Waterbury, CT, she was the daughter of the late Maurice and Shirley (Platzker) Krasnoff. Adrienne was educated in Waterbury schools and was a graduate of the Temple University...

Jan 1, 1970

Lillian (Gordon) Kessler, 98, of West Hartford, Connecticut formerly of Pompano, FL and Nashua, NH passed away peacefully on February 8, 2017 at the home of her daughter. She was born on January 3, 1919 in Manchester, NH, the daughter of the late Harry and Sophie (Bricker) Gordon. Lillian was the loving and beloved wife of the late Sidney...

Jan 1, 1970

Miriam Lurie Rosenberg, 94, passed away at Saint Mary’s Home on Friday (July 1, 2016) Miriam was the daughter of the late Sarah and Edward Lurie and was born at Mount Sinai Hospital, Hartford, CT. Her husband Irving, of 65 years, and brothers Solomon and Oscar, and a sister Evelyn, predeceased her. Miriam is survived by her son Stuart...

Jan 1, 1970

Judith Rella Platkin, 75, of Simsbury, CT, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2019. Judie was born in Brooklyn, NY. She graduated from Samuel J. Tilden High School and Brooklyn College, where she studied early childhood and elementary education. Judie was a beloved member of the community in Simsbury, CT for more than 45 years and was a realtor...

Jan 1, 1970

Martin David Godgart, 87, died at home, August 4th, 2015. Dr. Godgart, son of Harry & Jenny, was born in Brooklyn & grew up on Staten Island. A track, basketball & baseball star, Dr. Godgart won numerous awards. He graduated from Curtis High School and received the first of his many degrees from Wagner College. From 1952-1954, Dr. Godgart...

Jan 1, 1970

Betty (Cohen) Rosenbloom, 89 years of age, of Bloomfield, CT and formally of Trumbull, CT, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2018. She was the beloved wife of Milton Rosenbloom. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Max and Lena (Goldfarb) Cohen. Betty received her undergraduate degree at Brooklyn College and her masters in education...

Jan 1, 1970

Bernice L. Ellis of West Hartford, died peacefully at home surrounded by family members on Saturday January 20, 2018. Born in Hartford in 1928, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Dora (Kaplan) Lutin. After raising 4 children, she returned to school and graduated from CCSU. She was the store manager for Kabels Luggage in West Hartford...

Jan 1, 1970

Larry Frankel, 90, of Storrs died October 10, 2018. Born in the Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late Charles and Sally (Goldreyer) Frankel. He was a paleontologist and professor of geology at UConn for nearly 40 years. He enjoyed opera, foreign films and other fine arts; Scrabble; and home repair. He obtained degrees from Brooklyn College...

Jan 1, 1970

Gloria (Salz) Breitman, 95, of West Hartford died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. She was the beloved wife of the late Saul H. Breitman. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late David and Mary (Jacobson) Salz. Gloria was a homemaker and also worked part-time in the family business, Salz Style Shop. She leaves her daughter,...