Lillian (Gordon) Kessler
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...
Miriam (Lurie) Rosenberg
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...
Judith (R) Platkin
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...
Martin (David) Godgart
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...
Betty ((Cohen)) Rosenbloom
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...
Bernice (L.) Ellis
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...
Larry Frankel
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...
Gloria Breitman
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,...
Paul (M.) Silversmith
Jan 1, 1970
Paul M. Silversmith, 86 years of age, of Bloomfield, CT, passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 with his family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Gerri (Petluck) Silversmith. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late L. Fisher and Mollie (Kenig) Silversmith. In addition to his wife, Paul is survived by his...
Harriet (Joyce) Shapiro
Jan 1, 1970
Harriet J. Shapiro, 69 years of age, of Bloomfield, CT, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Aaron and Claire (Rose) Manaker. Harriet was a graduate of Conard High School class of 1966 and a graduate from the Saint Francis Hospital School of X-Ray Technology in 1969. She...
Marc (S.) Levine
Jan 1, 1970
Marc S. Levine, 77, beloved husband of Tamara Kagan Levine, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at Hartford Hospital, after a long illness. The son of Bessie (Koplowitz) and David Levine, a school teacher and shopkeeper, Marc was born and raised in Meriden, Connecticut. He graduated from Maloney High School, Brown University and Georgetown Law Center. After practicing law...
Benjamin Goldstein
Jan 1, 1970
Benjamin Goldstein, 93 of West Hartford passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2016. He was the husband of Kayleen Kagan Goldstein, the highlight of his life for 65 years. The son of Harry and Fannie Goldstein, Ben was born and raised in Hartford. A graduate of Weaver High School class of 1940, he attended Northwestern University and graduated from...
Lillian (S.) Hochman
Jan 1, 1970
Lillian Hochman of West Hartford, widow of the late William Hochman, died on Thursday, July 9th at Hartford Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Louis and Ida (Brug) Brunswick. Born in Hartford, CT, she had lived in West Hartford most of her life. She graduated from Weaver High School, and Felt and Tarrant Comptometer School of Hartford....
Marvin Ginsburg
Jan 1, 1970
Marvin Ginsburg, of New Britain, Ct. passed away peacefully in his home the morning of October 28th, 2015. Marvin is survived by his children, Laurence Steven Ginsburg of New Britain,Barry Alan Ginsburg of New Britain, and Hilary Ginsburg of Mckinney,Texas. Marvin also had two granddaughters, Sara Rebecca Noonan of Mckinney,Texas and Megan Kathleen Noonan of Mckinney, Texas. His wife,...
Victoria (G.) Cowan
Jan 1, 1970
Victoria G. Cowan died peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 11th at the age of 100. She was the widow of Daniel M. Cowan and the daughter of Oscar and Claire Grab of New York City. Vicki grew up and spent many years in both New York City and Lausanne, Switzerland. She was fluent in French and Italian. She...
Hazel (Ann) Zeldes
Jan 1, 1970
Hazel Ann Zeldes, 64 years of age, of Wales, MA, died Friday, November 4, 2016. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of Edith (Herrmann) Zeldes and the late Benjamin Zeldes of Stafford Springs, CT. Hazel received a B.A. in liberal arts and then completed her doctoral training in naturopathy. She was also a trained massage therapist. She...
Julius (H. "Mike") Michelson
Jan 1, 1970
Julius “Mike” Michelson, 86 years of age, of Lake Worth, FL, formally of Windsor, CT, died on Sunday, July 24, 2016. He was the beloved husband of the late Marlene Michelson. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Abraham and Sadie (Straushun) Michelson. For the last twenty years, Mike shared a wonderful life with Phyllis Margolin,...
Dennis (G.) Hersh
Jan 1, 1970
Dennis Hersh, prominent Hartford attorney, passed away Wednesday morning, April 29, at the age of 69, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was a beloved husband, father, uncle, cousin and friend to many. Dennis loved life and embraced it to the fullest. He touched many with his kindness and vibrant sense of humor. He was also a zealous...
Ira Yohalem
Jan 1, 1970
Born in Mt. Vernon, NY and late of Manhattan and New Marlborough, MA, Ira, age 77, passed away on May 16, 2018 after a sudden brief illness. He is survived by his wife of almost 30 years, Shirley Friedman, who he believed “hung the moon”, son, Matt, daughter, Beth, daughter-in- law, Honey, son-in-law, Justin, adored grandchildren, Jasmine and Simon,...
Rosalind (Gold) Weinberg
Jan 1, 1970
Rosalind Rolly’ Weinberg, 100 years of age, of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, formerly of West Hartford, CT, died Monday, February 27, 2017. She was the widow of Leo Weinberg. Born in Hartford, CT, November 9, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Minnie (Kone) Gold. Rolly grew up in West Hartford, attending the West Hartford Public...
