Obituaries

Jan 1, 1970

Dr. Flaxman was born in Hartford, CT in 1927. He was the son of the late Samuel & Anne Flaxman. He died at his home in Palm Beach, FL, peacefully on Wednesday morning, May 30th, with family members & his private nurses surrounding him with love. He had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 13 years ago, progressing through the devastating...

Jan 1, 1970

Suzanne (Tellis) Toyen, 73, of Newington died peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, April 22, 2018. Born in Bridgeport, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Mary (Kaufman) Tellis and sister to the late Jeffrey Tellis. She was the loving and devoted wife to the late Barnet Toyen, and mother of Heidi Stevens, Pamela Toyen, and Steven...

Jan 1, 1970

Elinor Anne Adelstein (Nemser) passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 23, in Naples, FL. Born and raised in Hartford, CT, she was the eldest of three daughters to Charles and Lillian Nemser, and graduated Weaver High School in 1947. Elinor was one of the first female pharmacists to graduate from the UCONN school of Pharmacy in New Haven, CT;...

Jan 1, 1970

Clara (Weintraub) Scholnick,96, of West Hartford formerly of Detroit,MI and Aventura,FL died peacefully on April 30,2018. She was born on Jan.29,1922 in Detroit to Rachel and Abraham Weintraub, the youngest of 4 girls. She was the widow of Theodore (Ted) Scholnick to whom she was married for 59 years and worked as a bookeeper in the family business. She...

Jan 1, 1970

Shirley Rozinsky, age 87, of West Hartford, died Thursday, May 7 at Hebrew HealthCare in West Hartford. Shirley was the daughter the late Simon and Mary Rozinsky. She is survived by her sister Minna Pearl of West Hartford and her long time caregiver and friend, Jackie Panton of Hartford. Shirley was the dear aunt of Jeffrey Pearl of Sarasota...

Jan 1, 1970

Muriel Werbner , 89 years of age, died March 27, 2016. Born in N.Y. she was the daughter of the late Izadore and Goldie Prince. She was predeceased by a sister , Elaine Prince, and by her husband of 68 years Alfred Werbner. Muriel was for many years the Executive Director of the Manchester Cancer Society. In that role...

Jan 1, 1970

June C. (Brenner) Fialkoff, 83, of Deerfield Beach, FL, and West Harford, CT passed peacefully Saturday, August 15, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Chelsea MA, she was the daughter of the late William and Frances (Kaufman) Brenner of Winthrop, MA. After raising her family, June returned to the work force as a bookkeeper, working her way...

Jan 1, 1970

Charlotte Simonovitz, 93, of West Hartford, CT passed away peacefully at the Hebrew Home on Wednesday, July 29th. She was the daughter of the late Philip and Sarah (Rome) Stoltz. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert, and her son Steven. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Stuart Wachtel. She is also survived by her...

Jan 1, 1970

Sylvia Goldin, 92 years of age, of Hartford, CT died Thursday, April 30, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Morris and Ida (Bronsky) Goldin. A graveside funeral service will be held Monday, May 4th at 1:00pm at the Dreyfus Lodge Cemetery, Zion Hill, Hartford. Arrangements are entrusted to Weinstein Mortuary, Hartford, CT Service Date: 01/01/1970

Jan 1, 1970

Bennett “Ben” Millstein of Bloomfield, 88, passed away surrounded by his loving family on May 13, 2017. He was raised in Hartford, the son of the late Gary and Sadie (Bycel) Millstein. He graduated from Hartford High and was an all-state football player. Ben entered the Navy during the Korean War as a typist and was a boxing champion....

Jan 1, 1970

Doris Baron Golinsky, 93 of West Hartford, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend, passed away peacefully on August 20, 2017. Doris was born in Hartford, CT on June 13, 1924, daughter of the late Louis and Esther (Tucker) Baron. She grew up in Hartford and graduated from Weaver High School. She later moved to West Hartford...

Jan 1, 1970

It is with great sadness that the family of Paul Kraselsky announces his passing on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at the age of 70. Paul passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones. Paul will be lovingly remembered by his spouse of 24 years Gary Ide of West Hartford, CT. In addition to his spouse, Paul is survived by his...

Jan 1, 1970

Stewart Friedman passed away suddenly on Wednesday October 11, 2017. Stewart was a loving, father, husband, grandfather, brother and uncle. He is survived by his wife, Manuela Friedman, his three daughters, Andrea Palmateer, Alison Bliss and Amanda Johnson, his son Silvan Friedman, eight grandchildren, his sisters Cookie Melito and Jill Sanislo and many other family members. Stewart loved life,...

Jan 1, 1970

Passed peacefully on April 30, 2016. Born in Brooklyn on October 30, 1922., David was a resident of Flushing, New York, and Aventura, Florida, before moving to Connecticut to be near family. David was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army in the European front. He was a 50 year member of the Knights of...

Jan 1, 1970

Sylvia Ross of West Hartford CT died Wednesday February 17th, 2016 peacefully at home. She was born in Brooklyn NY November 8,1918 to Joe Needleman and Anna Greenberg. She married Abe Rubin and together they had 3 daughters, Elaine (Bernard) Jacobs of Mahopac NY, Susan (Richard) Davidson of Madison Wisconsin, Audrey (Arlen) Lichter of West Hartford CT, and later...

Jan 1, 1970

Joanne Sarah Perloff, 77, of Hartford, passed away peacefully on September 25th. She is the daughter of the late Abraham and Frances (Davidowitz) Kolodney of New Britain, CT. She graduated from New Britain Senior High School and Emerson College in Boston, MA, with a Masters in Education from Central Connecticut State University. She was a dedicated teacher at various...

Jan 1, 1970

Dorothy “Dot” Friedman passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on January 13th. Born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1920, she lived a roaring 95 years. As a girl, she developed what would be a lifelong love for music and theater. That passion for music led her as a teenager to have a show on a local Kansas City radio...

Jan 1, 1970

Morgan Yale Himmelstein,101 years of age, of West Hartford, CT, passed away on Friday, April 6, 2018. He was the beloved husband of the late Arline (Kagan) Himmelstein. Born in Lebanon, CT, Morgan was the son of the late Louis and Dora (Zatornesky) Himmelstein. He grew up on the Himmelstein Dairy Farm in Lebanon and graduated from UCONN with...

Jan 1, 1970

Sam Pasco, 89, of West Hartford and St. Croix passed away peacefully on March 23.

Sam was born in Hartford, the youngest of three sons of the late Gertrude and Herman Paskowitz. He is predeceased by his brothers Fred (Estelle) and Harold (Lillian) Paskowitz. He graduated from Weaver High School and taught himself to play at least...

Jan 1, 1970

Rubin Goldstein of West Hartford, CT, beloved husband of Sylvia (Galitzer) Goldstein, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, on Tuesday, December 20, 2016. Born on March 29, 1933 in the Bronx and raised in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Sam and Rachel “Ray” (Faier) Goldstein.

Rubin was a graduate of Princeton University and...