Obituaries

Jan 1, 1970

Eleanore B. (Gerst) Reiner, Esquire of White Pine Lane, West Hartford, CT, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, March 17, 2017. She was the widow of Dr. Leo P. Reiner. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Julius and Sarah Gerst. Eleanore graduated St. John’s University School of Law at a time that...

Jan 1, 1970

Alfred J. Dresner, 89, of Newington, CT, died on January 9, 2018. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Samuel and Dora (Goldstein) Dresner. For nearly 60 years, he was the beloved husband of the late Roslyn (Swirsky) Dresner. He was the cherished father of Debra and Mara. He was an honors graduate of Boston University’s...

Jan 1, 1970

Mr. Len Schaller, of Hartford, Connecticut, born on July 6, 1929 passed away at the age 89 on October 19, 2018. Born in Patterson, New Jersey, to the late Morris and Gussie Schaller. He grew up in Hartford, graduated Weaver High and served in the Air Force. Len brought his new bride, Marilyn Goldberg Schaller from NYC to Hartford....

Jan 1, 1970

J. Arnold Mittelman, 90 years of age, of West Hartford passed away peacefully on Sunday morning (Feb 7, 2016) with his family by his side. Born in Hartford, CT on July 14, 1925, he was the son of the late Rueben and Hilda Mittelman. Dr. Mittelman was a well-respected physician specializing in general surgery. A graduate of Hall High...

Jan 1, 1970

Lillian (Siegal) Bayer Marlow, of Manchester, CT, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, June 28, 2017. She was 97 years old. As she put it, “it’s way too late for me to die young.” She was married to the late Philip Bayer for 36 years, and to the late George Marlow for 24 years. Born in Hartford, CT, in...

Jan 1, 1970

Selma (Waxman) Widem, 86, Beloved wife, mother and grandmother died Thursday June 4th, 2015. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Hilda (Marmer) Waxman. She graduated from the Soleberry School in Pennsylvania and graduated with a Bachelors degree from Syracuse University in 1951. She was a school teacher in East Hartford and then went...

Jan 1, 1970

Hanna (Drucker) Aron, 91 years of age, of Albany, NY, formerly of West Hartford, CT, and Forest Hills, NY, passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. She was the beloved wife of the late Fred Jacob Aron. Born in Essen Germany, she was the daughter of the late Bernhardt and Irene (Nicksteidt) Drucker.

Hanna was a Holocaust...

Jan 1, 1970

Walter Moses Bonn, Jr., 88, of West Hartford passed away on Tuesday, September 27th, surrounded at home by his loving family following a brief and courageous battle with cancer. Walter was born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh on December 25, 1927. He was the son of the late Walter Moses Bonn and Hebe (Dryfoos) Bonn. Walter grew up in...

Jan 1, 1970

Lillian (Getman) Lander, 89 years of age, of West Hartford, CT, formerly of Brooklyn, NY and Southbury, CT died Saturday, July 1, 2017. She was the widow of Solomon Lander and the daughter of the late Sam and Charlotte (Shapiro) Getman. She was predeceased by her son, Howard Lander. She leaves her sons, Stewart Lander and his wife Pam...

Jan 1, 1970

Linda (Vogel) Wolf, 74, of Bloomfield died peacefully Sunday, March 12, 2017, after a short illness. Born in West Hartford, Linda graduated from Conard H.S. in ’60. She is preceded in death by parents Joseph and Fannie Vogel. She is survived by daughters Sandy and Jodi Wolf, son-in-law Kevin Donald, grandchildren Erica and Jared Propis and Alex Hough, and...

Jan 1, 1970

It is with deep sadness that the family of Barbara Ann (Giber) Gross announces her death on Sunday, January 21st, 2018, at UConn Hospital. Barbara was the beloved wife of Harry Gross, to whom she was married for over 60 years. Their love for and devotion to each other remains an inspiration to all those she leaves behind. Barbara...

Jan 1, 1970

Saul Newman, 81, of Milford, passed away surrounded by his family Sunday, February 26, 2017. Born on July 21, 1935 in Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late Sidney and Fanny Newman. For the past 45 years he resided in Milford. A graduate of the Manhattan High School of Aviation, he worked for Sikorsky Aircraft for 44...

Jan 1, 1970

Jules Fialkoff, 85, of West Hartford, CT and Deerfield Beach, FL, born in Queens, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 20, 2017. He was the beloved husband of the late June (Brenner) Fialkoff. He is predeceased by his parents, the late Murray and Anna Fialkoff, and sister Barbara Blacksberg. Jules leaves his four children, Brian Fialkoff of West...

Jan 1, 1970

Miryam Birman of West Hartford Connecticut, wonderful wife, mother and grandmother passed away peacefully on Saturday April 15, 2017. She was born on October 1, 1934 in Botosani, Romania and was a survivor of the Romanian Holocaust. Miryam graduated from a technical school specializing in infrastructure building and worked in her field until 1980 when she immigrated to the...

Jan 1, 1970

Herman Shemonsky, 89, formerly of Simsbury, Ct. and Old Saybrook, Ct. passed away November 17, 2017. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the youngest of four siblings. He graduated Weaver High School and attended the New School in New York City. He joined the military during the Korean crisis as an MP for the army. He worked for...

Jan 1, 1970

The local bike paths and walking trails are a little quieter today due to the passing of Susan Block, 76, of West Hartford. The daughter of the late Abraham and Marcia (Lazaroff) Rubin of Wallingford, Susan died peacefully at her home overlooking her sanctuary garden and pond, on October 21, 2015, surrounded by family. Susan attended Temple University, earning...

Jan 1, 1970

Maxine Moncini, 63 of Southington passed away on April 18, 2018 after a courageous eight month fight with small cell lung cancer. Max was born on October 27, 1954 in West Hartford, CT and was the daughter of Ben and Margie Rosenthal. She is survived by her husband Raymond Moncini and Ray’s mother Mary Moncini of Monessen, PA and...

Jan 1, 1970

Lois (Saltz) Goldberg, 92, of West Hartford, Old Colony Beach and Boca Raton, FL, died peacefully on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Hebrew HealthCare, West Hartford. Lois was predeceased by her beloved husband, Gerald, after sharing 66 amazing years together. Lois leaves her devoted children: Michael & TJ (Tager) Goldberg, Jill & David Guy and Mark & Janet (Viner)...

Jan 1, 1970

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Roslyne (Eisenberg) Rosenfield Maslan, age 90, of West Hartford, CT, on Saturday, September 17, 2016. She was predeceased by her second husband, Dr. Frank Maslan, as well as her first husband, Robert Morris Rosenfield. Roslyne was born on February 15, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY to the...

Jan 1, 1970

Bertram L. Eyges, 106, of West Hartford, CT and Delray Beach, FL died on October 22, 2016. He was born in Dorchester, MA on Sept. 25, 1912 to the late Henry A. and Celia Florence Eyges and was the beloved husband of the late Gemma (Peltier) Eyges. He graduated from English High School in 1930, attended Bridgton Academy and...