Obituaries

Jan 1, 1970

Carol (Simon) Rosenbloom, 83 years of age, of West Hartford, died on Monday, August 15, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Bernard Rosenbloom. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, she was the daughter of the late Nathan and Ruth (Weiss) Simon.

Carol leaves her children; Paul Rosenbloom and his wife, Pam of Sturbridge, MA and Marcia...

Jan 1, 1970

Frances “Faigy” (Goldman) Hershkowitz, 92, of West Hartford, CT passed away peacefully on May 6th surrounded by her family. Faigy was born on June 13, 1922 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, daughter of Yetta and Asher Goldman. She was predeceased by her 2 brothers, Harry and Sydney Goldman and by her husband of 59 years, Aaron Hershkowitz....

Jan 1, 1970

Alice (Gold) Ostrower, 75 years of age, of Simsbury, CT and Boynton Beach, FL passed away on April 15, 2017 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. She was the beloved wife for 50 years of Joseph Ostrower. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Goldie Gold. Alice’s entrepreneurial spirit became apparent when she...

Jan 1, 1970

Beloved Selma L. Yudkin, wife of Harold B. Yudkin, passed away peacefully in her home September 13, 2017 Selma was a loving Wife, a Gourmet Chef (her Cookies were legendary) a Philanthropist, friend and an amazing Aunt. Her family was the center of her life. Her beauty, grace, generosity of spirit never ceased. She leaves behind her loving family...

Jan 1, 1970

Rima Lois Brauer, M.D. died on May 17, 2015 in her apartment at Chatfield from a brain tumor, which gradually sapped her ability to talk and walk. She was born February 5, 1938 in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Gerald and Frieda Rubenstein. Her father was a hero of the State of Israel who secured a ship, the Hatikvah, that helped...

Jan 1, 1970

Elaine Weinstein, 84, passed away peacefully on Thursday May 5th, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Elaine was the daughter of the late Gussie and Irving Friedland. She grew up in Hartford CT where she attended Hartford High School. Elaine worked at Cigna for 18 years and was recently living in West Hartford CT with her beloved husband Saunder....

Jan 1, 1970

Jody S. (Handell) Robbin, 56 years of age, of South Windsor, CT, passed away on Tuesday, October 18th, 2016. Born in Worcester, Mass, Jody was a beloved daughter of Morin (Bud) and Estelle Handell of Warren, RI; devoted wife of Bruce C. Robbin; caring and wonderful mother of Tammy and Emily Robbin; and loving sister of Lezli Pious and...

Jan 1, 1970

Barbara (Goldberg) Bernstein died on October 18, 2016 at Evergreen Woods in North Branford. Bobbie was the loving daughter of Jack and Doris (Davidson) Goldberg. She resided in Old Saybrook starting in 1979 with her wonderful husband Ernest Bernstein. They were residents of West Hartford and Waterford prior to that. Ernie predeceased Bobbie in 2011. He was her best...

Jan 1, 1970

Phyllis (Sachs) Katz, 87, of Cliffmore Rd., West Hartford, CT died October 15 at her home after fighting a long battle with cancer. She is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, Sherman, her two daughters and their spouses, Marjorie Katz and husband William Nicholson, of Sudbury, MA and Nancy Rossler and husband Donald of West Hartford; four...

Jan 1, 1970

Pearl Davidson, 91, of West Hartford was born in Hartford to the late Jennie and Louis Levinson of Bloomfield. Pearl had a gusto for life, always wearing a smile and carrying a bit of humor with her wherever she went. An independent spirit, she traveled to Detroit to pick up her first new car right off the factory line...

Jan 1, 1970

Elliott Resnick, 94 years of age, of Bloomfield, CT, formerly of White Plains, NY passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Born in New York, NY he was the son of the late Julius and Cecelia (Halpern) Resnick. Elliott was a veteran of World War II where he was a member of the 104th Infantry Division...

Jan 1, 1970

Barbara Miller Porter of Avon passed away on April 21st. She was the beloved wife of Alan Porter for 63 years and daughter of Max and Sophie Miller. She is survived by her three loving children and their families; daughter, Marci Porter Delahanty, her husband, James Delahanty, granddaughter, Sarah Delahanty Strow, husband, Michael Strow, and great-grandson, Jordan, Grandson, Max,...

Jan 1, 1970

Dr. Carol Goldenthal (December 31, 1919), 98 years of age, of West Hartford, CT, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Jolene (Bleich) Goldenthal for 72 years. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Moses and Betty (Segal) Goldenthal.

Dr. Goldenthal was a graduate of Connecticut State...

Jan 1, 1970

Magda (Gross) Weiss, 94, was born in Hungary on 5/9/1924 and passed away on 9/5/2018. She was a Holocaust survivor and the true meaning of a strong, devoted and loving matriarch. She always put others needs first, spoke her mind and was always willing to play a game of Rummikub. She was predeceased by her husband, Nandor, and leaves...

Jan 1, 1970

Jeanette Wofsy passed away on May 3, 2015, with her beloved husband and sons by her side. Born in Brooklyn NY, February 11, 1961 and a long time resident of both New Britain and Rocky Hill, Jeanette fought a valiant battle against cancer. She leaves behind her husband of 30 years, Mike Wofsy and her cherished sons Malcolm and...

Jan 1, 1970

David Marvin Adams, 85, of West Hartford, died peacefully on Monday,July 17, 2017 after a long illness. Born on 5/25/1932 in Hartford,CT,he was the son of the late Herman J. Adams and Sadie Raphael Adams. David grew up in Hartford, CT and graduated from Monson Academy. He subsequently graduated from Nichols College. David served in the U.S. Army Infantry...

Jan 1, 1970

Anne (Rosenberg) Fabian, 99 years of age, of West Hartford, died peacefully on August 12, 2016. Anne was born in Hartford, CT on August 30, 1916 to Julius and Katie (Levine) Rosenberg. She was the loving and devoted wife of Lou Fabian, who predeceased her in 2009 after 70 years of marriage. Anne worked for many years in the...

Jan 1, 1970

Robert Stanley Rosson, M.D., 83 years of age, died Friday (May 8, 2015) at home in Rocky Hill after a long illness. Born April 21, 1932, in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Bernard and Mildred Rosson of Silver Spring, MD. Bob was a 1954 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Wesleyan University in Middletown and a...

Jan 1, 1970

Shirley Charlotte Weinberg Bunis, former publisher of the Connecticut Jewish Ledger, died Monday, May 11, at the age of 97 at her home in West Hartford. She was a graduate of Weaver High School Class of 1935, and the Morse School of Business. While in high school, she began working at the Ledger. In the early 1950’s , a...

Jan 1, 1970

Paul H. Weinstein, 93 years of age, of Boynton Beach, FL and Bloomfield, CT died Thursday, March 24, 2016. He was the husband of the late Evelyn (Kaplan) Weinstein. Born in New Haven, CT, he was the son of the late Abraham and Flora (Weisbard) Weinstein. Paul attended Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA and he served in the...