Obituaries

Jan 1, 1970

Sarah Furman Bachner, 94, passed away Feb 6th with her beloved husband Leo by her side. Raised in Montreal, she moved to Hartford in 1952 to marry Leo Bachner. She worked as a bookkeeper at several businesses before settling into Leo’s store, Sam’s Army and Navy, while raising 3 kids. She loved playing Mah Jong, reading mysteries, and was...

Jan 1, 1970

Michael I. Holzman, a loving husband and father, entrepreneur, lifelong cycling and woodworking enthusiast and friend, passed away at the age of 55, on July 12th at home in West Hartford, Connecticut after a courageous battle with cancer, in the devoted care of his wife of 25 years, Carmen. He adored and deeply appreciated Carmen, and often spoke of...

Jan 1, 1970

Maxine “Mickey” (Hollander) Weinstein, beloved wife of Michael P. Weinstein, of West Hartford passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2016. Born in Norfolk,VA, she was the daughter of the late Florence and Jules Hollander.

Mickey attended the University of Georgia. She was the past president and chairman of the Board of the Mandell Jewish Community Center, a...

Jan 1, 1970

Robert “Bob” H. Pitegoff of West Hartford died peacefully on Wednesday (December 12, 2018). He was the son of the late Dr. Gerald I. Pitegoff and Janet (Rudich) Pitegoff. Robert is survived by his brother Dr. John G. Pitegoff and his wife Anne Martha Pitegoff, a nephew Curtis Pitegoff and a niece Molly Pitegoff. Despite the many challenges he...

Jan 1, 1970

Marvin I. Cohn, 78, formerly of Newington, CT, died Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at Hospice Atlanta in Georgia. Born on May 31, 1939, in Hartford, he was the son of the late George and Thelma Cohn, and was a beloved husband to the late Myrna Baller Cohn and Arlyn Matwetsky Cohn. He was also predeceased by his brother, David...

Jan 1, 1970

Joan Leopold Glazier, passed away peacefully at her home Saturday, March 25, 2017. The beloved daughter of Kurt A. and Henriette Leopold, Joan was born on November 4, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York and resided in West Hartford, CT. for much of her life. Joan was a graduate of Hall High School, class of 1953 and attended the University...

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...