Irene (Yamron) Rosenberg

Irene Rosenberg, 90, formerly of West Hartford and Bloomfield, Conn., died peacefully on on July 29, 2021.

Born Irene Dolgin Yamron on Dec. 21, 1930 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Louis and Lillian Yamron, she moved to North Dakota as a young bride of her beloved Mervin in the 1950s, and ultimately made New England and the United States her home. She was a prolific, imaginative knitter and quilter, a meticulous homemaker who had a passion for travel, historical novels, swimming and healthy cooking long before it was in vogue. She was a beacon of stability in tough times who urged children to “wake up with alacrity,” “study diligently,” and when someone in the household was unwell to not come in “with a whoop and a holler.”

She made time and had time for a far-flung array of friends and family, some lifelong, and others newfound in Connecticut starting in the sixties, who would form enduring, multi generational bonds. Sabbath and other holiday meals in her home were often special events, with many people squeezed in around a table abundant in traditions. A highlight was the Passover dinner, for which she established a tradition: The first diner to accidentally knock over a glass of red wine onto her crisp white linen table cloth was awarded a gift-wrapped prize, signifying they were the first but surely not the last at a boisterous dinner, no embarrassment necessary. Each Passover she reveled in reciting the Shehechiyanu, a blessing expressing gratitude to God for reaching the milestone of the moment.

She grew up and was educated in Winnipeg, where she received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Manitoba in 1952. She focused on managing a busy household for the next four decades and in the eighties studied food service management at Manchester Community College in Connecticut. She obtained an associate in science degree in food service management in 1986 and worked at St. Mary’s Home for the Aged in West Hartford, ensuring that the elderly Sisters of Mercy who resided there were brought meals consistent with their dietary concerns.

Irene was predeceased by her younger brother Ian, two sons Joel and Hart, and husband, Mervin Rosenberg M.D., her devoted partner of 55 years who passed away in West Hartford, Conn., on July 20, 2007. She leaves a son, Mark David, daughters Dale, Carol and Sharon Beth, a sister-in-law Fraydel Yamron and eight grandchildren Judith, Jimbo, Doran, Kendra, Zara, Sofia, Simon and Ian.

She was a member of the Emanuel Synagogue of West Hartford, including during her later years when she resided at a Hebrew Senior Life care facility in eastern Massachusetts. Funeral services are scheduled for noon Friday, July 30, 2021 at the Emanuel Synagogue Cemetery, Wethersfield, CT. Contributions in Irene’s memory may be made to the the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund at Emanuel Synagogue, 160 Mohegan Dr., West Hartford, CT, 06117.

Contributions in Irene’s memory may be made to the the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund at Emanuel Synagogue, 160 Mohegan Dr., West Hartford, CT, 06117.