Obituaries

Franklin Seymour “Doc” Gross, PhD, 34 Mayflower Rd., Windsor, CT, died at his home Sunday, September 25, 2005. He was born in Hartford on April 14, 1925 to the late Florence and Samuel Gross. He graduated Weaver High School, and earned a B.A. from the University of Hartford, a MSW in social work from Boston University, and a PhD in...

Shirley B. Frank, 89, of Cromwell and formerly of Bloomfield, passed away on Tuesday (November 22, 2011) at Ledgecrest Health Care Center in Kensington. Born in Hartford, July 2, 1922, Shirley was the daughter of the late Israel and Clara Rechtschafer, and widow of Jules B. Frank. Shirley graduated from Weaver High School and retired from the Connecticut General Insurance...

Edith (Rosenbaum) Epstein, 93 years of age, of Simsbury, died peacefully Friday, (February 25, 2011). She was the widow of Louis Epstein. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Bella (Bobrowitz) Rosenbaum. She owned, with her late husband, Rosedale Farm in Simsbury which has been in the Epstein family for five generations. First owned and...

Jean R. (Cohen) Cohen, 82, of Main Street, South Windsor, wife of the late Charles Cohen, died Sunday, June 11, 2006. Born in Springfield, MA, she was the daughter of the late Max and Rachel (Kaufman) Cohen. She was a school crossing guard in Hartford for 20 years. She was a member of the Bess & Paul Sigal Hebrew Academy....

Irving Blumsack of Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford, formerly of Lynn, MA, passed away on July 30, 2005. He is survived by his loving wife of 69 years, Anna Blumsack, his daughter Sheila and her husband Jerrold Abell of Manchester, his son Joel Blumsack and his wife Judy of Alpharetta, GA, his sisters Sadie Brilliant and Marion Flashner of Stoughton, MA,...

Leonard Goldschmidt, 47, of Cudjoe Key, FL, died Sunday, June 11, 2006. Born in Ridgewood, NJ, he was the son of Blanche (Ascher) Goldschmidt of West Hartford and the late John Goldschmidt. Besides his mother he leaves his wife, Linda (Jewett) Shute; a son Benjamin Goldschmidt and a daughter Sarah Goldschmidt both of West Hartford; a sister, Lynn LeCourt and...

Miriam Edelstein, 85, of Abrahms Boulevard, West Hartford, passed away on Tuesday (July 21, 2009) in the presence of family and close friends, surrounded with love. Miriam grew up in Boston and settled in Hartford when she married Samuel Edelstein. She leaves behind three children, Marcia Kranc and her husband Samuel of Colchester, Rachel Edelstein-Penn and her partner Leslie Hamilton-Penn...

Merrill J. Finesilver, 91, formerly of West Hartford, husband of the late Bernice (Kammerman) Finesilver, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 23, 2006. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late William and Pauline (Cohn) Finesilver. He graduated from Weaver High School in 1931 and the Hartford Art School in 1933. A talented artist, he worked for several years...

Lilyan G. (Rubin) Donner, 95, of Bloomfield, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2009. Born in Naugatuck, CT on April 11, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Yetta Rubin. She was a 1932 graduate of Naugatuck High School. Widow of Milton Donner, she lived in New York City and Waterbury, CT where she operated an antiques...

DAVIS, Francine C. (Swirsky) Davis, 70, of Enfield, CT died Monday, November 10, 2008 at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, CT, after a courageous six year battle with lung cancer. She was the widow of Edward C. Davis. Born in The Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Lillian (Poretz) Swirsky. She lived...

Steven J. Futterman, 45 years of age, of Hartford, died Monday, August 19, 2013. Born in Hartford, he was the son of Carl and Marsha (Carver) Futterman of Farmington. Besides his parents he leaves his sister, Wendy Camassar and her husband Steven of Columbia, MD. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Fairview...

Estelle Hecht Geller died on November 27, 2022. She was born in Brooklyn, New York on New Year’s Day 1927 to immigrant parents Julius and Eva (Knobler) Hecht. Her brother Max, sister-in-law Bess, and husband Lester of seventy-three years predeceased her. With her father and brother, she shared a lifelong fascination with nature and the cosmos. At age fifteen she...

FURMAN, Rose (Friedman) Furman, 95, of Seabury Drive, Bloomfield, formerly of Windsor and Avon, died Tuesday, August 14, 2007. She was the widow of Max H. Furman. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Fannie (Raichman) Friedman. She and her husband Max were long time residents of Windsor having resided there until 1963...

Deborah (Fox) Fine, 62, of Gordon Dr., South Windsor, wife of Harvey Fine, died Monday (April 30, 2007). Born in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Shirley (Asterkin) Fox. She was a member of the South Windsor Town Council for the past ten years, a member of the South Windsor Democratic Town Committee; a leader...

Samantha A. Cook, 49, of Vernon passed away on Tuesday February 3rd, 2015. Beloved wife of Daryl Cook for 19 years. Born in Hartford, CT. Daughter of Sheldon Dolinger and the late Cynthia Kone Dolinger of Newington, CT. In addition to her husband and father, she is survived by sister Julie Dolinger Cushman, brother in-law Guy Cushman, and sister Dr....

Pearl Shirley Banks, of Bushy Hill Road, Simsbury, widow of Morris Banks died Saturday, (March 29, 2008). Born in Hartford she was a graduate of Central Connecticut State Teachers College and had worked at Eleanor Rose Dress Shop in Farmington and at the D&L Department Store in Simsbury. She is survived by two sons, Marc Banks and his wife, Joyce...

ETELIS, Jack Norman Etelis, 90, of West Hartford, CT, passed away on Saturday August 30, 2008, surrounded by family. He was born in Hartford, son of the late David and Jenny ( Bonderow) Etelis. After graduating from Weaver High School, he went on to graduate from the Connecticut College of Pharmacy in 1940, which is now part of the University...

Phyllis L. Edelson, 88, of Farmington, formerly of Plainville, beloved and devoted wife of 63 years of the late Dr. Irving M. Edelson, passed away on Saturday (December 8, 2012). Phyllis was born in New York City on October 29, 1924. She was the cherished daughter of the late Emma “Esther” (Baron) and Solomon Landwald, who had immigrated to the...

COHEN, Robert M. Cohen, 53, of Overhill Road, West Hartford, died Friday, April 28, 2006 at home with his family at his side. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Abraham and Sarah (Gersh) Cohen. In 1977 Bob graduated from Brandeis University, and he received a PhD in artificial intelligence from the University of Pittsburgh. He...

BENANAV, Joshua Benanav, 84, of White Plains, NY, formerly of West Hartford, CT, died Saturday, March 24, 2007. Born Joshua Szereny in Uzhorod, Czechoslovakia on November 18, 1922, he was the son of the late Bertha (Freiberg) and Bela Szereny. Bela was the first Jew to be awarded an Iron Cross in the Austo-Hungarian Army during World War I; he...