Obituaries

GOLDBERG, Phyllis (Bockser) Goldberg, 91, of Avon died Saturday, January 19, 2008. Born in Lynn, MA, she was the daughter of the late Max and Jennie Bockser. She graduated from Lynn High School. Phyllis was a legal secretary for many years in Hartford and after moving to New York City in 1967 she became an editor and administrator at the...

Sally Goldberg Bercowetz died Tuesday, May 3, 2005 at the hospice at Arden Court in Avon. She was born in Minneapolis, MN on Dec. 28, 1915. While working as a secretary to a military officer at Bradley Field during World War II, she met Max Bercowetz. They were later married in Hartford. For much of her life, Mrs. Bercowetz was...

Ruth N. Broder died after a brief illness on Friday, June 1, 2007 in Portland, ME. She was 98. She passed away peacefully surrounded by family. At the age of 92 she had moved from her home town of Colchester, CT to Yarmouth, ME and then to Falmouth, ME where she resided at Sedgewood Commons. Ruth Naomi Horowitz was born...

H. Barry Botwick, 92, of West Normandy Dr., West Hartford, died Wednesday, December 12, 2007. Born in New Haven, he was the son of the late Hyman and Sarah (Aransky) Botwick. He graduated from the University of Richmond in Virginia in 1936, and from the Hartford College of Law in 1938 (now the University of Connecticut Law School). He was...

Dr. Jack Hasson passed away on the morning of May 31, 2013 in Bloomfield, at the age of 88, after a two year bout with cancer. Jack was born on January 26, 1925 in NYC. His parents were Turkish immigrants and Sephardic Jews whose ancestors fled from Spain to Turkey in 1492 to escape the Spanish Inquisition. Jack sensed as...

Rose (Brown) Cohen 97 years of age of West Hartford, formerly of Hartford, died Monday, April 28, 2014. She was the beloved wife of the late Gilbert Cohen. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Rebecca (Feinberg) Brown. She was formerly a member of Beth Shalom Synagogue. She leaves her daughter, Leslie Rosen and her...

Etta (Pasternack) Beck, 90, died at her residence, The McAuley, Steele Rd, West Hartford, on Wednesday, (November 30, 2005). Born in Hartford, daughter of the late Morris and Clara (Brandvein) Pasternack, she was the widow of the late Louis A. Beck. After the death of her husband, she moved to the McAuley, where she was an active volunteer until her...

Miriam ?Mickey? (Cohen) Glazer, 90 years of age, of Simsbury Rd., West Hartford, died Wednesday, August 13, 2008. Born in Waterbury, she was the daughter of the late Israel and Rebecca (Sinel) Cohen. Mickey volunteered at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Hartford for over 31 years. She was a member of Beth Hillel Synagogue of Bloomfield. She leaves her husband, Leon...

Milton A Gilman passed away peacefully in his home in Lantana, FL, on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. He was 92 years old. He leaves behind his children Maxine Glassman and her husband Jerry of Clinton, CT and Delray Beach, FL; his son Dr. Robert Gilman and his wife Christine of Dedham, MA; his grandchildren Dr. David Glassman and his wife...

David Baumstein, 96, of Windsor, died Wednesday October 31, 2012. He was born in Hartford, the son of the late Dora (Itzkovitz) and Solomon Baumstein. He graduated the University of Connecticut and earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania. This was followed by study as a Fulbright Fellow at the University of London, England. David...

Andrew Edward Baron of 178 Keeler Drive, Ridgefield, CT passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2006. Andy leaves his beloved wife of 25 years Donna K. Baron. He is also survived by his jewels, his four children: Ashley Elizabeth of West Hartford; Jessica Katherine, Samuel Lewis and Rachel Marie Baron all at home. Andy also leaves his beloved parents Gloria...

Sharon Kargman Deschamps passed peacefully on July 8, 2011 at West Hartford Health and Rehabilitation. She leaves sister, Joan Hartstone; brother-in-law Joel Hartstone; and nieces and nephews, Emily, Stuart, Jarrett, Alexis and Jeffrey of Bloomfield, CT. There will be no calling hours. The funeral will be at Weinstein on July 12, 2011 at 12:30 p.m.

CAFFREY, Suellen (Aronson) Caffrey, 58, of Squire Hill Rd., Cheshire died Friday, January 6, 2006 at home with her family by her side. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of Irene (Eisenberg) Aronson of New York, NY and the late Joseph Jack Aronson. She graduated from New York University and received a Masters Degree in Education from NYU....

Hava (Kane) Dunn, of Pioneer Dr., West Hartford, widow of Peter Dunn, died Tuesday (September 23, 2008). Born in Hartford she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lillian (Nemeroff) Kane. She was a graduate of Bennington College and had done graduate work at Harvard University. Mrs. Dunn recently retired as writing specialist for the Farmington School System. She...

Harriet (Wallace) Chinitz, 84, of Cold Spring Road, Avon, widow of Martin I. Chinitz, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Mary (Weitzman) Wallace. She was a founding member of Beth El Temple, West Hartford,...

Beatrice (Scott) Feldman, 93 years of age, of Groton, formerly of Colchester, died Friday, May 16, 2014. She was the widow of Hyman Feldman. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Celia (Banchuck) Scott. She was a member of Ahavath Achim Synagogue of Colchester. She leaves her daughter, Harriet Shedroff and her husband...

Faith (Appell) Fichman, 96 years of age, of Farmington, formerly of Simsbury, died Monday, July 25, 2011. She was the widow of Merrill S. Fichman. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Rose (Joseph) Appell. Faith was a devoted daughter, sister, wife, and mother. She cherished the time she spent with her family and her...

Wayne Akerman of South Windsor died on Sunday, March 1, 2015. Wayne leaves his beloved wife Khaya (Shluper) Akerman, his daughter Janna Pichette and her husband Robert of Manchester, two grandchildren, Nina and Josh Pichette and a brother Gary Akerman of Wolcott. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 12:00 pm in the Chapel of the Weinstein...

Lee (Ratner) Birnbaum, 94, of West Hartford, widow of Leon Birnbaum, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010. Born in New Britain, she was the daughtter of the late Samuel and Sarah (Lipman) Ratner. Mrs. Birnbaum was a life member of Hadassah. She leaves her son, Reuben Louis Birnbaum of West Hartford; two daughters: Pamela B. Friedeberg of West Hartford, and Sylvia...

Faythe Glaserman, 75 years of age, of Newfield St., Middletown, died peacefully with her family by her side, on Monday, November 22, 2010 at Hartford Hospital. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Sophie (Markman) Glaserman. Faythe was a Pension Analyst for Cigna. For 25 years, she was an active member of Congregation Adath Israel,...