Obituaries

Louis Goldstein, age 89, died peacefully on Thursday evening, September 11, 2008 with family by his side. Formerly of The Villages, Florida, and most recently of West Hartford, Lou was a best friend and loving father to his son, Stewart, and to his daughter and son-in-law Michele and Dane Kostin, all of West Hartford. He was a devoted grandfather/poppy to...

Ann Gertrude (Gard) Bendell, 77, of Bloomfield passed away on Saturday, (December 15, 2012). She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and special aunt. Ann was born on October 10, 1935 in Hartford. A graduate of Weaver High School, class of 1953 and the daughter of the late Morris and Sarah Gard. She was predeceased by her sister Alice Fishberg...

Philip Greenbaum, 93, of Sky View Dr., West Hartford died Sunday, October 15, 2006. He was the husband of the late Rosalyn (Ascher) Greenbaum. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late David and Anna (Baumel) Greenbaum. He graduated from Weaver High School in Hartford where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball. Because of his athletic accomplishments,...

Eric Ricky Aronstein, born January 11, 1929 in Wunnenberg Germany, died in Boca Raton, Florida on Sunday March 22nd. Eric was the devoted and loving husband of 60 years to Laura Strupp Aronstein. Ricky was the loving father of daughter Gayle Aronstein Lieberman, son Gary Aronstein, grandfather to Stephen Brown and Lauren Brown whom he loved dearly and spoke about...

BRUSKIN, Nuta (“Anna”) Bruskin, formerly of West Hartford, CT, died suddenly at her home in Arlington, MA on February 3, 2007. She was married for sixty-five years to Dr. Chaim E. Bruskin, who died in February, 1996. She is survived by her daughter, Eve Kaufman of Clifton Park, NY; by her son and daughter-in-law, Samuel B. and Deborah D. Bruskin...

COHN, Solon C. Solon C. Cohn, 76 of Newington, CT passed away on Thursday, (October 10, 2013) after a short illness. He was born in Hartford, attended Weaver High and Dean Junior College. He was a Title Inspector at the Motor Vehicle Department for 31 yrs. Son of the late Samuel H. and Nettie (Gold) Cohn. He leaves his loving...

Milton Aron, 75 years of age, of Peabody, MA, formerly of Newington, CT, died on Thursday, March 26, 2015. He was the son of the late Oscar and Else Aron and brother of the late Raymond Aron. Milton graduated from Weaver High School in 1957 and graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1962. He retired after many years as an...

Andrea (Tarantul) Brady, 45, of West Main St., Avon, wife of Robert Brady, died Friday, December 11, 2009 at Hartford Hospital. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of David A. Tarantul of Nokomis, FL and Helen (Levy) Matt of Farmington. Besides her husband and parents, she leaves a brother, Kenneth Tarantul of Coral Springs, FL. A gathering of family...

Elliot S. Berman, 64 years of age, of West Hartford, died Monday, August 12, 2013 at home with his family at his bedside. Born in Brooklyn, NY he was the son of Roslyn (Dranoff) Berman of West Hartford and the late Isadore Berman. Elliot was a loving husband, son and father who was devoted to his wife, Susan Berman, and...

Khaya (Radutskaya) Falkovich, 86, of Starkel Road, West Hartford, widow of Leizer Falkovich, died Tuesday, November 27, 2007. She was a member of Beth El Temple, West Hartford. She leaves a son Alex Falkovich and his wife Amina of West Hartford, and three grandchildren: Isabela, Daniel and Dmitry Falkovich. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 30, 2007 at...

Jameson “Jamie” Garfield, 24, formerly of West Hartford, passed away suddenly on September 2, 2006 in Boston. Jamie was a graduate of the Kingswood Oxford School with honors and the University of Colorado. Since graduation, he was New England Senior Area Manager for Izze beverages and achieved great success in the marketing of product for this upcoming company. Jamie was...

Damase Eugene “Gene” Cheverier, 77, of Carlyle Road, West Hartford died Thursday, May 25, 2006 at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Troy, NY, he was the son of the late Nelson and Matilda (Henri) Cheverier. He was a US Navy Veteran of World War II having fought in Tsing Tau, China at the age of 17. He was a retired...

Ann (Shaffer) Gordon, 97, of Loomis Drive, West Hartford, widow of Julius Gordon, died Friday, January 18, 2008. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Ida (Gordon) Shaffer. She leaves a son, Michael Gordon and his wife Roberta of Storrs, a daughter, Ferne Hoffman and her husband Martin of Bloomfield, five grandchildren: Julie...

CUSHING, Rebecca (White) Cushing, 88, of West Hartford, formerly of Bloomfield, died Wednesday, December 19, 2007. She was the widow of Samuel C. Cushing. Born in South Boston, VA, she was the daughter of the late Abe Louis White and Edith (Schulman) White. She was a member of United Synagogues of Greater Hartford in West Hartford. She leaves her son,...

GREENSTEIN, Noah Greenstein, 89, of Bloomfield, CT, formerly of West Hartford, CT and Massapequa Park, NY, died on September 10, 2008 at John Dempsey Hospital. He was the loving husband of Janet Greenstein, adored father of Margery Steinberg and her husband Lewis, and Ellen Teitelbaum, and the proud grandfather of Abigail and Jordan Teitelbaum. Born in Brooklyn, NY on May...

Roslyn ?Ronni? (Mandell) Goralnick, of West Hartford, died Saturday (February 3, 2007) at home. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, H. Robert (Tuddy) Goralnick (also known as Bob Gorin). Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late George M. Mandell and Eva (Greenberg) Mandell. Ronni is survived by her daughter Brauna Gorin of New Haven; her son...

Charles David Gersten, a longtime resident of West Hartford, passed away at the age of 84 in his apartment in Boca Raton, FL, Thursday evening, March 16th after an extended series of illnesses. Born and raised in Tarriffville, he was the seventh of fourteen children of the late Samuel and Celia Gersten, who brought him up working on farms and...

Antonie “Toni” (Selz) Friedlein, 87, of Seabury Drive, Bloomfield died peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends, on Sunday evening, October 14, 2007. She was the widow of Oscar Friedlein. Born in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Alice Margaret (Herz) Selz. She worked at Pratt & Whitney Machine Tool and the United Way of...

BURDAY, Harry L. Burday, 98, of Cottage Grove Circle, Bloomfield, died Saturday, May 19, 2007 in his sleep. He was the husband of the late Ida (Cutler) Burday. He was predeceased by his daughter, Hope (Burday) Silver, and by his son, Marshall B.C. Burday. He leaves a grandson, Shawn D. Silver and his wife Tina of Clinton; two great-grandchildren, Olivia...

Libye (Bozarnick) Fruchtman, 89, of New Britain passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at New Britain General Hospital. She was the widow of Jack Fruchtman to whom she was married for over 50 years. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose (Stavnezer) Bozarnick. As a young woman she worked for Birnbaum Furniture Co....