Obituaries

Sylvia (Roth) Eliasoff, 98, died peacefully at home Sunday (November 2, 2008) surrounded by her family. She was born December 28, 1909 in New York City, daughter of Samuel and Gussie Roth. She was predeceased by Manus, her loving husband of 64 years and her siblings, Sidney, Ruth, Emanuel and Helen. A resident of Manchester since 1993, Sylvia had enjoyed...

Edythe (Deedee) Goldstein, age 84, of Richmond, VA, formerly of New Britain, passed away July 17, 2010. She was the widow of Charles Goldstein. Deedee is survived by her two children and spouses, Robert and Kay Goldstein of Albany, OR and David and Sharon Johannas of Richmond, VA; and her three grandchildren, Shayna Goldstein of Portland, OR, Kari Goldstein of...

Herbert J. Glasser, 83, of West Hartford, died Friday (September 28, 2012). He was born in Brooklyn, NY and he was the son of the late Sigmund and Hilda Glasser. Herbert attended Brooklyn Tech High School and City College of New York where he received a degree in Civil Engineering. He worked most of his life as a Civil Engineer...

ELKINS, Vivian Elkins, of West Hartford, beloved sister of Henrietta M. Gitlin, died peacefully at home on July 2, 2006. She was the daughter of the late Jacob and Rose Elkins. Born at St. Francis Hospital, Vivian was a lifelong resident of Hartford and West Hartford. She was a graduated of the Lawrence Memorial Hospital Nursing School. After working as...

Ethel (Rosen) Goodman, 95, of Wesleyan Terrace, Bloomfield, died Monday, November 12, 2012. Born in Waterbury, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Lena (Kaufman) Rosen. She was the widow of George Goodman to whom she was married for 72 years. She was a member of Beth Hillel Synagogue of Bloomfield, and had been a volunteer for many...

David N. Goldman, 83, of West Hartford, passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2010 after a lengthy illness. He was born in Waterbury in 1927 to the late Nora and Joseph Goldman. David graduated from Crosby High School in 1944 and from New York University in 1951 with a B.S. degree in Economics. At NYU, he was Vice President of...

Irma (Wolf) Abramson, 83, of Bloomfield died Sunday, (November 26, 2006) at St. Francis Hospital. She is survived by her loving family, Leo Abramson, her beloved husband of 59 years, her daughter and son-in-law, Jean and Robert Giunta, of Simsbury, her son Robert Abramson of Pittsburgh, PA and her grandchildren, Erica and Lauren Giunta of Boston, MA. Irma was born...

Barbara Birnbaum (née Umanoff), 74, of West Hartford, died on March 5, 2011, after a 17-year battle with Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). Throughout the years since the diagnosis, Barbara displayed great courage and tenacity, embracing her family and friends and serving as a role model to many. Born in Brooklyn, New York on September 17, 1936, the daughter of the...

Edward Barry Ellis, 62 years of age, of Delray Beach, FL and Glastonbury, past away suddenly, Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Hartford Hospital. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Hyman and Gertrude (Tamaren) Ellis. Ed was the loving and devoted husband of 41 years to Jane (Feigenbaum) Ellis; and adoring and cherished father of Brian S....

Joan Simon Cohen of Farmington, CT, formerly of West Hartford, passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of August 22nd from a short illness at the age of 86. She was born in Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City to Madeline and Murray Simon and moved to West Hartford as a young girl. She attended Hall High...

Stephen J. Greenbaum, 62, of Newington, died Monday, January 5, 2009. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Philip and Rosalyn (Ascher) Greenbaum. Stephen was a 1964 graduate of Weaver High School, Hartford. He was employed with the US Postal Service. He leaves his wife, Kyle (O?Loughlin) Greenbaum; two sons: Scot and Jason Greenbaum, both of Newington;...

Lester E. Foster, prominent Willimantic businessman and life-long community supporter, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Douglas Manor in Windham, CT. Lester was born October 28, 1918 in Fall River, MA, son of morris and Dora Foster and lived in Moosup, CT. In the early 1930s, he became a resident of Willimantic. He was successful in three very diverse...

Paul Chertow of Fruit St., Worcester, MA, died Thursday, March 23, 2006 at St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA. Born May 3rd, 1931 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Boris and Elizabeth Chertow of Storrs. He was a US Air Force Veteran of the Korean War serving from 1954-1956. He is survived by his sister Ruth Chertow...

BERNSTEIN, Freda (Jaffe) Hartstein Bernstein, 89 years of age, of West Hartford died Monday, April 12, 2010. She was the widow of Arnold Hartstein and Irvin E. Bernstein. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Zalman and Anna Jaffe. Freda taught in the Bloomfield Public School System before she retired. She was a member of Beth...

Irving M. Farber, 90, of Loomis Drive, West Hartford, died Sunday, August 14, 2005. Born in Hartford, he was the son of Frank and Bessie Farber. He was a US Navy Veteran of World War II. He leaves a son, Barry Farber of West Hartford; a daughter, Michele Tamaren and her husband David of Marblehead, MA; and a grandson, Scott...

William “Bill” Blinderman, 74, passed away on May 14, after a long illness. He was born in Norwich on June 28, 1937, growing up in that area. He lived and raised his family in the greater Hartford area, including Bloomfield and East Hartford, prior becoming a resident of the Hebrew Home in West Hartford. Bill was a graduate of the...

Marion (Renert) Cohn, of Lawler Rd., West Hartford, widow of Albert Cohn died Saturday (January 7, 2006). She was a past member of the Emanuel Synagogue. She is survived by two daughters, Joyce Cohn of New York, NY, and Barbara Nathanson and her husband, Dr. Robert Nathanson of West Hartford; two grandchildren, Dr. Allyson Duffy and her husband, Justin, and...

George Robert Cion, 67, died unexpectedly at home, Monday morning June 26, 2006. George was the devoted husband of Ruth Tulin Cion, and the adoring proud father of Shira D. Cion of Berkeley, CA, and Raquel G. Cion of Brooklyn, NY. The only child of the late Florence (Simonoff) Cion and Louis E. Cion, he attended Yeshiva of Hartford, Weaver...

Barbara Anson, 75, of Manhattan and West Hartford, died on July 31, 2012 after a valiant struggle against cancer. She was the daughter of the late Edith and Jack Anson of West Hartford. After graduating from Barnard College, she spent the rest of her life as a resident of Manhattan. Over 25 years as a working actress appearing on camera...

The Honorable Howard Henry Belkin, of New Britain, age 69, died on Thursday, November 29, 2007. He graduated University of Connecticut in 1960 and UConn Law School in 1963 where he was an editor of the Law Review. Howard was an attorney in New Britain from 1963 until 2001, when he was appointed by Governor John G. Rowland as a...