Obituaries

Louis Fabian, 94 years of age, of West Hartford, died peacefully on Sunday, March 8th, 2009. Lou was born in Meriden, CT on June 8, 1914 to Isaac and Sophie (Balter) Fabian. He lived in West Hartford for many years before becoming a resident of the Hebrew Home and Hospital in 2002. Lou was a respected dry cleaning professional: in...

Frederic N. Cohen, 61, of Avon, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 14th, surrounded by love. Born in Hartford, CT and proud of it, he had many passions: his family and friends, work, cars, motorcycles, running, music, art, and NYC. As the treasured husband of Holly for 23 years, and the father of Tesandra (a junior at Connecticut College) and Austin...

Robert Gersten, 73 years of age, of Tyler Lake Heights, Goshen, died Monday, March 12, 2012. Born March 13, 1938 in New Haven, he was the son of the late David and Faye (Levine) Gersten. He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. Robert had been a teacher at Masuc High School in Monroe, and upon retirement, he worked...

Seymour Freedman, 81, of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of West Hartford, died Thursday, December 10, 2009 in Florida. Born in Hartford, May 26,1928, he was the son of the late Hyman and Rose (Chorches) Freedman. He was the owner of Freedman Electric Company in Hartford which was involved with many commercial projects in greater Hartford, including the UConn Medical Center...

FOX, David A. Fox, 79, of Bloomfield, formerly of West Hartford died Wednesday, January 25, 2006. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Harry and Rose (Koch) Fox. He leaves a nephew and his wife, Robert and Genevieve Fox of Stratford; and a niece, Annette Convoy of Hampstead, Canada. He was predeceased by his brother Benjamin Fox...

Edwin M. Bennett, 81 years of age, of East Windsor, died Friday, July 23, 2010. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Arthur and Mildred (Wiener) Bennett. He was a US Army veteran. Ed was fleet manager for Avis Car Rental before he retired. He leaves his companion, Arlene Mann and two cousins. Funeral services will be...

Millie G. Ellovich, 96, passed away peacefully on Friday (September 14, 2012). Born in Springfield, MA on October 30, 1915, she moved to the Hartford area upon marrying Bernard Ellovich in 1939. Millie was always a firm believer in volunteerism. She began her fifty-five years of volunteer work with the Red Cross as a Motor Corps driver during World War...

Anita (Schachter) Frankel, 83, of Storrs died October 4, 2012. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Rose (Honig) Schachter. She was an avid genealogical researcher and enjoyed opera, foreign films and other fine arts; Rachel Maddow; knitting; Scrabble and the Sunday New York Times crossword. She attended Brooklyn College and graduated from the...

David S. Galinsky, 82 years of age, of West Hartford, died Saturday, (January 5, 2013) peacefully with his wife and children at his side. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Louis and Bertha (Stein) Galinsky. David was a graduate of Hartford High School, served in the US Army and the US Air Force during the Korean...

CANTIN, Attorney Raynald B. Cantin of Hartford died on Monday, December 22, 2008 at Hartford Hospital, after a courageous battle with Leukemia. His family and friends were at his bedside. Ray was born on March 2, 1943 in Fall River, MA, the son of the late George F. and Blanche (Gagnon) Cantin. Ray was predeceased by his brother George J....

Jacob “Jack” I. Esterson, 83, of Griswold St., Glastonbury, husband of Evelyn (Parker) Bettauer, died Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Born in Rockaway, NY, he was the son of the late Samuel and Ethel (Gordon) Esterson. He was a US Army Veteran of World War II. A graduate of Syracuse University, he received his Masters degree in psychology from The New...

Helen (Orenstein) Bookstein of West Hartford, died August 12, 2006. She leaves a daughter, Deborah Norcross and grandson Kenneth Norcross. Funeral services Friday, August 18, 11:00 AM, Hebrew Merchants Protective Association Cemetery, Garden St., Hartford. Arrangements entrusted to Weinstein Mortuary.

Jack A. Goldberg, 85, of Byron Drive, Avon, formerly of New Britain, died Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington. Born in New Britain, he was the son of the late William and Ida (Pedro) Goldberg. Jack attended New York University before he served in the US Army during World War II. He was stationed in Europe...

Robert “Bob” Cushing was born in VA in 1947, son of the late Samuel and Rebecca (White) Cushing. Bob grew up in Bloomfield, CT, where he developed an interest in art and design which led him to a degree from the Paier School of Art. During his early years as an interior designer he worked for Friedman’s of Southport. Bob’s...

Charlotte Bedrick Coan, 99, of West Hartford, passed away peacefully at the Wethersfield Manor on Saturday, (February 14, 2009). She was born in Fall River. MA, on September 30, 1909, the daughter of Max and Anna Bedrick. After graduating from Katherine Gibbs School she later became a buyer at the Mt. Sinai Hospital Gift Shop. She was elected President of...

Richard A. Cohn, 60, of West Hartford, died Thursday, (October 12, 2006) at Hartford Hospital of complications from leukemia. He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Sandra Morgan, and his daughters, Heather Cohn of New York City and Ensign Catherine Cohn, U.S. Navy, of Seattle, WA. He is also survived by his father, Marvin M. Cohn of Encinitas,...

EPSTEIN, Lewis W. Epstein, 79, of Bloomfield died on Saturday, March 15, 2008 at St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Isidore and Pauline (Hersh) Epstein. Lewis served in the US Army of Occupation after World War II. Lewis was a Special Deputy Sheriff in the Hartford County Court System. He...

Michael Fine, 89, of Bloomfield, died peacefully on Friday, January 20, 2006. He was the beloved husband of Frimi (Suravitz) Fine for 64 wonderful years. He was Born Meyer Doran Finkelstein on May 18, 1916 in Wilkes Barre, PA, where he lived for the first 35 years of his life. He attended Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School and Pennsylvania State University....

Gary H. Gatzen, 74, of Newington, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014 surrounded by his loved ones. He was the son of Herman (Hy) and Anne Gatzen who preceded him in death. As a young man, Gary spent much of his time building and racing cars with his brothers, cousins and friends. He grew up with a passion for tools,...

Eunice “Eunie” (Kemler) Greenstein of Farmington, formerly of West Hartford, passed away on February 16, 2007. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Rose (Mintz) Kemler. She attended Weaver High School, and graduated Simmons College. Eunice taught in the Hartford schools and did social work for the State of Connecticut. She was a member of...