Obituaries

Ruth Goldman, 84, devoted wife of the late Seymour Goldman died peacefully at Litchfield Woods Nursing Home, Torrington, on November 16, 2009. Born April 29, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Ida Goldin. She is survived by her son, Dr. Leslie Goldman and his wife Lynn of Goshen, her daughter Dr. Sherri Goldman and her husband...

Anne Rose (Gersten) Goldfield, 102 years of age, of West Hartford died Sunday, September 9, 2012. She was the widow of Max Goldfield. Born in Simsbury, she was the fourth child of fourteen children born to Samuel and Celia (Kaufman) Gersten. She graduated from Simsbury High School and from Mt. Sinai Hospital School of Nursing. Anne pursued a career in...

Marilyn “Mimi” (Rudnick) Frankel, 68 years of age of Bloomfield, CT, formerly of West Hartford, CT, died Tuesday, February 25, 2014. Born in Meriden, she was the daughter of the late Max and Molly (Lable) Rudnick. She leaves her son, Marc Frankel and his wife Taylor of Hoboken, NJ and her beloved Grandson Preston; two sisters, Helayne Levy of Venice,...

Martin Cohen, age 84, beloved husband of the late Annabelle Turner Cohen, died suddenly on Wednesday, June 7, 2006. Having lived in Teaneck, NJ for over 50 years, he had recently moved to West Hartford. He was the devoted father of Louise Rosenberg and her husband Elliott of West Hartford, and Bill Cohen and his wife Melinda of Nashville, TN,...

Irving D. Ginsburg, of Albany Ave., West Hartford, husband of the late Frances (Smith) Ginsburg, died Wednesday, (February 15, 2006). Born in New Britain he was a Army veteran of World War II and had been owner of Irvings in Bristol for over 40 years and was a former member of Beth David Synagogue. He is survived by two sons,...

Arthur William Feinstein, born February 3, 1920 in Deep River, husband of 66 year to Rhoda (Grodin) Feinstein, and long-time resident of Brainard Road, West Hartford, died at home on Monday, December 29, 2014, a month short of his 95th birthday. The middle son of Sadie (Shapiro) and Jacob Feinstein, he grew up in Chester with his brothers Stanley and...

BUCHSTANE, Joseph Buchstane, 90, of West Hartford passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2006 after a long illness. He was the son of the late Max Buchstane and Rebecca Friedman Buchstane, and the brother of the late Myron E. Buchstane, Sarah S. Buchstane, and Grace Prystowsky. He is survived by his four nieces: Susan Trigger, Susan Schiller, Janice Cohen, and...

Ruth E. Falkin of West Hartford, died on October 12, 2011 at her home. Ruth was born in Hartford, the daughter of the late William R. Falkin, Sr. And Jane A. Falkin, and grew up and attended schools in West Hartford. She was a graduate of Hall High School in West Hartford and of Teacher’s College of Connecticut, now Central...

David M. Harrison, 87, of West Hartford died Wednesday, December 10, 2008, peacefully in his sleep, with his family by his bedside. He was the husband of the late Ida (Stein) Harrison. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Solomon and Pauline Harrison. He graduated from Weaver High School in Hartford. David worked in retail management. He...

Lillian (Silver) Birnbaum, 94, of North Andover, Massachusetts, formerly of New Britain, Connecticut, died Saturday, July 27, 2013 at home with her family. She was the widow of Myron Birnbaum of New Britain. Born in Waterbury, Connecticut, Lillian was the daughter of the late Celia and Morris Silver of New Britain, and sister of the late Abraham Silver of New...

Mary Ann Goodman, 75, of Tucson, AZ died Wednesday, August 12, 2009 after a five year battle with cancer. Born July 24, 1934 in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Allan S. and Carlyn R. (Leichter) Goodman. Mary’s father, Allan S. Goodman, was a successful local businessman, and the Goodmans resided in West Hartford throughout Mary’s childhood. She...

GIPSTEIN, Melvin M. Melvin M. Gipstein, 87, of Bradford Walk, Farmington, died Saturday,(July 5, 2008) at the Hebrew Home & Hospital. He was the husband of the late Claire (Lerner) Gipstein. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Simon and Sarah (Cohen) Gipstein. He was a US Army Air Force veteran, serving as a staff sergeant during...

On Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 Heather G. Ahrens, beloved wife of Dr. Lawrence B. Ahrens, passed away peacefully. Born in Peekskill NY in 1936 to David and Sylvia Gross, Heather moved to CT to attend University of CT graduating in 1958. She was a teacher prior to becoming a mother. In the 1980’s, after years of practicing as a school...

Diane (Cherwin) Miller Capirchio, 67, of Jeanette Drive, Plainville, wife of Ernest Capirchio, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at Hospital of Central CT - New Britain. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of Arthur and Frances (Stekly) Cherwin. She retired from the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington. She was a member of the Eastern Star. She...

Beatrice ?Bea? K. Cramer, beloved wife of the late Sidney L. ?Chick? Cramer, MD passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2008, from a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer?s Disease. She was born on April 26, 1915 to Charles and Gussie (Yuell) Kovner of Hartford. Her sister and tennis partner, Francis Liebman, predeceased her. A life long resident of Hartford,...

Cynthia Greenberg Byer, 74, of Jupiter, FL and Hartford, CT, died in Hartford on Saturday, July 29, 2006. Born on May 20, 1932, in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Edward Greenberg. Cynthia is survived by her husband of 54 years, Jonah Byer, and her three children, Cathy Kolovson and her husband Mark of West Hartford,...

Samuel Goldring, 93, of West Hartford, died Friday, April 13, 2007 after a short illness. Born April 24, 1913 in Springfield, MA he moved to Hartford in 1928 where he grew up and lived most of his life. He moved to West Hartford in the 1980?s. He worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930?s. Sam was an infantry...

Bessie (Gurwitch) Fabian, 91, of Fox Hill Drive, Rockville died Saturday, (August 4, 2007) at Rockville General Hospital. She was the widow of John Robert Fabian. Born in Louisville, KY, she was the daughter of the late David Lee and Hinda Gurwitch. Bessie and her late husband owned and operated Fabian Drug in West Hartford and Rockville. She was a...

Helen A. Brauman, of Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford, died Sunday, October 22, 2006. Born in Norwich, she was the daughter of the late David and Rachel (Blauzmen) Brauman. She leaves several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 11:00 AM at the Chevra Meshnayes Cemetery, Hartford with Rabbi Yitzchok Adler officiating....

M. Joel Berman, 80, of Bloomfield, passed away peacefully on Thursday, (October 4, 2012). He was born in Hartford on June 15, 1932. He was raised with his late brother Leonard in the North End of Hartford by his late parents, William Berman and Sylvia Elman Berman, and his late grandmother, Kayla Elman. As a child, he survived the Hartford...