Obituaries

Francis R. Caplan, 85, a lifelong resident of greater Hartford died Friday, August 22, 2008 at Hartford Hospital. Born April 12, 1923, he was one of three sons born to Gertrude Gorback Caplan and William H. Caplan. Frannie grew up in Hartford and excelled as the varsity center on the Weaver High School football team. Upon graduation in 1941, he...

Marie Bayer of Avon, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2005. Marie’s life began in Whittier, CA, where she was born on June 22, 1957, the second child of Lynn and Raymond Jansen. Two years later, the family moved to Long Beach, where she lived until 1972 when her family emigrated to Great Britain. Marie loved the movies, and in...

Mark L. Elansky of Wethersfield, born on June 25, 1951, passed away on August 12, 2014. Mark was the son of the late Joseph and Roslyn Elansky. beloved nephew of the late Frances and Harry Weinstein of West Hartford, and the late Rose and Israel Leopold of New York. Mark was a beloved cousin of Herbert and Rhoda Leopold of...

George Geary, loving and beloved husband of Cathie (Wasserzug) Geary, died January 5, 2021. He was 77. He was born and raised in Middletown, served in the Navy, and moved to Rocky Hill many years ago. George enjoyed spending time at the beach, especially Ogunquit, Maine. He was an excellent gardener and cook and enjoyed serving his signature spaghetti sauce...

Dr. Barbara Bard, longtime Professor at Central Connecticut State University and resident of West Hartford, passed away after a long illness on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, TX. Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1934 the younger daughter of Jack and Rose Fink, Dr. Bard attended Tilden High School in East Flatbush, Brooklyn and then received...

Dr. Arnold Irwin Greenberg, age 82, current resident of Paradigm Health Care Center, long time Simsbury resident, passed away on April 12th after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer’s. Born in Hartford, CT, the son of Milton and Bessie (Davis) Greenberg, he attended Hartford public schools. Arnie received a B.S. in Physical Therapy from the University of Connecticut. Following graduation he...

FRUCHTMAN, Simpson Fruchtman, 90, of Columbia died Sunday, February 8, 2009 in Delray Beach, FL. Born in Millburn, NJ, he was the son of the late Samuel and Frances (Cantor) Fruchtman. He served in the US Army during World War II. Simpson owned and operated a professional pharmacy and surgical center in Summit, NJ for 38 years before he retired....

Abner N. Adler, 97, of Jupiter FL, formerly of West Hartford, died Monday, April 21, 2008. Born in the Bronx, NY, he was the son of Moses M. and Ida (Bluestein) Adler. A 1931 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he moved to Hartford in 1933, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Jacob Bluestein in the cigar wrap tobacco...

Priva Apter, 97 years of age, of West Hartford, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 28, 2009 at the Hebrew Home and Hospital. Priva was born in Poland, daughter of the late Nathan and Bertha (Horn) Apter, she came to Hartford in 1938. She worked for 40 years at Regal Men’s Shop in Manchester. Priva was a life member of...

Robert A. Dobkin, 87, of Mountain Rd., West Hartford, husband of Isabel (Jacobs) Dobkin, died Wednesday, June 18, 2008. Born in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Max and Ida (Shifrin) Dobkin. He attended Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, and was a US Army Veteran of World War II. Besides his wife, he leaves two daughters: Penelope Dobkin of...

Heidi (Sweedler) Golyshko, 56 years of age, of Madiera Beach, FL, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Born in New Haven, she was the beloved daughter of Ruth (Rosen) Sweedler of West Hartford and the late Nathan B. Sweedler. She was a loving and compassionate daughter, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Besides her mother, Heidi leaves her daughter Nicole Ammeraal and...

Jacqueline (Cutler) Cohn Berg, 80, of Redondo Beach, CA, formerly of West Hartford, died Thursday, May 29, 2008 after a lengthy illness. She was predeceased by her first husband, Cantor Joseph Cohn of Beth El Temple in West Hartford, and by her daughter, Ruth (Cohn) Ferrier. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Hillel and Lottie (Kotkin)...

Roslyn (Weinstein) Glazer of Bloomfield died on Monday(February 7, 2011). Born on June 11, 1922 to Samuel and Eva Weinstein in Syracuse, NY. She was predeceased by her parents and a brother, Lee Winston. Roslyn is survived by her loving husband, Nathan B. Glazer; sons, Elliott (Yung-hwan) Glazer of Houston, TX, Jeffrey (Bonnie)Glazer of West Hartford; daughters, Paula(Howard)Luxenberg of West...

Rita (Helfand) Cohen, 83, of Boynton Beach, FL, and Westview Dr., Bloomfield, died Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at John Dempsey Hospital, after a very long illness. Born and raised in Waterbury, she was the daughter of the late Israel and Hattie (Schwartz) Helfand. Rita loved writing and was the Editor in Chief of her high school newspaper. During the war,...

COHEN, Sherman Ronald Cohen, 70, of Kelly Ann Court, Berlin, died Friday, January 26, 2007 at home. He was the husband of the late Anne (Albanese) Cohen. Born in Hartford he was the son of the late Samuel I. and Rosalind (Caplan) Cohen. He served in the U.S. Air Force. Sherman did field maintenance for Scientific Games International. He leaves...

Blanche (Berkowitz) Harman, 92 years of age, died Wednesday, August 10, 2011. She was the widow of Gilbert Harman. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Katy (Brody) Berkowitz. She leaves her daughter, Joni Vanderbilt and her husband Richard of Norwalk; four grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. Besides her husband, she was predeceased by a...

BOBROW, Hersh Bobrow, D.D.S., 90, of Key Biscayne, FL and Westbrook died Saturday, October 15, 2005. Born in the Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late Frank and Tillie (Ginsberg) Bobrow. He grew up in Hartford and lived in West Hartford and Stannard Beach, Westbrook. Currently he resided in Key Biscayne, FL and Westbrook. He was a Lieutenant...

Albert Basch, 86, of Hilldale Road, West Hartford, died Monday, April 9, 2007 at home. He grew up in the North End of Hartford, graduated from Weaver High School in 1938, and proudly served in the US Army Air Corps during World War II in the 66th Airdrome Squadron. He returned from the service, married Elaine Solomon, worked in his...

GRAD, Pearl (Haiken) Grad, 88 years of age, of West Hartford, died Friday, December 17, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center. She was married for 53 years to William Grad, until he died in 1996 . Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Rosie (Goldstein) Haiken. She leaves her children, Dr....

Pearl Carnow, 87, of West Hartford, formerly of New Britain, died in New Britain on June 5 after a long illness. She is survived by a daughter, Nancy Carnow, a son, Thomas Carnow and his wife Emily Johnson, a grandson, Warren Carnow, a sister, Francine Michelson, and many nieces and nephews. Her husband, William Carnow, died in 1983. Pearl had...