Obituaries

Max Gold, 91, of Bloomfield died Sunday (July 16, 2006). He was the husband of the late Jeanette Gold. Born July 5, 1915 in Chelsea, MA, he was the son of the late Abraham and Sophie (Pomerantz) Gold. Max attended Northeastern Law School, and during World War II he served in the US Army in the Philippines and in New...

Normand A. Gaines of West Hartford, CT peacefully passed away on Saturday (August 18, 2012). Born in Springfield, MA to Anna (Lasky) and Louis Ginsburg on January 31, 1927. He was predeceased by his loving wife, Fraeda (Kamen) Gaines. Normand was a loving, dedicated father to his children, Ellen Dressler of Cranston, RI and Howard Gaines of West Hartford. The...

Victor Barry Freedman, 54 years of age, of Woodland St., Hartford, husband of Louise (Golfieri) Freedman, died Wednesday, January 19, 2011. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Bernard and Gloria (Weiss) Freedman. He graduated from Central Connecticut State University with a BA Degree in Marketing. He worked in the financial planning and benefits area for 26...

LOREN M. BISBERG, 63, of Farmington, died March 19 after a lengthy and valiant battle with cancer. He was a graduate of Skidmore College and Quinnipiac University School of Law. He was predeceased by his mother, Joyce Apter Bisberg, his father, Arnold Bisberg, and an older brother, Steven Bisberg. He is survived by his sister, Betsy Palmer and her husband...

Terry (Bacharach) Cohen, 64, cherished wife of 41 years to Alan M. Cohen, passed away in her home on Sunday, March 25, 2012, after a courageous four-year battle with leukemia, with her loving family by her side. She is survived by her beloved children, Jennifer Bucari and her husband, Louis Jr. of West Hartford, Jonathan S. Cohen, of Westerly, Rhode...

Stanley W. Aronson, 92, of Newington, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2008. He was born in Hartford, son of the late Archie and Edna (King) Aronson, and graduated from Glastonbury High School. He was a US Army Air Force Veteran of World War II, and a member of the original Glenn Miller Orchestra. He was a professor of music...

Charlotte Goroff, July 27, 1925 - September 25, 2011, resident of West Hartford. Widow of Norman Goroff, she is survived by Alexander, Skybird, Mitchell and Marc, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. An accomplished and prolific artist, Charlotte leaves behind an extensive body of work. Friends and family are invited to attend her funeral service on Wednesday, September 28th at 2:00...

Miriam Greenberg Shoor Ballot, 93,passed away on February 5, 2011 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, FL. She was born July 5, 1917 to Louis Greenberg and Rose Segall. A long time native of Hartford, CT Miriam began a short career as a radio actress for WTIC. Her passion and love of clothing lead her to work as an associate for...

Vita Falk Gellin, born May 26, 1920 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, died on March 22 at home. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 43 years, Charles Gellin. Vita was also predeceased by her sister Edith Krupp and her brother, George Falk. She is survived by her three daughters and their husbands; Sharon and Donald Stoddard of Crofton,...

Sally Berman died Thursday, June 9th, at Windham Hospital, Willimantic, CT. The daughter of Benjamin and Fannie Gelfand, she was born in Jersey City, NJ, grew up in Brooklyn, NY and moved back to Jersey City after getting married. She recently moved to Storrs, CT. Surviving are her son Gary and his wife Kathy of Mansfield; a grandson Mitchell Berman...

Jeremy “Jerry” A. Cogan, 80, of West Hartford, CT died on October 20, 2023. Jerry was deeply loved by all who knew him. He will be remembered as a modest man who sacrificed for his family and friends and touched innumerable lives in his life’s work as an educator. Jerry was born in Trenton, NJ on April 7, 1943 to...

Sonia (Epstein) Dortz, 101, of West Hartford, widow of Reuben J. Dortz, died Tuesday, (August 25, 2009). Born September 3, 1907 in Poland, to the late Benjamin and Hannah (Schulman) Epstein. Moving from a small village in Poland to Hartford after World War I, marked the beginning of many achievements Sonia accomplished during her long, productive life. She graduated from...

GOLDBERG, Philip R. Goldberg, 98 years of age, of Glastonbury died Thursday, June 17, 2010. He was the beloved husband for 60 years of the late Rhoda (Marholin) Goldberg. Born in Hartford, June 30, 1911, he was the son of the late Julius and Tillie Goldberg. Philip graduated from Hartford High School and was a dairy farmer in Glastonbury for...

Marilyne Sari Beatman, of West Hartford, CT, passed away on March 31, 2021. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Caroline (Krauss) Beatman. She graduated from the University of Hartford receiving her Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master’s Degree in Education. In addition, she continued taking advanced courses while teaching in the Hartford Public...

Clara (Kushnir) Cushing, 99, of Loomis Drive, West Hartford, widow of the late Isadore Cushing, died Monday, January 29, 2009. She was a former member of Beth Hillel Synagogue, Bloomfield, and its Sisterhood; and a former member of Red Mogen David, the Bloomfield Senior Center, and the Mandell JCC. She leaves a son, Edward Cushing and his wife Lynn of...

Jules B. Frank, 88, passed away on Friday, (June 18, 2010). Jules was the son of the late William Frank and the late Anna Levy, and the step-son of the late Louis Levy. He was the beloved husband of Shirley Frank, to whom he was married for 64 years. Born and raised in Hartford, he was a graduate of Weaver...

Elaine Hope (Greenblatt) Gladstein, a long time resident of West Hartford and Avon, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2012. The youngest child of the late Samuel and Dorothy (Katz) Greenblatt of Waterbury, CT, Elaine was born in 1928 and was always ahead of her time. She attended Simmons College in Boston before beginning her career as a medical office...

Michael Brook, 79, of West Hartford, died Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Born in the Ukraine, he was the son of Victor and Bella (Berelovich) Brook. He was predeceased by his wife Dina Zamoshchina. He leaves his daughters: Kathy Brook and her husband Vladimir of Farmington; Galina Toger and her husband Alex of Farmington; grandchildren: Roman Brook and his wife Tatyana...

Ruth-Ann (Bernstein) Brofsky, 49, of Lawler Road, West Hartford, wife of David C. Brofsky, died Wednesday, December 26, 2007. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of Joseph and Marcia (Sameth) Bernstein of Somers, NY. A graduate of Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY, she received her Masters in Education and taught kindergarten and nursery school in Ardsley, NY, New Britain,...

Marilyn Alcon Hendel, wife of David S. Hendel, died Sunday, June 15, 2008 after a long illness. Born in Hartford, March 6 ,1936 and raised in Kingston, New York, she was the daughter of the late Estelle (Salowitz) and Louis Alcon. She attended Syracuse University and graduated from The University of Bridgeport. Marilyn taught elementary school in Westport prior to...