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Dr. Adrian M Ostfeld

Dr. Adrian M Ostfeld

Jan 28, 2011

Dr. Adrian M. Ostfeld died January 28, 2011 at Whitney Center in Hamden, CT. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1926, served in the Navy from 1944-46 and graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 1947.  He earned his medical degree from the same University in 1951. Dr. Ostfeld trained at Barnes Hospital in St Louis...

Susan Perry Kaye

Susan Perry Kaye

Jan 23, 2011

Susan Perry Kaye, 69, formerly of Derby and Woodbridge , died Jan. 23, 2011 after a lengthy  illness, at the Arden House in Hamden .  She was the daughter of the late Muriel Perry Kaye and J. Herbert Kaye. She is survived by her brother David Kaye and sister-in-law Merianne Kaye of North Haven and  a niece and two...

Ida Ammerman

Ida Ammerman

Jan 14, 2011

Ida Ammerman, 100 of 206 Church St., West Haven died January 14, 2011. She was the widow of Alexander Ammerman and is survived by a son Dr. Richard Ammerman of Reston, VA, a daughter Susan Aaronson of Branford, CT, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by two brothers Edward and Harry Castroll and a sister Edith Castroll....

Abraham Smernoff

Abraham Smernoff

Jan 7, 2011

Abraham Smernoff, 99 of 321 Eastern St., New Haven died January 7, 2011. He was born May 7, 1912, son of the late Jacob and  Eva (Levinson) Smernoff. Husband of the late Lillian (Yavitz) Smernoff. Father of Renee Bacote, grandfather of Craig Jr. and Lindsay Bacote and brother of Ida Marder and the late George Sands.

Florence Shenfeld

Florence Shenfeld

Dec 18, 2010

Florence Shenfeld, 94 of Croton on Hudson, NY, formerly of New Haven died Dec. 18, 2010. She was the widow of Herman Shenfeld and is survived by a daughter Judith Goldston of Boca Raton, FL., a son Marc Shenfield of Croton on Hudson, NY, a brother Herbert Pivnick of Rochester, NY, a sister Roslyn Weinstein of Atlanta, GA, five...

Sarah Ziedman

Sarah Ziedman

Dec 18, 2010

Sarah Ziedman, 95 of West Hartford, formerly of Orange, CT died December 18, 2010. She was the widow of David Ziedman and is survived by two sons Robert and Murray Ziedman, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A graveside funeral service will be held Monday, 10:30 am at the Temple Beth David section of Cheshire Hillside Cemetery, Wallingford Rd., Cheshire....

Alan S. Klotz

Alan S. Klotz

Dec 3, 2010

Alan Klotz, 68, of Orange, passed away unexpectedly on December 3, 2010. Beloved husband of Naomi (Levine) Klotz. Father of Jessica Klotz and Samantha (Klotz) Juni. Grandfather of Isaac and Gabriel Juni. Brother-in-law of Linda, Edwin, and Keith Levine. Prior to retiring, Alan was a nuclear health physicist with Northeast Utilities. An avid advocate for environmental preservation. His family...

Harriet R. Markle

Harriet R. Markle

Dec 3, 2010

Harriet Ranger Markle, age 85, of West Haven, passed away peacefully at her home in Woodbridge surrounded by her family on December 3, 2010. Wife of the late William Markle. Loving mother of Robert (Patricia Walsh) of Fairfax, VA, John (Deborah) of East Haven, and Sandra (Joe Santos) of New Haven and grandchildren Jessica of Chicago, IL and Seth...

Edward Messer

Edward Messer

Nov 18, 2010

Edward M Messer, 90, of 20 Spector Road Woodbridge, CT passed away November 18, 2010 at his family's home  after years of living with Alzheimer's Disease. Ed leaves his adoring wife of 64 years, Carol, daughter Jane Messer and her children Robert, Suzanne, and Marisa with whom he lived and a daughter Karen Messer, her husband Bill Watters, their...

Abraham (Irving) Rosner

Abraham (Irving) Rosner

Nov 5, 2010

Abraham V. "Irving" Rosner, 96, of East Haven, passed away November 5 after a brief illness. He was born, March 23, 1914 in Newark, NJ but spent most of his life in the New Haven area, graduating from Commercial High School, class of 1932 and serving in the Merchant Marines during WWII. He was an outstanding football, baseball and...

Vivian Milstone

Vivian Milstone

Oct 21, 2010

Vivian Kaufman Milstone of Leeder Hill Drive in Hamden, formerly of Hall St in New Haven, died on Oct 21, 2010.  Vivian was born March 15, 1913 in Carteret, New Jersey and was raised in Elizabeth. She graduated from New Jersey College for Women with a BS in chemistry in 1933, and worked in laboratories at Merck, the Rockefeller...

Samuel Kushlan Md

Samuel Kushlan Md

Oct 16, 2010

Dr. Samuel D. Kushlan, one of the most distinguished graduates in the history of Yale Medical School, and a patriarch of medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital, died at his home in New Haven on October 16, 2010, at age 98. A pioneering gastroenterologist and a mentor and role model for generations of physicians in training at Yale, Dr. Kushlan...

Sylvia Perlman

Sylvia Perlman

Sep 13, 2010

Sylvia Perlman, 95 of 130 Loomis Dr., West Hartford, formerly of New Haven died Sept. 13, 2010. She was the widow of Abraham J. Perlman and is survived by a daughter Leatrice J. Alter and her husband Dr. Burton of West Hartford, a son Maurice Perlman and his wife Lynne of Holliston, MA, a sister Thelma Windt of Stratford,...

Marcia Baldinger

Marcia Baldinger

Sep 4, 2010

Marcia Sickle Baldinger passed away  Saturday Sept. 4, 2010 in Wallingford, CT.  Marcia was the beloved wife of the late Irving Marcus Baldinger. She was born in New Haven on Dec. 10, 1919, daughter of the late Edward and Rebecca Greenhouse Sickle, sister of the late Erwin and Jack Sickle. The memory of Marcia is cherished by  her daughter,...

Earl (Dinny) Banquer

Earl (Dinny) Banquer

Aug 25, 2010

Earl M. Banquer, affectionately known as "Dinny", of New Haven died at home Wednesday, August 25, 2010, He was the beloved husband of Muriel Gurian Banquer. He was born in Cambridge, MA in 1918 to Alfred and Ethel Banquer. His love of music started in elementary school and lasted throughout his life time. He started first as a member...

Gertrude Spear

Gertrude Spear

Aug 15, 2010

Gertrude Spear, 89 of Woodbridge,  passed peacefully at CT Hospice August 15, 2010 after a long illness. Gert was the widow of Carlson Spear and is survived by her loving children: Deann Marin, Laurence Spear, Richard Spear, and Karen Abbruscato, and leaves behind seven grandchildren:Christopher, John, Sara, Matthew, Michael, Richard, Samantha and two great grand children. Funeral Service at...

Rhoda Inventasch Benjamin

Rhoda Inventasch Benjamin

Aug 5, 2010

Rhoda Benjamin ,72, of Orange - wife of Don Benjamin for 44 happy years- passed away at home with her family at her side on Aug. 5 from Merkel Cell Carcinoma after a long 7 year battle. Rhoda was raised in New Haven and Orange graduating from Hillhouse High School in 1955, Univ. of Bridgeport and Mass. Eye and...

Alan Stuart Postman

Alan Stuart Postman

Jul 24, 2010

Alan Stuart Postman, 87 of  West Haven died July 24, 2010. He was the widower of Grace Zeidenberg Postman and is survived by a daughter Susan (Louis) Farotti of Hamden, two sons, Jeffrey Postman of West Haven and Andrew (Maryann) Postman of Wallingford and a grandson Wesley Postman. Funeral service will be Monday morning, 11AM at Congregation Mishkan Israel,...

James Merriam

James Merriam

Jun 27, 2010

James Harold Merriam, 84 of Hamden, beloved and devoted husband of Betty Merriam for 61 years, passed away on June 27, 2010 at Yale New Haven Hospital. He was born on September 17, 1925 and was raised in NY, NY. Jim enlisted in the United States Marine Corps shortly after his 18th birthday and served heroically in the Asiatic...

Mildred (Molly) Gimple Levine

Mildred (Molly) Gimple Levine

May 24, 2010

Mildred (Molly) Gimple Levine passed away on May 24, 2010.  She was the wife of the late Harold Levine, cherished mother of Sanford (Sandy and Arlene) Levine of Woodbridge, Mark (Sharon) Levine of Woodbridge, beloved grandmother of Matthew (Deanna) Levine of Cheshire and Heidi (Andy)Wildstein of Cheshire, Herschel Levine of  Massachusetts and Hadley Levine of Washington, D.C.. Molly had...

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