Florence Seena Kaufman, 92, of Delray Beach, Fla., died Oct. 31. She was the widow of Irving Kaufman. She is survived by her children, Carl Kaufman and his wife Deborah, and Ann Cassarino and her husband Aurelio; her grandchildren, Melisa, Jennifer, Matthew, Heather, Tara and Sean; and her great-grandchildren, Benjamin, Adam, Siporah, Shifrah, Avraham, Dovid, Desmond and Jace.
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Nathan Sokoloff, 100, of Orange, died Nov. 10. He was the widower of Clara (Tolchinsky) Sokoloff. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the son of the late Irwin and Rachel (Wiener) Sokoloff. He was also predeceased by his grandson Jeremy Saxe, his son-in-law Gregory Johnson, his brother George, and his sister Sophie. He is survived by his children, Jill Noel (John) of Hamden, Heidi Saxe (Tracy) of Orange, and Michael Sokoloff (Judy) of Cheshire; his grandchildren, Dayna, Jessica, Robert, Ryan, Brian, and Thomas.
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Shiela (Miller) Saperstein, late of Harwich, Mass., formerly of Simsbury, entered into rest Oct. 13, 2017. Beloved wife of Allan Saperstein. Devoted mother of Mark and Tracy Saperstein, and Lisa and John Drenkhahn. Loving sister of the late Harvey Miller. Dear sister-in-law of Esther Cohen and Karen and Vern Smith. Cherished Nana of Ben, Aly and Harry Saperstein and Jordan Drenkhahn, as well as her precious cat of 20 years Sasha. Donations can be made payable to Dana Farber Marathon Challenge. Please note Shiela’s name on the memo line and send to: Eric Pfalzgraf, Senior Development Assistant, Dana Farber Running Programs, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Division of Development & The Jimmy Fund, 10 Brookline Place West, Brookline, Mass., 02445-7226 or at www.runDFMC.org/2018/tracys.
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Ellis Mayer, 85, of Bloomfield, died Nov. 6. He was the widower of Judi L. Mayer. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the son of Harry and Pearl Mayer. He is survived by his children, Howard Mayer and his wife Kathy Rosol of Windsor, and Lori Middleton and her husband Joseph of Torrington; and his grandchildren, Allison and Paige. He was also predeceased by his brothers, Martin and Arnold.
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Barbara (Supowitz) Greenberg, 76, of North Haven, died Nov. 9. She was the wife of Dr. Alvin Greenberg. Born in West Haven, she was the daughter of the late Florence (Ginzberg) and Arthur Supowitz. She is survived by her children, Lesli Greenberg of Atlanta, Ga., Glen Greenberg and his wife Melissa of Guilford, and Alison Kogan and her husband Eric of Westport; her brother Harry Supowitz and his wife Patti of New Haven; her grandchildren, Jacob, Eli, Aidan, Zachary, Graydon and Maci.
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Sarah Katz, 87, of Longmeadow, Mass., formerly of West Hartford, and Boca Raton, Fla., died Nov. 7. She was the widow of Paul Katz. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was also predeceased by her son David, her brothers Isaac and Meir, and her sister Rachel. She is survived by her sons, Jay Katz of Pittsfield, Mass., and Mark Katz and his wife Laura of Longmeadow, Mass.; her sister Mimi of Boynton Beach, Fla.; her grandchildren, Randi, Hannah, and Adam; and many nieces and nephews.
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Rhea Belle Pasternack Gaer, 99, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Hartford, New Britain, West Hartford, Wethersfield and Clinton, died Nov. 5. She was the widow of Meyer Gaer. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Clara (Brandvein) Pasternack. She is survived by her daughters and their spouses, Carolyn and her husband Victor, and Irene Brugg and her husband Michael; her brother Saul Pasternack of Bloomfield; her grandchildren, Marc Brugg and his wife Betsy, Sandra Schuman and her husband Mark, Debra Newton and her husband Reed, and Michael and Jod; her great-grandchildren, Caitlin, Jake, Gabrielle, Samantha, Matthew, Arianna, Kaiden, Braxton, Adelyn and Adrienne. She was predeceased by her siblings, Etta Beck, Edith Libbin and Robert Pasternack.
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Paula Epstein, 89, of Stamford, died Nov. 11. She was the widow of Sidney Epstein. Born in the Bronx, New York, she was the daughter of the late Rose Eliasoff Goldenberg and Sigmund Goldenberg. She is survived by her daughters, Ellen Bromley and her husband Tom Gizicki, and Julie Epstein; her grandchhildren, Sara Bromley and Steve Seide, Matt Bromley and Elizabeth Sunny and Melissa Bromley and Michael McDonough; her great-grandchildren, Nia Gizicki, Sidney Bromley and Micah Seide; her brother Carl Goldenberg and his wife Sondra; and many nieces and nephews.
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Ann (Anopolsky) Bregman, 96, of Lake Alfred, Fla., formerly of Hartford, West Hartford and Bloomfield, died Nov. 9. She was the widow of Israel Bregman. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Isadore and Dora (Gold) Anopolsky. She was a member of Beth Sholom. She is survived by her children, Sandra Callahan and her husband Pat of Lake Alfred, Fla., and Howard Bregman and his wife Kim of Delray Beach, Fla.; her grandchildren, Jason Wojick and his wife Denise, Jodi Gerstenhaber and her husband Jason, Stephanie Bregman, Adam Bregman and his wife Karen, Matthew Bregman, and Joshua Bregman; her great-grandchildren, Kyle Firlik, Haley, Chandler and Conner Wojick, Nicole Bregman, Emmie and Ellie Gerstenhaber, and Navi Ming Lai Bregman. She was also predeceased by her son Neal Bregman.
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Edwin R. Abrams, 96, of New Haven, died Nov. 7. He was the husband of Shirlee (Krause) Abrams. Born in New Haven, he was the son of the late Louis and Minnie (Gross) Abrams. He served in the Army Air Corps as a bombardier on a B-17 during World War II. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, Ken Abrams and Nancy Abrams and her husband Abie, both of New Haven. He was also predeceased by his brother Sherman M. Abrams.
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Estell Keller Silberstein, 92, of Madison, died Nov. 15. She was the widow Morton Stanley Silberstein. Born in Boston, Mass., She is survived by her children, Kenneth Silberstein and his wife Kristi of York, Penn., Diane Hinson and her husband Charles, of McLean, Va., Lisa Silberstein and her husband Michael Barrios of Madison, Susan Anderson Whitlock and her husband Len, of Guilford, Ellen Buller and her husband David of Madison, and Cheryl Anderson and her husband Robert of Madison; her grandchildren, Rachel Silberstein and Jordan Smith, Robin and Noah Hinson, Emily Barrios and her husband Douglas Smythe, Chelsey Barrios and her fiancé Jonathan Foster, Daniel and Melissa Lyons, Jenna and Shane Anderson, Dylan, Jessica, and Allison Buller, and Nicholas Anderson.
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Herman Shemonsky, 89, formerly of Simsbury and Old Saybrook, died Nov. 17. He was the widower of Muriel P. Shemonsky. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict as an MP. He was a founding member of the Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation in Simsbury. He is survived by his son and son-in-law, Peter Shemonsky and Clement Mok of San Francisco, Calif.; his nephews, Barry Vine of Woodbridge and Bobby Shea of Windsor Locks; his nieces, Sue Cervasio and Grace Zeloznot of Pennsylvania; several cousins; and his friend Deborah Caswell of Berlin.
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Joseph Samuel Rachlin, 85, of West Hartford, died Nov. 13. He was the husband of Rosalind (Roz Friedman) Rachlin. Born in New Britain, he was the son of the late Rose (Saxe) and Irving I. Rachlin. He was a member of Beth El Temple in West Hartford. He was commissioned an ROTC 2nd Lieutenant Officer and promoted to First Lieutenant in Korea, where he served from 1955 to 1957. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, David Rachlin, Aaron Rachlin and Rebecca Berman and her husband James; his grandchildren, Zachary Rachlin, Elijah Rachlin, Sarah Berman and Jessica Berman; his sister Paula Rachlin Gottesman; and several nieces and cousins. He was also predeceased by his brother Dr. William Rachlin.
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Florence Post, 81, of West Hartford, died Nov. 13. She was the wife of Philip Post. Born in Kovno, Lithuania, she was the daughter of Irving and Dr. Lea Newman. A Holocaust survivor, as a child she was imprisoned with her mother and siblings in the Kovno ghetto until 1944, when her mother escaped with her from the ghetto. She was then hidden by a Lithuanian couple on their farm until the end of the war. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children, Michael Post of Big Bear Lake, Calif., Allison Ghamo and her husband Joe of West Hartford, and Aron Post and his wife Jessica of Needham, Mass.; her brother William Newman and his wife Joan of West Hartford; her sister-in-law Emily Honigberg of Athens, Ga.; her grandchildren, Max, Joey, Sam and Lana Ghamo, Shelby Post, Teddy and Olivia Post; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sister Lana Newman.
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Alyssa Anne Mushin, 23, died Nov. 13. She is survived by her parents, Eileen Fine and Mark Mushin; her step-father Steven Fine; her siblings, Andrew and Jenna Mushin; her step-sister Destany; her grandparents, Allen and Sheila Mushin and Walter Sofian; and many relatives.
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Alan Lakin, 68, of Hamden, died Nov. 14. He was the husband of Joan (Field) Lakin, died Nov. 14. Born in Laconia, N.H., he was the son of the late Seymour and Edith (Auerbach) Lakin. He is survived by his children, Brian Lakin and his wife Michelle of Hamden, and Sara Ruggiero and her husband Christopher of Hamden; his sister Joyce Antisell and her husband Douglas of Ocean, N.J.; and his grandchildren, Shayna, Jacob, Jack, Aaron, and Marcus.
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Gladys Martin Cohen, 89, of Stamford, died Nov. 15. She was the widow of Morton Cohen. Born in Stamford, she was the daughter of the late Thelma and Nathan Martin. She was also predeceased by her brother Bruce Martin. She is survived by her children, Barbara Cohen Aronica-Buck and her husband Peter Buck, and Robert Cohen and his wife Cathy; her brother Arthur Martin; her grandchildren, Molly Aronica Ahuja (Arun), David Aronica, Caitlyn Cohen, and Nathan Cohen; her step-grandchildren, Jamie Buck-Tomek (Bryan Tomek) and Brent Buck (Paige); and her step-great-grandchild Avery Tomek
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Samuel “Sam” Berkowitz died Nov. 16, 2017 in Hartford. He is survived by his sisters, Estelle Flaum and Anita Stollman, and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. He was predeceased by his siblings, Eva Miller, Celia Fruchtman and Myron Berkowitz.
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Richard D. Wise, 85, formerly of Chicago, died Nov. 24. He was husband of Zelda (Stein). He was a member of Congregation B’nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim in suburban Chicago. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children Leslie (Wise) Prass and her husband Joe, and Ira Wise and his wife Audrey; and his grandchildren, Ethan, Harper, Hannah, Adam and Jenna.
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Dr. Joseph “Joe” Weiss, 70, beloved husband to Arlene, passed away peacefully on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 in New York City, with his wife and three children by his side. Joe was born in New York City and resided in West Hartford, Conn. with his family for more than four decades. Joe graduated from Brooklyn College, where he met his best friend and soulmate Arlene. He later received his medical degree from St. Louis University. Joe practiced dermatology in both New Britain and Southington for over 40 years; he was dedicated to helping people and worked up until the day of his diagnosis with glioblastoma. Joe was an incredibly active person and had a zest for living his life in the outdoors. Hiking, windsurfing, running, golfing, and gardening were several of the activities he enjoyed most. Joe had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, travel, and dreaming big. His most beloved activity was spending time with his family. He leaves his daughter and son-in-law Allyson and Jared Horowitz, daughter and son-in-law Marissa and Adam Forsted, and son and daughter-in-law Richard and Meg Weiss. Joe was an exceptionally devoted parent as well as a wonderful grandfather to Jolie and Jake Horowitz and Ian and Isaac Forsted. Donations can be made in Joe’s honor to the American Brain Tumor Association www.abta.org.
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