Obituaries

ETKIND

Herbert Etkind of New Haven and Woodbridge, died Sept. 19. He was the widower of Mae (Horowitz) Etkind. Born in the Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late William and Gussie (Gwosdof) Etkind, and a brother of the late Dr. Irving Etkind and Helen Etkind.

He is survived by his children, Karen (Richard) Schwam, Randy (Edward) Berns, Dr. Paul (Sue) Etkind and Heidi (David) Goldblatt; his grandchildren, Heather Schwam (Sean Heath), Wendy (Jared) Siegel, Daniel Berns, Molly Etkind and Yaela Goldblatt; and a great-grandson, Alexander Siegel. Mr. Etkind was honorably discharged after serving in the U.S. Army during WWII as a captain in an armored tank division, having seen action at the Kasserine Pass in Tunisia, Sicily, Italy and North Africa. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the Purple Heart, having been wounded four times, two Silver Stars, one Bronze Star, and various theater medals.

ROBERT E. SHURE FUNERAL HOME

SHARE
RELATED POSTS
PARKER
OFSTEIN
ROSNER

Leave Your Reply