Thelma R. (Pintell) Chernikoff, 88, of West Hartford and formerly of West Haven, died Jan. 28. She was the wife of the late Harold L. Chernikoff. She was a daughter of the late Herman and Elizabeth Pintell. She is survived by her children, Howard Chernikoff of West Haven, and Janet Chernikoff and Robert Dunfield of Wethersfield; She was also predeceased by her brothers Milton and Robert Pintell, and her twin sister, Dorothy Kagan.