Maurice-Gersten-Obituary

Maurice R. Gersten

Simsbury, Connecticut

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Maurice R. Gersten of Simsbury suddenly died at St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center Monday (March 18, 2002). Maurice was born in East Granby, one of 14 children of the late Samuel and Celia Kaufman Gersten. Maurice graduated Simsbury High School and received undergraduate and law degrees...

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Missing Maurice!!

Please accept my condolensces to the entire Gersten Family who my
wife and I,together with my children have shared many happy occasions together.Maurice being the patriach of the family will be missed by his family and many friends.

I was so sorry to hear of Maurice's passing. He was a wonderful man. He was very caring and compassionate. We were clients of his and he took great care in everything he did. We will miss him greatly.

ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY AND BROTHER MARK'S FAMILY I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER MY CONDOLENCES TO THE GERSTEN FAMILY. MAURICE SERVED OUR FAMILY WELL AND I WILL NEVER FORGET A TYPICAL DAY WITH MAURICE. AFTER A APPOINTMENT WE WOULD DINE AT FRANKS, THE MABLE PILLAR ETC AND HE WOULD WALK THE STREETS OF HARTFORD INTRODUCING ME TO ALL HIS FRIENDS [WHICH WAS EVERYONE]. HE OFTEN REMINDED ME OF GROUCHO MARX WITH HIS CIGAR AND WIT. HE WOULD SHOW OFF HIS HONORARY POLICE BADGE FROM SIMSBURY WITH PRIDE AND OFTEN...

I HAVE BEEN A CLIENT OF GERSTEN &GERSTEN FOR MANY YEARS.MAURICE WAS A VERY WELL RESPECTED AND LIKED MAN.
I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY CONDOLENCES TO THE GERSTEN FAMILY.MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU IN YOUR TIME OF SORROW.

Just a line to add to the many tributes the family will receive for this man. I met him first soon after I moved to Simsbury and became a member of the Republican Town Committee. He was then one of our state representatives. In later years I occasionally had contact with Maurice or his partners in connection with my work - a true gentleman.

I'm sorry to hear of your loss. Maurice and my family went back many, many years. My mother was Sylvia Fox Bober of Tariffville. My entire family always spoke well of Maurice.


I met Maurice Gersten through his sister Ruth Rome. I had the opportunity to drive Maurice many times. Maurice, like his sister Ruth, was a wealth of knowledge regarding Connecticut. Whenever we were together the topic of conversation was usually on Connecticut -- the Connecticut of the past, the changes, the fun times and hard work of growing up in Connecticut. I found these stories very entertaining and informative as I'm a foreigner now living in the US. Maurice Gersten will...

Dear Ann Goldfield,
We know what a close family you are
and we were sorry to hear of the
loss of your brother. Our sincere condolences. Esther and Gil