Robert E. Friedman D.D.S.

Robert E. Friedman, D.D.S.
January 23, 1928 - June 17, 2025
Dr. Robert E. Friedman died peacefully on Tuesday, June 17 at his home at Meadow Ridge in Redding, Connecticut, at the age of 97.
Born in Bridgeport in 1928 to Yale Friedman and Sarah Mocher, Bob was a proud first-generation American. Bob graduated from the University of Bridgeport and Temple University School of Dentistry. He served as a captain in the U.S. Army (1954-56) in France. He met and married the love of his life, Elaine Manasevit, of Bridgeport, in 1958. The couple settled in Fairfield.
Bob built a successful dental practice in Bridgeport and Fairfield, where he earned the highest honors in his profession and was invited to teach at dental schools in Israel, China, and more. He was a leader in the Jewish community as well. He loved playing tennis, fishing in Long Island Sound, and world travel.
His life was enriched immeasurably by Elaine and their three children who adored him, Dorian (Sander Lurie) of Washington, DC, Amanda (Jonathan Cohen) of Parkland, FL, and James (Alison Needle) of New York City; beloved grandchildren, Mara Lurie, Madeline Cohen, William Friedman and Jack Friedman; cherished siblings, the late Frances Golden, Mark Friedman, and Eunice Silverman; beloved nieces and nephew, Rita Gelman, Richard Golden, Sandra Friedman, Nedra Friedman, and Sharon Hirshik; and many cousins for whom he served as the family patriarch, having outlived an entire generation of Friedmans. He will also be missed by countless lifelong friends.
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Memorial contributions may be made to: Dementia Society of America; Operation Smile; or the Music Fund or Rabbi Arnold Sher Social Action Fund at Congregation B'nai Israel.