Fay RUTSTEIN

RUTSTEIN, Fay Fay Rutstein, Z"L, of West Hartford and West Palm Beach, FL, passed peacefully on Saturday night. She was the beloved wife for 60 years of the late Dr. Harold Rutstein, DPM and beloved sister of the Late Goldie Taxsar of West Hartford. She was a graduate of Hartford High School. She worked with her husband in his podiatry practice. The patients were among her best friends. She was a long time member of the United Synagogues of Greater Hartford and the sisterhood. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Charles Ger of West Hartford. A son and daughter-in-law Dr. Stan and Evelyn Rutstein of West Hartford, five grandchildren, Dr. Joseph Ger, Sarah DePolt, Rochel Rosenholtz, Yaakov Rutstein, Elly Rutstein and six great- grandchildren Rachel and Alexander DePolt, Ilana Madison Ger, Chana and Eliyahu Rosenholtz and Tehilla Bracha Rutstein. Cherished nephew Dr. Steven Taxsar, and niece Elinore and Nelson Wachsman and great-nieces Miriam and Karen Wachsman. Funeral was held Sunday in Hartford. Rabbi Brahm Weinberg of the Young Israel of West Hartford officiated. The mourning period will be observed until Friday at 2 p.m. at the home of her son, Stan Rutstein, 16 Miamis Rd., West Hartford. Daily Services Monday - Thursday: morning service 6:45 a.m. and afternoon at 5:25 p.m. and Friday morning 6:45 a.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the American Heart Association online at americanheart.org or to The Bess and Paul Sigal Hebrew Academy, 53 Gabb Rd., Bloomfield, CT 06002. Funeral arrangements provided by Hebrew Funeral Association.