Benjamin S. ((“Ben”) Goldfarb, 98, of West Hartford, died Feb. 23. He was the widower of Dolly (Fiedler) Goldfarb. Born in Toronto, Canada, he was the son of the late Meyer and Sarah (Gopin) Goldfarb. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a surgical technician serving with the 54th General Hospital in New Guinea, the Philippines, and Japan. He is survived by his children, Andrew Goldfarb of San Francisco, Calif., and Katie Ebersman and her husband David Ebersman of Tyngsboro, Mass.; his grandchildren, Caroline Babson of New York, N.Y., Andrew Babson, of Philadelphia, Penn., and Emily and Simon Ebersman of Tyngsboro, Mass.; and several nieces and nephews. He was also predeceased by his daughter Elizabeth (“Betsy”) Babson, his brother Harry E. Goldfarb, and his sisters, Ida Shoor and Rose Silver.