Gerald Gelles, 88, of West Hartford, died July 2. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the widower of Phyllis Silver Gelles. He is survived by his sons, David Gelles and his wife Robin, Steven Gellis and his wife Caron, Stuart Gelles, and Richard Gelles and his fiancé Tiffany; his grandchildren, Alisha and Ronald Cipriano, Stefanie and David Ochs, Matthew and Tracy Gelles, Joshua and Rona Gelles, Rachel and Jonah Raskus, Dana Gelles, and Noah and Grant Gelles; and his great-grandchildren, Jordan, Ella and Olivia Cipriano, Ethan Ochs, Gabriel Gelles, Aria Gelles, and Sheri and Nathaniel Raskas.