Eugene S. (“Gene”) Mittelman, 97, of Dedham, Mass. formerly of Willimantic, Conn.,  Bondville, Vt. and Palm Beach, Fla., died Oct. 25.  Born in Middletown, he was the son of the late Corinne and Louis Mittelman. He served as a lieutenant in the Unite States Navy during World War II. Cherished husband of Georgia (Rubin) Mittelman. He is survived by his children, Joan M. Kraft and her husband Michael of Framingham, Mass., and Ellen M. Potter and her husband Tom of Rye Brook, N.Y.; his grandchildren, Lily and Zachary Kraft, and Rachel and Adam Potter; and his nieces, Sharon (Frank) Murphy and Marlene (Larry) Gavens. He was a former president of Temple B’nai Israel in Willimantic.