Saul “Sy” Dresner, former owner and operator of WCCC AM & FM, the popular longtime Hard Rock and personality radio station in Hartford, CT, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019 at the age of 89. Dresner and his wife of 60 years, Edith (Turkisch) Dresner lived in Boca Raton.
Mr. Dresner and his brother engineered and built radio stations in upstate New York, including WWHG, Hornell, NY; WBNR, Beacon, NY; and WELV/WDRE, Ellenville, NY. In the late 1960s, they entered the larger Hartford market and bought WCCC Radio from the Electra Corporation.
In addition to his wife Edith, Mr. Dresner is survived by two sons, four granddaughters, a sister, Bess Bosin, and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held on Monday, January 7 at 11 a.m. in the Sanctuary at Beth El Temple, 2626 Albany Ave., in West Hartford. Interment will follow at 12:15 p.m. at the Beth El Cemetery, Jackson Street Ext., Avon, followed by a reception at Beth El Temple at 1 p.m., and a gathering TBA at 7 p.m.
Friends will also be received on Tuesday, January 8 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. in the Beth El Temple Community Room followed by a minyan service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. For more information, or to sign a guest book for Mr. Dresner, visit www.weinsteinmortuary.com/funerals.cfm.
