Dr. Richard Gross

Dateline: Plymouth Gross, Dr. Richard Allen, 66, of Plymouth, MA, formerly of Lakeville, MA died on Friday, May 23rd, two years after his diagnosis of glioblastoma. He was the beloved husband of Robin (Kaplan) Gross for 41 years, and devoted father of Samantha and her husband, Adam Zirkin, of New York City; Sarah Gross and her husband, Dr. Kaveer Nandigam of Lititz, PA; Sandra Gross of Weymouth, MA and Seth Gross, SPC in the United Sates Army, stationed in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Cherished grandfather of Aerin, Jacob, and Ronen Zirkin. Loving brother of Cynthia Gross and her husband, Dr. Peter Bitterman, and the late Samuel Gross and his wife, Karen, of Winter Park, FL. Beloved son of the late Joseph and Marion Gross of Winthrop, MA. He is lovingly...

Donald M. Levine

DATELINE: Providence Levine, Donald M., died May 23, 2014, at the age of 86, after a valiant 9 year battle with cancer. Born in Elmhurst, NY, he was the son of the late Ralph and Mildred Levine. Married to his beloved wife Nan for 60 years, he was the father of Sheri Levine Singer, Marc and Carrie Levine and Neil Levine. He was the cherished grandfather of Matthew and Scott Singer, Julia Levine and Connor Levine. He was the loving brother-in-law of Martin Goldstein and devoted uncle of David and Wendy Goldstein and Steven Goldstein, great-uncle of Emily and Rachel Goldstein. Loving and dear friend of Irwin Schorr. A graduate of Syracuse University, Don proudly served in the Korean War under the command of General Douglas McArthur at the landing of Inchon. As...

Stanley A. Foster

DATELINE:  Warwick Foster, Stanley A., 90, of Tamarisk, died Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Epoch on Blackstone. He was the beloved husband of Bella (Woled) Foster for 64 years. Born in Providence, a son of the late Harold and Rebecca (Schneider) Foster, he had lived in Cranston for 48 years before moving to Tamarisk. Stanley was a postal service employee and an interior designer for many years. He was a WW-II Army veteran serving in the European Theater. Stanley served as chairman of the Central High School Class of  ’41 Reunion Committee. He always enjoyed keeping contact with classmates as well as former Army buddies. He was a member of Temple Torat Yisrael and was a volunteer there. Having attended Pratt Institute, he possessed many artistic skills. He...

Dolores “Dodie” Pockar Rose

DATELINE: Phoenix, AZ Pockar Rose, Dolores “Dodie,” 84, died Sunday, May 11, 2014 at The Ryan Hospice of the Valley, Phoenix, AZ.  She was the beloved wife of the late William Pockar and Edward Rose.  Born in Providence, RI, a daughter of the late Louis Forbes and Rose Goldsmith, she had lived in Sun City West, AZ for 30 years, previously living in Pawtucket, RI.  She was an elementary school teacher until taking over her husband’s business, The Samuel B. Pockar Company.  Dolores was a member of Temple Beth Shalom where she was very active.  She was also involved with several other Jewish social groups.  She enjoyed summers in Utah in the elder hostel program.  She was an avid Mah Jongg player and also enjoyed tennis and swimming.  She was a lifelong...

Rodney Locke

DATELINE: Warwick Locke, Rodney, 73, of Diamond Hill Rd., died Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at home. Born in Providence, a beloved son of the late Jacob and Tilly (Goldenberg) Locke, he had lived in Warwick for 21 years, previously residing in East Greenwich and Cranston. Mr. Locke was a stockbroker with Janney Montgomery Scott, Inc. for over 40 years. He was a Vietnam Era Army veteran, serving stateside from 1965 to 1967. Rod was a graduate of the University of RI, where he received his BA degree in 1n 1962 and his BS degree in 1971. Rodney was a board member of Touro Fraternal Association, Past president and board member of the Chased Schel Amess Association, former board member of Temple Torat Yisrael and past president of its Men’s Club. He leaves a brother, Dr....