Leonard Hershoff
Dateline: Sunset Beach, NC Hershoff, Leonard, 94, formerly of Greenville, RI, Worcester, MA and Brick, NJ, passed away peacefully yesterday. Len was predeceased by his beloved wife Mary Arouh in 2009. His siblings Hyman Hershoff, Solomon Hershoff, and Ida Friedman also predeceased him, leaving him as the last of his generation. The son of Samuel and Minnie Hershoff, Len was born in Brockton, Massachusetts in 1921 and was a proud graduate with high distinction of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, class of 1943, majoring in Electrical Engineering. A wizard with electronics and vacuum tubes who welcomed challenges, he was most satisfied by his early work in the high-voltage research laboratory at MIT, collaborating with the Lahey Clinic. He also worked for...
Myron T. Winoker
FLAG DATELINE: Warwick Winoker, Myron T., 91, died Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Greenwood Center. He was the beloved husband of Sophie (Pepper) Winoker for 67 years. Born in Pawtucket, a son of the late Israel and Sarah (Levenson) Winoker, he had lived in Warwick for 54 years. Myron was a freight clerk for ACME Fast Freight for 25 years, was a wholesale bagel distributor for 9 years and was a school bus driver. He was a WW-II veteran serving stateside. Myron was a member of Jewish War Veterans Post #23, Chabad House the Arthritis Foundation and was a past president of the Warwick Chapter of AARP. Devoted father of Sanford Winoker of Tulsa, OK and Merrill Winoker of Warwick. Dear brother of James Winoker of Providence. Loving grandfather of 4. Cherished great...
Melvyn H. Brodsky
DATELINE: East Providence Brodsky, Melvyn H., 93, passed away peacefully at Orchard View Manor in East Providence on Tuesday, Sept 22, 2015. Formally of Cranston, RI, Rehoboth, MA, Fall River, MA, and Somerset, MA, Melvyn will be missed by many and remembered always. He is survived by his son, Drew Brodsky, and his wife, June, of Osterville, MA, his step-daughter, Tracy LeRoux, and her husband, Michael, of Barrington, RI, his two loving granddaughters, Abigail Brodsky and Mia LeRoux and his long-time friend, Bianca Maiello, of Providence, RI. He was born in Toledo, OH, a son of the late Benjamin and Ella (Zundell) Brodsky, father of the late Mark Brodsky and dear brother of the late Sanford Brodsky, a retired Mass state police officer. Melvyn was a World War II...
Janice A. Gillis
DATELINE: Cranston Gillis, Janice A., 72, died peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015 at RI Hospital. Born in Quincy, MA, a daughter of the late Irving and Sophie (Marentz) Ucran, she had lived in Cranston, previously living in Warwick. Janice was active in Friends of the Warwick Library and a supporter of Camp JORI. Devoted mother of Joseph Gillis, Jr. and his wife, Linda, of Bridgewater, MA and Julie Gillis Butziger of Warwick. Dear sister of Lois Silverman Yashar and her husband, Dr. James Yashar, of Palm Beach, FL and the late Stephen Ucran. Loving grandmother of Kerrin and Matthew. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in PRIEST CHAPEL in LINCOLN PARK CEMETERY, 1469 Post Rd., Warwick. In lieu of...
June M. Stein
STEIN, JUNE M., 90, of Warwick, passed away on the morning of September 15 with her loving family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Harold Stein, married for close to 68 years. Born in Providence, June 12, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Helena (Saltzman) Shore. A graduate of Pawtucket West High School and Bryant College, she met her future husband, a dashing First Lieutenant in the Army Air Force who was on leave in July, 1945. Immediate attraction and the War being the War, they were quickly married within two weeks. After hostilities, they ran a spa in Providence before settling in Warwick. She always had a proper, refined demeanor with excellent taste. Harold worked in life insurance while she raised their...