Estelle Goldsmith Fradin

Dateline: Cranston Fradin, Estelle Goldsmith, resident of Cranston, RI, 88, passed away on January 8. She was the loving wife of the late Jack Fradin. They were married for 56 years, and daughter of the late Milton and Cora Goldsmith of Providence; beloved mother to her three children, Neil Fradin and his wife Jackie, Charles Fradin and his wife Susan, Ruth Singer and her husband David.  Adored grandmother to Emily, Noah, Sam, Melanie, Daniel and Josh. Dear sister of Howard Goldsmith and his wife Sharon and the late Betsy Yetra and Sid Goldsmith. Estelle was a retired beloved educator, teaching kindergarten for 38 years in the Providence and Cranston school system.  During this time she was instrumental in redesigning and revising the kindergarten curriculum....

Ruth Snyder

DATELINE: Cranston Snyder, Ruth, 91, died Saturday, January 6, 2018 at RI Hospital. Born in Brockton, MA and raised in Dorchester, MA, where she graduated high school, she was a daughter of the late Isaac and Etta (Dvorsis) Snyder. She had lived in Providence, previously living in Cranston and Milton, MA. She was a photo colorist in Boston and Providence and a lithographer for Advertisers’ and Engraving Co., Heritage Color and National Bickford. Ruth retired in 1986 and traveled extensively. She was an artist and a member of the East Greenwich Art Club. She was a life member of Hadassah and a member of Temple Sinai. Ruth was a sister of the late Fanny Rapoport and Victor and Frank Snyder, She was the aunt of the late Robert Rapoport and his sister Dorothy...