Ida L. Gregerman

Dateline: PROVIDENCE Gregerman, Ida was born in NYC on October 25, 1925. Esther Malachowsky Kuperman and Morris Kuperman were her parents. Ida’s family eventually moved to Providence, where in her teens, she met her future husband, Paul Gregerman. Ida was always lovingly nostalgic about the South Providence neighborhood where she attended Temple and Oxford St. schools and Roger Williams Junior High School. Ida and Paul graduated from Hope High School in 1943 and married the following year. Ida’s first job, during WWII was at Shepards Dept. store in the office of price administration. She later worked as an employment interviewer for the Dept. of Labor & Training, retiring in 1989 after 30 yrs of service. Ida was very keen on education and although...

Posted on Feb 12, 2021 | 9 comments

Irwin Shulkin

DATELINE: CRANSTON Shulkin, Irwin, 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 8, 2021 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center.  He was the beloved husband of the late Barbara (Tobin) Shulkin.  Born in Boston, MA, a son of the late Mitchell and Rose (Livingston) Shulkin, he lived in Cranston for 65 years.  Irwin was a proud WWII Navy veteran, serving in Pacific Theatre.  He was the co-founder of the Allen Pen Co.  Irwin was a former member of Temple Sinai, Temple Beth Torah and Sons of Abraham.  He was a member of the Masons Roosevelt Lodge.  Irwin started a blood bank, serving hospitals in RI, which preceded the RI Blood Center. Devoted father of Lori Lowinger and her husband, Daniel, of Cranston and the late Nancy (Shulkin) Rabinowitz.  Loving grandfather of...

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 | 2 comments

Rachelle Sobel Principe

DATELINE: WARWICK Principe, Rachelle Sobel, 73, passed away with her family by her side on Monday, February 1, 2021 at the age of 73. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Bernard and Mildred (Fishman) Goodman and step-daughter of the late William I. St. James, she had lived in Warwick for 24 years, previously living in Scituate for 22 years and was raised in Cranston. She was an administrative assistant, most recently working in Providence for the State of Rhode Island for 29 years and previously worked for the Town of Scituate and Johnson & Wales University. She was a devoted mother of Bryan Principe (Shery) of Providence and Marcia Rowley (Billy Quimby) of Warwick and dear sister of the late Marcia Broomhead. Rachelle loved her family dearly and her...

Posted on Feb 3, 2021 | 30 comments

Jeannette Bornstein

TIME UPDATED TO 9:30 a.m. DUE TO THE SNOW. DATELINE: Clearwater, FL Bornstein, Jeannette, 86, died Saturday, January 30, 2021 in Clearwater, FL. She was the beloved wife of the late Morton Bornstein. Born in Antwerp, Belgium, Jeannette was the daughter of the late Ignace and Rose (Stern) Berkovic and the beloved foster daughter of Edith (Gershman) and Benjamin Matusow. She had lived in Clearwater since 2005, previously living in Warren, RI. Jeannette was a member of the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg. She was dedicated to speaking regularly to students, teachers and the general public with her sister, Marie Silverman, in the hopes that something like the Holocaust would never happen again. She was on the Advisory Committee to the Gulf Coast Jewish...

Posted on Feb 2, 2021 | 12 comments