Baskina, Serra

Baskina, Serra, 83, died Sunday, September 4, 2022 at Miriam Hospital, Providence. She was affectionately known as “Baba Sonya” to her family and community. Serra was born during WW2 in Slavgorod, Belarus, to the late Yankel Smolkin and Elka Fleer. She lost her father on the battlefield, and was raised by her mother. She was a star student, and persisted through difficult and humbling times. She proudly served as a nurse-midwife in the USSR, before moving to the United States with her family where she excitedly became a citizen. She raised her grandchildren on the principles of kindness and patience. Devoted mother of Galina Berin (and her late husband, Mikhail) of Providence and Natalia Vygoder (and her husband, Gennady), of Pawtucket. Loving...