Winograd, Ruth
Providence Winograd, Ruth, 94, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2025, at the South County Hospital in South Kingstown. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Maurice and Etta (Godfrey) Winograd, she had lived in Providence for her entire life. Ruth was a spitfire of a woman who fiercely loved her family, she was believed to be the inspiration for Frank Sinatra’s “My Way.” Ruth was a member of the WACRI, the Women’s Advertising Club of RI, and a founding member of and on the board of directors for the Association of Marketing Professionals of Rhode Island, AMP-RI. She was a dedicated mahjong and bridge player, playing bridge with the same 9 women for 50 years. She was a proud board member of the Mental Health Association for over 27 years. She was a former...
Bomzer, Harriet
DATELINE: Cranston Bomzer, Harriet, 100, died Sunday, May 11, 2025 at Sunny View Nursing Center, Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Norman Bomzer. Born in Brooklyn, NY, a daughter of the late Abraham and May (Bernstein) Harris, she had lived in Cranston for 68 years, previously living in Brooklyn, NY. Harriet was a former member of Temple Torat Yisrael and a member of Crestwood Country Club. Devoted mother of Jeffrey Bomzer of Coventry, RI and the late Aline Miller. Dear sister of the late Natalie Tanenbaum. Loving grandmother of Jackie (Dan), Jamie (Chris), Samantha (Matthew), Danielle, and Joshua (Rachel). Cherished great grandmother of Allie and James. Funeral services and shiva will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be...
Miller, Luisa I.
Tiverton Luisa Isabel Miller, 65, died Saturday, May 10, 2025 at Rhode Island Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the treasured wife of Robert E. Miller for nearly 40 years and devoted mother to her children, Daniel Louis Miller and his wife, Cadence Banulis, and Rebecca Rose Miller and her husband, Stefan Weiss. Luisa was a proud, doting grandmother to her two grandsons, Mason and Ellis. Born in Coro, Venezuela, daughter of the late Romulo Rodriguez Campos and Carolina Sanchez Amaya, Luisa immigrated to the United States as a child, growing up in Brooklyn, NY. She had lived in Rhode Island since 1987. Luisa was a brilliant and dedicated physician. She was an attending in the emergency room at Roger Williams Hospital in Providence. She then went on...
Salk, Donald
Donald Salk, 94, of Cranston, Rhode Island, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2025. He was the devoted husband of Beverly (Gilman) Salk, with whom he shared nearly 74 years of marriage. Donald was the son of the late Louis and Belle (Feingold) Salk. He was born in Providence and resided in Cranston since 1951. Donald attended the University of Rhode Island and the RCA Institute in New York City. He served as Chief Electrical Engineer at G.T. Scheldahl, where he received a U.S. patent for one of his many electro-mechanical designs. Later, he founded and operated Delta Plastics and subsequently took over Salk’s Hardware, the family business, after his father’s passing. In his later years, he was a familiar presence at the Cranston Senior Center. Donald was a...
Sugerman, Eleanor
Cranston Eleanor “Ellie” Sugerman (Diamond), 94, passed away surrounded by her family on May 3, 2025. Born in Providence, she was the beloved wife of the late Everett Sugerman for 58 years, and daughter of the late Maurice and Mary Diamond. She lived most of her early life in Providence and Pawtucket, later in both Delray Beach, Florida and Narragansett, Rhode Island and finally at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, in Cranston, for the past 11 years. Ellie enjoyed traveling the world with her husband, including their time in Panama with the US Army. She worked at Ann & Hope as a vacuum demonstrator and also as an assistant in Everett’s metal fabrication company’s office. She enjoyed games of Mah Jongg, sitting on the beach by Chair 5 at...