Jacqueline “Jackie” Jeanette (Jackvony) Feinstein

Dateline: Wakefield

Feinstein, Jacqueline “Jackie” Jeanette (Jackvony), 91, a longtime resident of East Greenwich and Marco Island, FL, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 1, 2015, at the Scallop Shell Nursing Home in Wakefield, RI. Jackie was born in Providence, RI to the late Clotilde (Zambarano) Jackvony and former Attorney General of Rhode Island Louis V. Jackvony Sr. on July 17^th, 1923. Jacqueline attended Marot Junior College in Thompson, CT and Pine Manor College in Wellesley, MA.  After her studies, she became a librarian at Rochambeau Library and also worked for several years as a medical assistant to Dr. Gilbert in Providence. She married the late Saul Samuel Feinstein on September 24th, 1948; they were married for 61 years. Jackie was a longstanding member of Academy Players in East Greenwich where she both acted and worked on set designing.  She was an avid reader and a talented watercolor artist. She is survived by her brother Louis Jackvony Jr. of North Providence, sister Alma (Jackvony) Fontana of East Greenwich, daughters Shoshana Feinstein of North Scituate and Janice Beth (Feinstein) Buros of Fitchburg, WI, son Jay Lewis Feinstein of West Roxbury, MA, grandchildren Rachael Khara Studley of East Greenwich and Leilah Jane Feinstein of Oakland, CA and two great-grandchildren Michael Aaron Studley and Torin Olivia Studley. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the charity of your choice.