Ettie Greenfeld

Dateline: Warwick

Greenfeld, Ettie, 89, of Perth, Western Australia (formerly of Warwick, RI), passed away peacefully at the Maurice Zeffert Home in Perth, Friday, May 1, 2015.  She was the beloved wife of the late Sydney I. Greenfeld.  She was born in Safed, Israel, and was the daughter of the late Soll & Leah Cohen.  Her family immigrated to Australia when she was 5 years old.  During WW2 she met Sydney who was in the US Navy and stationed in Fremantle.  They were married in 1947, in the US.  Devoted mother of Steven Greenfeld and his wife, Diana (Huntersville, NC); Norman Greenfeld and his wife Patricia (Plymouth, MA); and Scott Greenfeld (Warwick, RI).  Cherished Grandmother of Stephen and wife Mandy; Rebecca and husband Douglas; Benjamin and wife Jennifer; David and wife Danielle;  and  Great Grandmother to Michael, Autumn, Emily, Alyssa, Adelyn, Jordon, and Logan.  Dear sister of the late  Bobbie Lenny, Bertha Zeffert, Abe Cohen, and Pearl Pincus, all from Australia.  She leaves behind numerous nieces & nephews.  Her nieces in Perth, Sharmaine and Leza, would visit Ettie often.  They were a comfort and joy to her for the past 12 years.  A funeral service will be held on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. in Shalom Memorial Chapel, 1100 New London Ave., Cranston, RI; with interment at Lincoln Park Cemetery in Warwick, RI. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the National Parkinson’s Foundation or the Michael J. Fox Foundation.