Spindell Lentz, Marcia Deborah

Providence

Spindell Lentz, Marcia Deborah (May 16, 1953 – February 10, 2024) died in Providence, RI after a brave year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. She had been visited by many close friends and family during hospice and was surrounded at the time of her death by her most beloved sons and their spouses Joshua Lentz/Emma Lentz and Aaron Lentz/ Abby Weltman. Additional survivors include brothers Lawrence Ahvi Spindell/Jane Gabbert and Stephen D. Spindell, her former husband of 30 years, Jonathan Lentz, nephews Daniel and Andrew Lentz, niece Jessica Crosby/Joe Crosby and great-niece Peyton, nephew Simon Spindell, cousins Francine Clark, Stuart Chernack, Allan Kaplan, Andrea Lieberman/Dr Michael Lieberman, Caryn Granofsky/Richard Granofsky, Stephanie Bleiweiss/Dr. Ira Bleiweiss, Andrew Spindell, Aunt Esther Kaplan, and step siblings Faith Tobias, Julie Corwin and Chaim Cohen/Michal Cohen. Marcia was predeceased by her mother, Edith Koffler Spindell, her father, Dr. Edward Spindell, and his wife Judith Spindell. Marcia graduated Classical High School, Brown University (BA) and New York University (MA Dance Therapy). She was a board-certified Dance Movement Therapist and co-founder of the Expressive Therapy Center of RI. In her later career she brought much joy to her patients at Eleanor Slater Hospital through arts. Marcia was a passionate world-wide traveler, an avid fine artist, devoted gardener, and lover of music and all the arts. She raised her family on Hope St., Providence and retired to Kettle Point in East Providence. She was an active member of Temple Emanu-El and former member of Temple Beth El. She spent many happy summer days with family and her beloved dog, Jazz, on Cape Cod.  Her dynamic presence and infectious joie de vivre will be missed by all.

Funeral services and Shiva will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island, 401 Elmgrove Avenue, Providence, RI 02906. or The Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (https://standup.fcas.org)