Brier, Zita

Providence

Zita Brier, 94, passed away on June 29, 2024, at the HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence. Zita was a lifelong Rhode Island resident and was predeceased by her husband, Milton, to whom she was married for 62 years.

Zita, a 1951 graduate of Pembroke College (Brown University), cofounded the Personnel People, a temporary placement company in Providence. Previously she worked as a research assistant to Dr. J.  Walter Wilson at Brown University and as a travel agent at Fine Travel.

Zita is survived by her three children: Neil Brier of Brooklyn, NY, Jeffrey (Jessica) Brier of Boynton Beach, FL and Judith (Kevin) Donnelly of Wellesley, MA.  She was the grandmother to Beth (Heiberg Gonzales) Brier z”l, Jacob (Dani) Brier, Lisa (Peter Jarow) Donnelly and Jennifer (Miles) Grimshaw and great grandmother to Soren Brier, Charlie Jarow, Tate Grimshaw, Hallie Grimshaw, and Emmanuel Gonzales.

Funeral service will be on Monday, July 1, 2024 at 11:00a.m. at Temple Emanu-el in Providence with burial at Lincoln Park Cemetery. Shiva is pending but will be at the Pawtucket home of Jeffrey and Jessica Brier; Monday, July 1  7:00 pm  to  9:00 pm and Tuesday, July 2  2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Miriam Hospital Women’s Association, 164 Summit Ave., Providence, RI 02906 or to a charity of your choice.

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