Glantz, Leatrice

Dateline: Barrington

Glantz, Leatrice, 92, died on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at South Kingstown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Seymour Glantz for 64 years. Born in Kingman, Arizona, a daughter of the late Harry and Tina Fink, she had lived in Barrington for over 50 years.

Lee Fink Glantz was the first Jewish child born in Kingman, Arizona. However, her time there was brief, as her family moved frequently while her father worked to establish airway communications for the Civil Aeronautics Administration. A large part of her childhood was spent in Clayton, North Carolina, and Hapeville, Georgia. Along the way, she lived in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Chelsea, Massachusetts; and Coral Gables, Florida.

Lee graduated from the University of Georgia with her BFA in 1954. Art was always in her blood, and it was no wonder she married Seymour Glantz, a RISD graduate. Lee was a great painter, but in the late seventies, she fell in love with Batik. She produced and sold numerous pieces that grace households throughout the United States.

In the early 1990s, Lee, who always had a passion for literature, began writing poetry. Her work was thought-provoking and deeply personal. Lee’s poems appeared in numerous publications nationwide. She helped form Write Intentions, a writing group that went on to collaboratively publish two books. At the age of 87, in 2019, Lee published her own book, Life Lines, a collection of close to 200 poems that gave insight into the highs and lows of her personal experiences and life itself.

She was the devoted mother of Kenneth Glantz (Lynn) of Saunderstown, RI, and Brian Glantz (Kimberly) of Venice, FL; dear sister of Edward Fink of New Orleans, LA; loving grandmother of Alyssa, Ryan (Sheila), Daniel (Abby), and Jessie; and cherished great-grandmother of Levi and Canaan.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 11, at Temple Habonim, 165 New Meadow Road, Barrington, at 11:00 a.m.