Phyllis S. Kapstein, 95

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WARWICK, R.I. – Phyllis S. Kapstein died April 2 at Tamarisk, Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late S. Archie Kapstein. Born in Portland, ME, a daughter of the late Morris and Hattie (Edelstone) Silverman, she had lived in Cranston and Warwick since 1949.

She was a vice president for C. Rosenbach Co., Inc., Providence. She graduated from Pembroke College in 1939. She was a member of Temple Sinai and its sisterhood, Women’s Association of the Jewish Seniors Agency, Hadassah, National Council of Jewish Women, The Miriam Hospital Women’s Association, and Potowamut Golf Club.

Mother of Fredda Brennan and her husband, Timothy, of New Paltz, N.Y. and Martha Swaggart and her husband, Scott, of Boulder, Colo. Sister of the late Bertram Silverman. Grandmother of Ivan and Lorraine.

Contributions in her memory may be made to Tamarisk Assisted Living, Renaissance Unit or Temple Sinai, Cranston, RI or Brown University Alumni Association.