Florette Brill, 93

 CRANSTON, R.I. – Florette M. Brill died July 19, 2023, at Steere House, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Marvin Brill. Born in Ottawa, Canada, a daughter of the late Lazar and Ruth (Silver) Molot, she had lived in Cranston since 1955, previously living in East Greenwich. She was the librarian at Alperin-Schechter School and Temple Israel.

Florette was a life member of Hadassah and a member of the Miriam Hospital Women’s Auxiliary. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University in 1951 and a master’s degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1972. She loved theater and music.

She was the devoted mother of Elissa Winter and her husband, Michael, of White Plains, New York; Kevin Brill of Newton, Massachusetts; and Carrie Levine and her husband, Marc, of Cranston. She was the dear sister of Marilyn Goldsmith of Bal Harbor, Florida. She was the loving grandmother of Jordan; Malcolm and his wife, Aislinn; Travis; Zachary and his partner, Alie; Griffin and his partner, Raena; and Connor. The family would like to thank Florette’s caregivers at Steere House.

Contributions may be made to Steere House, 100 Borden St., Providence, RI 02903 or Cranston Public Library, 140 Sockanosset Cross Rd., Cranston, RI 02920.