Leatrice J. Zawatsky, 83

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CRANSTON – Leatrice Zawatsky died July 2.

She was the wife of the late Fred Edwards and the late Albert Zawatsky.

Born in Dorchester, Mass., a daughter of the late Bernard and Esther (Harrison) Baron, she had lived in Cranston, previously residing in Providence.

She and her husband owned and operated Zawatsky Glass Co. for more than 50 years.  She continued until January 2012 to operate the business, after her husband died. She was also a clerk-typist for the Providence School Department for many years.

The mother of Bonnie Edwards Flanagan and her partner Howard Wilgoren of Cranston, she was the sister of the late Muriel Fistel and the grandmother of Chelsea and Kendyll.

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