Myrna Altman, 93

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Myrna Altman died April 11 at Oak Hill Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Leonard Altman. A lifelong resident of Providence, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Julia (Horvitz) Marcus.

Myrna was a graduate of Hope High School and attended Bryant College. During the early 1950s, Myrna worked for the city of Providence Health Department as a sanitarian, testing public eating establishments’ dinnerware for unsanitary conditions.  She was later a secretary at Family Service, retiring in 1972. Myrna was a former member of Eastern Star, Overseas Lodge, Temple Emanu-El and the United Brotherhood Synagogue.

She was the devoted mother of Stuart Altman of Providence and Franklin Scott Altman and his wife, Sharon, of Norton, Massachusetts. She was the dear sister of Dr. Shirley Kessler of Block Island and the late Arline M. Suzman.

Contributions in her memory may be made to your favorite charity.