Ruth Winograd, 94

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Ruth Winograd passed away on May 9, 2025, at South County Hospital, in South Kingstown. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Maurice and Etta (Godfrey) Winograd, she had lived in Providence for her entire life. Ruth was a spitfire of a woman who fiercely loved her family; she was believed to be the inspiration for Frank Sinatra’s “My Way.”

Ruth was a member of the WACRI, the Women’s Advertising Club of RI, and a founding member of and on the board of directors for the Association of Marketing Professionals of Rhode Island, AMP-RI. She was a dedicated mahjong and bridge player, playing bridge with the same nine women for 50 years. She was a proud board member of the Mental Health Association for over 27 years. She was a former member of Temple Emanu-El. Ruth was a frequent visitor to Narragansett Beach, often referring to it as her happy place.

She was the devoted aunt of Anna Winograd-Vranker and her husband, Tom, and Lauren Gabrilowitz and her husband, Alvin, all of Narragansett; and Stuart Winograd and his wife, Debbie, of Alamo, California.

She was the loving great-aunt of 10. She was the cherished great-grand-aunt of 20 and the great-great-grand-aunt of one.

She was the dear friend and sister-in-law of Lila Winograd.

She was the dear sister of the late Gerald, Albert and Marshall Winograd.