Joan Ellen (Lincourt) Garfinkel, age 79, of Narragansett, passed away Friday, February 21, 2025, at HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence. She was the wife of Stephen M. Garfinkel, with whom she shared fifty-seven years of marriage.
Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Leo and Yetta (Blumberg) Lincourt, she had lived in Narragansett for the past 38 years.
A singer and theater actress in her early adult years, Joan was later an award-winning watercolor artist and certified yoga instructor.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, Todd Garfinkel of Providence and Paul Garfinkel and his spouse Emily O’Brien and one grandson, Michael Garfinkel of Vancouver, British Columbia.
A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 10:00 am in the Russell J. Boyle and Son Funeral Home, 142 Centerville Road, Warwick. Burial will follow in New Fernwood Cemetery, South Kingstown.
Shiva will be observed Tuesday 2/25 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at Chabad of West Bay Chai Center
3871 Post Road, Warwick.
Memorial contributions in her honor may be made to Chabad of West Bay Chai Center, 3871 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886 https://rabbiwarwick.com/
Arrangements are in the care of Sugarman-Sinai Memorial Chapel, Providence.
