Edith A. Kur

Edith Alice (Gurspan) Kur, age 87, of Providence and formerly of Brooklyn and Pennsylvania, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at HopeHealth Hospice in Providence. She was the partner of the late Dr. Carolyn Ruth Swift. They were together for 31 years.

Born in the Bronx, Edith was the daughter of the late Jacob and Betty Kaplan. She received her Bachelor's Degree from Queens College in New York and did her doctoral work in Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania. She taught English at Rutgers University and at the Brown University Adult Learning Program. Edith, also, worked as a freelance writer and poet under the pseudonym, New England Scribe. A gifted pianist and organist, Edith enjoyed performing for her friends and family well into her 80s at The Highlands Assisted Living. A Cancer survivor, Edith loved nature, bird-watching, spending time at the beach, vacations, cruises and walking in Fox Point neighborhood where she lived for many years. She also enjoyed participating in animal rescue with Christine Chester. Throughout her life, Edith advocated for Social Justice and participated in many political activities.

Edith Kur is survived by her son, Richard Gurspan, and his wife, Deborah Petrarca, of Warwick; her daughter, Nina Carmel, and her granddaughter, Ruby Carmel, of Lincoln, MA; her son, Paul Gurspan of Jamaica Plain, MA; and her daughter, Pamela Ewings of Pawtucket; and her dear friend of 40 years, Christine Chester. She was the former wife of Stanley Gurspan of Brookline and the sister of Leo, Phil and Penny Kaplan.

Her Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 10:00 AM in Sugarman-Sinai Memorial Chapel,458 Hope Street, Providence. Relatives and friends are invited. Burial will be in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, with a reception at Swan Point Gray Coale Reception Hall.

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Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, in her honor may be made. to the staff of the Memory Care Unit at Highlands on the East Side, where she was happy and loved.