Estelle White Siegal

ESTELLE (WHITE) SIEGAL, of Providence, RI passed away January 18, 2012. She was 90 years old. She was the widow of the late James M. Siegal, president of the former City Hall Store located in downtown Providence on Westminster Street. She was a devoted mother, a master bridge player and an avid golfer. Prior to her marriage, she worked with her brothers at their Boston store, M.P. White Hardware, founded by her father in 1900.

She is survived by her three children, Margery Siegal Tarshis (the late Marc Tarshis) of Los Angeles, CA; Nancy Siegal Harris (the late Harold Harris) of Providence; and Ethan Siegal (Priscilla) of Bethesda, MD. She is also survived by her four grandchildren, Adam Tarshis of Los Angeles, CA; Rachel Tarshis Spiegelman of Los Angeles, CA; Katherine Siegal and Elizabeth Siegal of Bethesda, MD; and her great-grandson Jake Spiegelman of Los Angeles, CA. She was preceded in death by her siblings Theodore White, Maurice White, and Charlotte White Rubenstein.

Graveside services will be held at Temple Beth-El Cemetery, 401 Reservoir Avenue, Cranston, RI 02910 at 9:30 am on Sunday, January 22nd. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Harris Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, 2 Longfellow Place, Suite 200, Boston, MA 02114 or to the Alzheimer’s Association- Rhode Island Chapter at 245 Waterman Street, Suite 306, Providence, RI 02906. Shiva will be observed from 12-5 pm on Sunday at 76 Lincoln Avenue, Providence.