Sylvia Gratt Morse

Sylvia (Rifkin) Gratt Morse, age 91, of Hunters Run in Boynton Beach, Florida and formerly of Cranston, Rhode Island, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at her residence with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late Herbert Gratt, and the late Stanley “Babe” Morse.

Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Lillian (Langleber) Rifkin, she had lived in Rhode Island most of her life before moving to Florida 35 years ago.

Sylvia worked in her family’s furniture store (Liberty Furniture in East Providence) for many years, and owned and operated Kingstown Furniture in North Kingstown with her husband Herbert Gratt before retiring.

Survivors include: three children, Linda Gratt of Massachusetts, Marshall Gratt of Warwick, and Cindy Teverow and her husband Joshua of Palm Beach, Florida and Narragansett, and her daughter-in-law Stephanie Gratt of Exeter; five grandchildren, Evan DiZoglio and his wife Brianna, Jesse DiZoglio and his wife Alexandra, Chelsea Gratt, A.J. Gratt, and Jamie Souza; six great-grandsons, David, Nathan, Elijah, Isaiah, Leo, and Raffi; two step-children, Deborah Rosen and Paul Morse; seven step-grandchildren, Justin Rosen, Erica Lazarus, Miles Morse, Nicole Morse, Jason Morse, Benjamin Morse, and Jessica Johnson; and several step-great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Simon Rifkin and Hilton Rifkin, and the step-mother of the late Larry Morse.

She was an avid golfer, and a member of Hunters Run Country Club in Boynton Beach, a former member of Ledgemont Country Club, a charter-member of Quidnessett Country Club, and a former member of Crestwood Country Club. She was a former member of Temple Sinai in Cranston, and of Hadassah. Sylvia was an accomplished bridge player and canasta player all her life.

Relatives and friends are invited to her funeral service on Friday, June 9, 2023 at 12:30 PM at Sugarman-Sinai Memorial Chapel, 458 Hope St., Providence, RI. Burial will follow in Lincoln Park Cemetery, Warwick. Shiva is being omitted.

Services will be livestreamed to Join Zoom Meeting:

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Memorial contributions in her memory may be made to Temple Sinai, 30 Hagan Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920.

For tributes, www.sugarmansinai.com