Janet G. Fradin, 82

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Janet G. (Saklad) Fradin died Oct. 29.  She was the wife of Paul Fradin.

Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Meyer and Lillian (Greenberg) Saklad.  

  She attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison and was a graduate of the University of Rhode Island. She was a member of Temple Beth-El.  She worked extensively with children at The Meeting Street School, Martin Luther King School and in the Newport school system during the many summers she spent in Newport. This past summer she and her husband celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with an intimate family gathering.  With her husband, she traveled extensively throughout Europe, Morocco, Southern Africa, South America, Japan and Israel. She was valued by friends and family for her humility and compassion.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children: Charles S. Fradin of Boston and Marjorie Diaco of Pawtucket; her brother Michael Saklad of Paris; and her grandchildren Lillian Rose Fradin and Michael Henry Fradin.

Donations in her memory may be made to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank or the Sumner Marshall Saklad Book Fund at Temple Beth-El.