Irma Lee (Blumenthal) Krasner, 84

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WARWICK – Irma Krasner, a lifelong resident of Rhode Island, died July 1.

Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Lewis J. and Sally (Feldman) Blumenthal.

The audio-visual supervisor in the Warwick School Department until her retirement in 1994, she was a founder of WISE (Warwick Independent School Employees Union).

She is survived by her sons James H. Krasner and his wife Linda of Warwick and Sheldon D. Krasner and his wife Nancey of Burbank, Calif.; and her grandchildren Julian and Hannah. She was the sister of the late Elaine Silverman.

Donations may be made to Autism Speaks, 1 East 33rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016.