Roberta D. Goldstein, 76

COVENTRY, R.I. – Roberta D. Goldstein died Jan. 23 at R.I. Hospital. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late Samson and Sara (Cramer) Goldstein, she was a resident of Rhode Island, previously living in Massachusetts. She was “Roberta the Tax Lady,” running her own tax preparation services for over 25 years. Roberta was a member of the Providence Housing Board.

She was the mother of Cheryl Edgerly and her husband, Chuck, of Amherst, Massachusetts; Alan Mullarkey and his partner, Debbie Pike, of Whitman, Massachusetts; Pama Brown and her husband, Dan, of Cranston; and Liane Ottley-Torres of Cranston. She was the sister of Daniel Goldstein and his wife, Ruthie, of Florida; and the late Paul Goldstein, Janice Goober and Marty Goldstein. She was the grandmother of Elizabeth, Jason and Teresa Nathan, Ryan, Spencer, Cody, Julia, Tori, Tony and Andrew. She was the great-grandmother of Brianna, Tyler, Maya, Jenessee, Lucas and Lucy.

Contributions in her memory may be made to EB Research at ebresearch.org/donate, a cause that was very important to Roberta due to her grandson’s rare medical condition, or to Meals on Wheels, c/o Jewish Alliance of Greater RI, 401 Elmgrove Ave., Providence, RI 02906.