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OBITUARIES Harriet Baron, 98 PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Harriet (Smith) Baron passed away Nov. 18, 2021. She was the wife of the late Dr. Philip Baron. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was the eldest child of the late Sidney and Helen (Rosenbluth) Smith. She was a devoted sister to her younger siblings, Ruthie, Sammy and Jay. Harriet was a graduate of Erasmus Hall High School, Class of 1941. She met the love of her life, Philip, when she was 16 years old. They were married for 47 years until his sudden passing in 1991. During that time, in addition to rearing three children, they traveled to North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Harriet was a longtime resident of Providence, arriving with her husband, a 4-year-old son and an infant son in 1952. She soon made friends and established herself in the community. An avid reader, she also enjoyed traveling, cooking, the Rhode Island Philharmonic, Trinity Repertory Theater and opera. She was a member of Temple Emanu-El, Hadassah and the Miriam Hospital Women’s
Association. She is survived by two sons, Dr. Jeffrey F. Baron and his wife Jaqueline of Providence and Dr. Steven H. Baron and his wife Nelia of Newhall, California; one daughter, Dr. Shari Sokol and her husband, Dr. Michael Sokol of Leawood, Kansas; one sister, Ruth Margolies; one brother, Jay Smith; seven grandchildren, Brian Baron, Justin Baron, Alexander Sokol, Felicia Sokol, Amanda Sokol, Veronica Baron and Gabriela Baron; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Sidney and Helen, her beloved husband Philip, her brother Samuel Smith and her many friends. Contributions to honor her memory may be made to Hadassah (hadassah.org) or the American Parkinson Disease Association (apdaparkinson.org).
Philip Borish, 94 CHEVY CHASE, MD. – Philip Borish, of Chevy Chase, died on Dec. 18, 2021. He was the husband of Hope Fain Borish for 67 years. Born in New York City, he was the son of the late Michael and Fannye (Miner) Borish. Philip was a WWII and Korean Conflict Navy veteran, serving in the Atlantic theater.
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He was a graduate of Yale, Class of ’49 and was active with his class council. Philip earned a master's degree from Harvard Business School and was a member of the Harvard Business School Club of Greater Washington and the Harvard Club of DC. He was a member of Congregation Beth-El of Montgomery County, Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, American Jewish Committee, AIPAC, the Holocaust Museum, Financial Executives International (FEI) and Robin Hood Foundation. Philip was the father of Marilyn Siegel (Ralph) of Skokie, Illinois, Ellen Goldring (late Shmuel) of Nashville, Tennessee, Peter Borish (Julie) of New York, New York, and twins Anne Borish ( Barbara Auerbach) of Evanston, Illinois and Linda Borish of Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was the brother of the late Muriel Miller and Joyce Jaffe. He was the grandfather of Moshe Siegel (Katie), Micha Siegel (Susie), Noam Siegel (Amy), Ariel Goldring (Lisa), Oren Goldring, Isabel Borish (Zach Grant), Harley Borish, and Eliza Borish. He was the great-grandfather of Annie, Maddie and Jacob Siegel, Sarah and Hannah Siegel, Isla and Henry Siegel, and Mia Goldring. Contributions may be made to Congregation Beth-El of Montgomery County, Morning Minyan Fund, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd. Bethesda, MD. 20814, https://www. bethelmc.org/give/
Stanley Charren, 97 DEDHAM, MASS. – Stanley Charren, mechanical engineer, entrepreneur, inventor, and wind energy pioneer, died Dec. 31, 2021, of COVID-19. Stanley was born on June 5, 1924, in Providence to Harry and Gertrude (Katz) Charren. After high school, Stanley enrolled at Brown University, graduating in 1945 with a degree in mechanical engineering and completing an M.S., in 1946, in mechanical engineering at Harvard University. In 1958, Stanley co-founded Bytrex Corporation, which merged with Kulite. Kulite-Bytrex became the first company in the world to make a commercially marketed semiconductor strain gauge with an output almost 100 times larger than conventional gauges. Stanley next co-founded Pandel-Bradford in Lowell to manufacture synthetic leathers and suedes for shoe uppers, including the white Go-Go boot material worn by Goldie Hawn on “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In.” Pandel-Bradford also developed a vinyl-backed carpet tile for commercial offices, selected by architect I.M. Pei for installation in the first office building in the U.S. to use carpet tiles, which Pei designed. During the 1970s energy crisis, Stanley became interested in wind energy and played a key role in the development of the modern wind power industry. In 1974, Stanley
and partner, Russell Wolfe, started U.S. Windpower, which became the first major U.S. wind turbine manufacturer, and the largest wind energy firm in the world. U.S. Windpower’s innovation was to build groups of intermediate sized windmills and link them into a single power plant tied to the grid. U.S. Windpower built the world’s first ‘wind farm,’ a term Stanley coined, in 1978. Stanley was predeceased by his wife, Peggy, and brother, Burton Charren. He is survived by daughters Deborah Charren (Timothy Diehl) of Northampton and Sandi Moquin (Kyle Moquin) of Feeding Hills; sister-inlaw Barbara Korstvedt of California; grandchildren Hannah (David Pakman) and Zachary Charren-Diehl, Corey (Amanda) and Veronica (Keven Brown) Moquin, Matthew (Amy Quinn) Diehl, and Andrew (Michelle) Diehl; eight great-grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren, four nieces and a nephew.
Stanley Kanter, 77 BARRINGTON, R.I. – Stanley Joel Kanter died on Dec. 29, 2021, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 1, 1944, in Providence to Herbert and Mae (Kasdan) Kanter. He attended Boston University where he graduated cum laude with a degree in business administration in 1965. He received a JD from Cornell University in 1968. It was there that he met the love of his life, Madeline, to whom he was married for 54 years. He worked in real estate law for over 50 years. He received numerous honors, including being named Best Lawyer’s Lawyer of the Year in Real Estate in Providence and was a member of multiple professional organizations. He was a wonderful and dedicated husband, father and grandfather, a role he cherished more than anything. He will be remembered for his witty sense of humor, gift for storytelling and crazy socks. He loved to read anything and everything, traveling, and also enjoyed taking glass-blowing classes at RISD. He was actively involved in the Jewish community as well as matters of conservation, serving as director then director emeritus at Grow Smart Rhode Island.
