Ann Joyce Kittner

Ann Joyce (Burkhardt) Kittner, age 91, of Barrington, passed away on November 22, 2023, at the HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence. She was the loving wife of the late Bernard “Bernie” Kittner.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Esther (Gray) Burkhardt.

Mrs. Kittner was an elementary school teacher and reading specialist in Warren for twenty-five years before retiring. After retiring, she volunteered at the Barrington Library and enjoyed the love and companionship of many close friends.

Survivors include three sons, Steven Kittner of Ellicott City, Maryland; Marc Kittner and his wife Ashley Hulsey of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Alan Kittner and his wife Elissa Kittner of Berkeley, California. Other survivors include her brother, William Burkhardt, and his wife, Peggy Filis, and seven grandchildren, Rachel, Daniel, Benjamin, Jonathan, David, Mira, and Asa. She had a special, unique relationship with each of her grandchildren.

She was a close friend of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in high school and beyond and would remark that it was her claim to fame. However, her former students, now parents with children of their own, corrected her and said that her claim to fame was her lasting influence on their lives.

Memorial contributions in her honor may be made to Temple Habonim, Barrington RI or to Friends of the Barrington Library.