Johnson, Clifton, E., 91, of Greene Avenue, died peacefully on Saturday January 23, 2016 at home in the room that he built surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Irene M. (Malkowski) Johnson. Born in New Bedford, MA, a son of the late A. Edgar and Olga (Hugo) Johnson, he lived […]

C. D. Wright, the prize-winning poet and writing professor at Brown University, died unexpectedly Jan. 13, her publisher, Copper Canyon Press, has confirmed. Wright, an Arkansas native who served as Rhode Island’s poet laureate in the 1990s, turned 67 on Jan. 6. The cause of death has yet to be determined. Her death also came […]

Giorgi, Edmond, T., 85, of Barrington, died unexpectedly on January 12, 2016. He was the husband of the late Angela A. (Piccerelli) Giorgi. Born in Barrington, a son of the late Domenic and Florence (Homan) Giorgi, he lived in Barrington for 68 years. Mr. Giorgi worked for the Barrington School Department for 20 years before […]

Ventura, Maria, M., 83, of Hopeworth Avenue, died peacefully on January 12, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Herculano Ventura. Born in Pico de Pedra, Sao Miguel, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel D. and Maria D. (Correio) Gouveia, she lived in Bristol for 30 years. […]

McShane, Paula, A., 69, of Pearce Avenue, Riverside, died peacefully at home on Monday January 11, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Patrick J. McShane. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Adrian and Helen (Medeiros) Oddi, she was a lifelong resident of Riverside. Paula was a chiropractic […]