Paul Christiansen, 69, of Bristol, R.I., and formerly of Harrisville, R.I., died Oct. 21 in a hospital after a brief illness.
He published a small weekly newspaper, the former Burrillville (R.I) News.
He leaves a daughter, Courtney; a grandson, Zephyr; his former wife, Patricia.
The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Joshua Leaston, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.