Barbara D. Brosofsky, 86

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Barbara D. (Shusman) Brosofsky died on June 30. She was married to the late Joseph Brosofsky of Providence and is survived by her two children Eric Brosofsky of North Providence and Daniel Brosofsky of Providence, two grandchildren, Jillian and Sarah Brosofsky, and a daughter-in-law, Lisa Brosofsky.

She was the daughter of the late Philip Shusman and the late Augusta (Eisenberg) Shusman. She was the sister of Maynard Shusman of Barrington and the late Tevis Shusman of Springfield, Mass.

She was born and raised in Bristol. She loved reading and was the valedictorian of her Colt Memorial High School class. From there, she went on to earn a B.A. in English from University of Rhode Island and then began her career working for the State of Rhode Island.

Soon after that, she started her own family in Warwick but eventually moved, in the early 1960s, to Enfield, Conn. As a community activist, she was instrumental in getting public transportation established in this small town.

After her husband died, she moved back to Rhode Island, settling on the East Side of Providence. She worked as a Benefit Specialist for Textron and ended her career there in the mid 1990s. In retirement, she enjoyed reading, travel, playing Scrabble with her friends, luncheons with a group of retirees and special occasions that brought many of her nephews, nieces and cousins together. But her biggest joy was being with her grandchildren and spending time with the extended family that grew around them.

Donations can be made to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation online at pdf.org/en/index.