Our staff provides excellent funeral planning services.
We have years of experience caring for families from all walks of life, cultures and faiths. Our unsurpassed staff and our family provide kind, caring, professional service. Each family comes to us because they know we are leaders in our profession who are dedicated to excellence in service, adhere to the highest funeral industry standards, and have exceptional integrity. We consistently earn phenomenally high customer satisfaction survey results.
Our licensed, professional staff is here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please call 401-253-7110 anytime. We will even come to you to make arrangements in the comfort of your home.
Prompt, compassionate service is always just a phone call away, where and when you need it.
Funeral Director/Embalmer - Managing Partner
Jeffrey W. Steadman of 10 Wapping Drive, Bristol is a Funeral Director/Embalmer and the Managing Partner of Sansone Funeral Home. Born and raised in Westerly, Rhode Island, he is the son of Norman Steadman of Westerly and the late Nancy M. (Rathbun) Steadman. Jeff has been married to Alisa J. (Lombardo) Steadman for the past 31 years and is the proud dad to Jacob, age 24. He was educated in Westerly Public Schools and is a graduate of Westerly High School Class of 1974. He was a High Honor graduate of the former New England Institute of Anatomy, Sanitary Sciences, Embalming and Funeral Directing, which was formerly located in Kenmore Square, Boston and has been part of Mt. Ida College, Newton, Massachusetts since August 1977.Licensed Funeral Director - Embalmer
Josh is a native of Fall River, MA where he currently resides with his wife and family. The son of Portuguese immigrants Josh is fluent in Portuguese and speaks some Spanish. In 2005 Josh joined the Massachusetts Army National Guard and served with the HHB 1/101 Field Artillery in Brockton. During his time in the guard also served with the 54th Regimental Honor Guard as a certified trainer. During his time stationed at the Bourne National Cemetery Josh rendered military funeral honors to veterans of every branch. In 2010 Josh deployed to Afghanistan with HHB 1/101FA. After leaving the military Joshua spent two years as a Therapeutic Mentor for adolescent children in the Fall River and New Bedford areas.
In 2018 Josh graduated from Mount Ida College in Newton, Ma with an associate’s degree in Funeral Services. While at school Josh was a member of the Pi Sigma Eta National Fraternity of Morticians and the National Honor Society. In June of 2018 Josh passed the National Board Examination and went on to earn full licensure as a registered Funeral Director and Embalmer in October.
Director of Facility and Grounds
Andrew was born in Westerly, Rhode Island in July 1968 as the youngest of the five children of Norman Steadman and the late Nancy M. (Rathbun) Steadman. He is the younger brother of Jeff, our Managing Partner here at Sansone Funeral Home.Ambassador
David R. Simoes, a lifelong resident of Bristol, was the husband of late Joyce (Squatrito) Simoes. They have two beautiful daughters, Anne Marie Higgins and Patricia Anne Pires, and five grandchildren, Matthew, Brendan, Brianna, Mitchell and Ryan. David and his late wife Joyce are active parishioners of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church of Bristol, where they both are involved in many parish activities. They received the highest honor of the parish in being named Chief Marshals of the 16th of July Feast Celebration in honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in 2008. David worked for Almac Supermarkets for 42 years and also worked in real estate for many years with Century 21, DeWolfe and Coldwell Banker, all in Bristol. He is very active in the Bristol Council #379 of the Knights of Columbus, Bristol, where he is the financial secretary and was a past Grand Knight and past District Deputy. He also is a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus with the St. Pius X Assembly of East Providence and has been active with the Rhode Island State Council. He also has been active with the Town of Bristol where he is presently a member of the Zoning Board of Review Committee and a former member and past chairman of the Planning Board, a past Town Sergeant and a former member of the 4th of July Committee. David has been on our staff as an ambassador since 2006. David speaks fluent Portuguese to assist our families from the Portuguese community.We stand ready to assist you. If a death has occurred, please call us on the number below:
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