Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Bristol, RI
Mrs. Roberta C. O'Shaughnessy
Apr 22, 2017
Mrs. Roberta C. (Bottomley) OShaughnessy, 59, of Opechee Drive, Bristol, died Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Thomas K. OShaughnessy Jr., her husband of 29 years. Born in Providence and a lifelong resident of Bristol, she was a daughter of the late Robert M. and Martha...
Mr. Edmund P. "Hector" Massa
Apr 20, 2017
Mr. Edmund P. "Hector" Massa, age 94 of Woodlawn Avenue, Bristol, died peacefully Thursday, April 20, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his loving family, following a brief illness. He was the husband of Shirley A. (Girard) Massa, to whom he would have been married to 40 years in May. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, he was...
Mrs. Emily Fortin
Apr 18, 2017
Mrs. Emily (Nappi) Fortin, age 91 of Tilbury Drive, Bristol, died Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in St. Elizabeths Manor, Bristol. She was the wife of the late Louis Fortin, her husband of 62 years who preceded her in death in 2008. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Bettina (Montoro)...
Mr. Gaetano J. Caizzi
Apr 15, 2017
Mr. Gaetano J. Caizzi, age 76 of Greylock Road, Bristol, died Saturday, April 15, 2017 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Theresa Ann (Cardoza) Caizzi, his wife of 42 years, who preceded him in death in 2005. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, he was a son of the late...
Mr. Ronald N. Carota
Apr 9, 2017
Mr. Ronald N. Carota, age 67 of Hampden Road, Bristol, died Sunday, April 9, 2017 at the VA Regional Medical Center, Providence. He was the husband of Dianne A. (Albro) Carota, his wife of 40 years. Born in Bronx, New York, a son of the late Alfred and Katherine (Jacovino) Carota. He was a resident of Bristol for the...
Ms Lorraine I. Gladue
Apr 6, 2017
Miss Lorraine I. Gladue, age 92, Hope Street, Bristol, died Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Grace Barker Nursing Center, Warren. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late Wilfred J. and Blanche (Blanchard) Gladue. A graduate of Colt Memorial High School, Bristol, Lorraine was a customer service representative for the Brown and...
Mr. Valentine "Val" Verna
Mar 24, 2017
Mr. Valentine "Val" Verna, age 86 of State Street, Bristol, died Friday, March 24, 2017 at Silver Creek Manor, Bristol. He was the husband of Mary (Callanan) Verna, who preceded him in death in 1994. Born in Niles, Ohio, and a lifelong resident of Bristol, he was a son of the late Frank and Adeline (Nenna) Verna. He was...
Mr Joseph E. Botelho
Mar 21, 2017
Mr. Joseph E. Botelho, age 60 of Jackson Avenue, Riverside and formerly of Bristol, died Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the husband of Carol (Davis) Botelho, his wife of 33 years. Born in Providence and raised in Bristol, he was a son of the late Edward J. and Delores M....
David C. High
Mar 16, 2017
David C. High 58, of Seekonk, MA, passed away on March 16, 2017. He was the son of the late Gerald and Barbara (Whitmarsh) High. David was the beloved husband of Kathleen "Katie" (Schofield), they were married for 27 years. Besides his wife, David is survived by his children; Rebecka Davis and her husband Rob of Maine, and Hannah,...
Mr. Sidney F. Cochrane
Mar 11, 2017
Mr. Sidney F. Cochrane, age 98 formerly of Burton Street, Bristol, died Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the RI Veterans Home, Bristol. He was the husband of the late Audrey (Baker) Cochrane, who preceded him in death in 1995. Born in Joes, Colorado and a resident of Bristol since 1945, he was a son of the late George and...
Mr Matthew A. Calderiso
Mar 9, 2017
Mr. Matthew A. "Papa" Calderiso, age 95 of Oliver Street, Bristol, died Thursday, March 9, 2017 at the Silver Creek Manor, Bristol. He was the husband of the late Marie Rose (Rainey) Calderiso, his wife of 61 years, who preceded him in death in 2010. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, he was a son of the late...
Mrs. Ida Josephs
Mar 6, 2017
Mrs. Ida (Texeira) Josephs, age 95 of Wood Street, Bristol, died Monday, March 6, 2017 at St. Elizabeths Manor, Bristol. She was the wife of the late Anthony Josephs, who preceded her in death in 1999. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late Jose and Maria Gloria (dosSantos) Texeira. Ida was a...
Mrs. Josephine M. Lero
Feb 28, 2017
Josephine ("Jo") Lero, 93, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving children, on Feb. 28, 2017, after a brief illness. Born and raised in Manhattan, NY, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Rose (Colucci) Loscalzo. She married William P. Lero after World War II and moved to Bristol, where they made their home. They were married...
Mrs. M. Adelaide Nunes
Feb 23, 2017
M. Adelaide (dOliveira) Nunes, 89, of Bristol RI passed away on February 23rd surrounded by her loving family. She was married for 59 years to Anthony A. Nunes, until his passing in 2012. Addy was the daughter of the late Jose and Maria dOliveira and the sister of the late Jose, Horacio, Bertha and Julio dOliveira, Maria Perry and...
Mr. Michael Borgia
Feb 21, 2017
Mr. Michael Borgia, age 49 of Basswood Drive, Bristol, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at Fatima Hospital, North Providence. Born in Providence and a lifelong resident of Bristol, he was the son of the late Frank A. and Alice M. (Silva) Borgia. A graduate of Bristol High School, Class of 1986 and he was a Foreman for the...
Miss Martha Cabral
Feb 19, 2017
Miss Martha Cabral, 77 of Bristol, passed away on February 19, 2017. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late Manuel and Sadie (Mello) Cabral. Martha was a graduate of Colt Memorial High School, Class of 1957. She worked for the Amica Insurance Company for 46 years. Martha was a communicant of St....
Joseph F. Bruno
Feb 18, 2017
Mr. Joseph F. Bruno, age 85 of Bristol, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2017. He was the husband of the late Mary T. (Leonard) Bruno. Born in Bristol, he was a son of the late Joseph F. and Josephine (Romano) Bruno. Joseph was a graduate of Colt Memorial High School, Class of 1949 and a graduate of the University...
Mrs. Constance M. "Connie" Labao
Feb 12, 2017
Mrs. Constance M. "Connie" (Stanzione) Labao, age 69 of Jewett Avenue, Bristol, died Sunday, February 12, 2017 at the Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late James Labao, who preceded her in death in 1987. Born in Fall River, MA and a lifelong resident of Bristol, she was a daughter of the late Gaetano and Sadie (Pagano)...
Mrs. Margaret Radic
Feb 11, 2017
Mrs. Margaret (Parcell) Radic, age 85 of Bristol, died Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the Warren Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Daniel S. Radic, her husband of 28 years, who preceded her in death in 1986. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, she was a daughter of the late James and Margaret...
Mrs. Sheila R. Hunter
Feb 10, 2017
Mrs. Sheila R. (Marshall) Hunter, age 70 of Buttonwood Street, Bristol, died Friday, February 10, 2017 in Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. She was the wife of Richard W. Rick Hunter, her husband of 48 years. Born in Fall River, MA and raised in Thomaston, CT, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Rose (Tavares) Marshall. Sheila was...


