Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Bristol, RI
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...
Mr. Marcelino "Marce" Mello
Feb 9, 2017
Mr. Marcelino "Marce" Mello, age 79 of King Philip Avenue, Bristol, died peacefully Thursday, February 9, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Carolyn M. (Armstrong) Mello his wife of 53 years. Born in Fall River, MA and a lifelong resident of Bristol, he was a son of the late Marcelino and...
Mr Clifford Ferreira Jr.
Feb 5, 2017
Clifford Ferreira, Jr., 45, of Bristol, passed away on February 5, 2017. He was the beloved son of Clifford and Paula (Varola) Ferreira. Cliff loved to draw from a young age and had great artistic abilities. He loved to collect comic books. He played Little League baseball as a youngster, served as an altar boy for Our Lady of...
Dorothy A. Negro
Jan 28, 2017
Mrs. Dorothy A. (Estrella) Negro, age 89 of Greylock Road, Bristol, died Saturday, January 28, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Joseph F. Negro, her husband of 61 years. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late Joseph S. and Virginia (Costa) Estrella. Dorothy was...
Mrs Frances R. Pacheco
Jan 27, 2017
Mrs. Frances R. (Rodrigues) Pacheco, age 92 of 45 E Street, Bristol died Friday, January 27, 2017 at the Silver Creek Manor. She was the wife of the late Frank S. Pacheco. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late Mariano and Margaret (Marshall) Rodrigues. Frances was a waitress for many years for...
Mrs Gloria M. Varola
Jan 17, 2017
Mrs. Gloria Marie (Graves) Varola, age 86, of Bristol, died Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Silver Creek Manor, Bristol. She was the wife of the late Peter Varola. Born and raised in Riverside, she was a daughter of the late Joseph S. and Martha L. (Hazelton) Graves. Gloria was a Special Education Teachers Aide for the Bristol Public Schools...
Mrs Margaret Caizzi
Jan 12, 2017
Mrs. Margaret (Vaccaro) Caizzi, 95, of Bristol, died Thursday, January 12, 2017. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank C. Caizzi to whom she had been married 69 years at the time of his death. Born in Bristol and a life-long resident, she was the daughter of the late Guiseppe and Giovannina (Malafronte) Vaccaro. Margaret graduated from...
Mrs Rosemary Fernandes-Guida
Jan 9, 2017
Mrs. Rosemary Fernandes-Guida, 65, of Warren (formerly of Bristol) and Lake Placid, FL, was called to God with her loving family by her side on Monday, January 9, 2017 after a valiant battle with Multiple Myeloma. She wishes to thank all of her doctors, especially her favorite, Dr. Vincent Armenio. She was the wife of her beloved husband and...
Mrs Colette Alessandro
Dec 29, 2016
Mrs. Colette “Clara” (DeLeo) Alessandro, 100 of Bristol, Rhode Island passed away on December 29, 2016. She was the wife of the late Valentino Alessandro. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Columba (Riccardi) DeLeo. She is survived by her children, Sandy (Candace) Alessandro, Anne M. Famiglietti and Robert Alessandro...


