Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Bristol, RI
Mrs Elvira T. Groff
Sep 20, 2016
Mrs. Elvira T. (Cirillo) Groff, age 88 of Roosevelt Drive, Bristol, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at St. Elizabeths Manor, Bristol. She was the wife of the late Edward E. Groff, who preceded her in death in 2010. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Maria (Burgarelli) Cirillo. Elvira worked...
Mrs Dorothy B. Caromile
Sep 18, 2016
Mrs. Dorothy B. “Dottie” (Coccio) Caromile, age 84, of Lea Drive, Bristol, died Sunday, September 18, 2016 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Joseph Caromile, her husband of 64 years. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, a daughter of the late Joseph and Emma (Puya) Coccio. She attended Bristol Schools and...
Mrs Carmella Mello
Sep 16, 2016
Mrs. Carmella “Millie” (Mancieri) Mello, age 92, formerly of Annaswamscutt Drive, Bristol, died Friday, September 16, 2016 at the Silver Creek Manor Nursing Home, Bristol. She was the wife of the late Raymond J. Mello, who preceded her in death in 2006. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late Saverio and Marguerita...
Ms Angelina A. Rubino
Sep 15, 2016
Miss Angelina A. “Angie” Rubino, age 86 of Baker Street, Bristol, died unexpectedly Thursday, September 15, 2016 at her home. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late Ciro T. and Concetta (Cirillo) Rubino. A graduate of Colt Memorial High School, Class of 1949, she worked in the Assembly and Shipping Departments for...
Dr Raymond C. Dyer
Aug 22, 2016
Colonel Raymond “Doc” Dyer, US Army Ret., lived 96 remarkable years until he passed away Monday evening with family by his side. He grew up in Warren during the Great Depression and was always careful not to waste anything. Like so many others of his day, he joined the US Navy in WWII and fought in the Pacific, including...
Mrs Angelina R. Bisbano
Aug 12, 2016
Mrs. Angelina 'Julia' Rose (Alfano) Bisbano of Portsmouth, died Friday, August 12, 2016, at home. She was 94. She was the wife of the late Capt. Anthony Bisbano, Jr., USN-Ret. to whom she was married 57 years. Born in Bristol on Dec. 6, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Bianca Alfano. She had been a...
Ms Joyce J. Cheetham
Aug 10, 2016
Ms. Joyce J. (Mello) Cheetham, age 71, of Benjamin Church Manor, 1014 Hope Street, Bristol, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Backus Hospital, Norwich, CT. Born in Pawtucket, and raised in East Providence and Warren, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Hilda (Medeiros) Mello. Joyce was a graduate of Warren High School, Class of...
Mr James Taylor Wetherald
Aug 2, 2016
Mr. James Taylor Wetherald, age 86 of Newport, died Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at Brookdale Sakonnet Bay Healthcare Center, in Tiverton, Rhode Island surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Justine (Power) Wetherald, his wife of 35 years. Born in Cannes, France and raised in Marblehead, MA, he was the son of the late...
Mrs Mary Jane Piccione
Jul 26, 2016
Mrs. Mary Jane (Reilly) Piccione, age 86 of 1215 Main Road, Tiverton and formerly of Monroe Township, New Jersey, died peacefully Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she was a daughter of the late Bernard T. and Mary Agnes (McGrew) Reilly. Mary Jane was the Administrative...
Mrs Nancy Ann Malafronte
Jul 15, 2016
Mrs. Nancy Ann (Viera) Malafronte, age 66, of 6 Lang Avenue, Bristol, died Friday, July 15, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Salvatore Malafronte, Jr., her husband of 45 years. Born in Fall River, MA and a lifelong resident of Bristol, she was a daughter of the late Dennis...
Dr April Rose Selley
Jul 13, 2016
Dr. April Rose Selley, Ph.D., age 61, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 in Rotterdam, New York. She was the beloved daughter of John Selley and the late Roseline (Dias) Selley and the beloved sister of Jody Selley. She was a communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church in Schenectady, NY and St. Elizabeths Church in Bristol, RI....
Mrs Antonetta Donato
Jul 9, 2016
Mrs.Antonetta“Etta” (Testa) Donato, age 87 ofHopeworthAvenue, Bristol, died Saturday, July 09, 2016 in St. Elizabeths Manor, Bristol. She was the wife of the late Angelo Donato, who preceded her in death in 1994. Born and raised in Barrington, she was a daughter of the late Albino and Maria (Jiacovelli)Testa. A resident of Bristol for 59 years, she was a...
Mr George D. Delmage
Jun 29, 2016
Mr. George D. “Dougie” Delmage, Jr., age 61 of Franklin Street, Bristol, died peacefully Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at his home, surrounded by his loving wife, children and dogs. He was the husband of Martha C. (Costa) Delmage, his wife of 35 years. Born in Providence, raised and a lifelong resident of Bristol, he was the son of George...
Mr Bernard L. Tortorice
Jun 22, 2016
Mr. Bernard L. Tortorice, age 92 of Briarfield Road, Barrington and formerly of Bristol, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at his home. He was the husband of Rosemarie (Chirico) Tortorice, his wife of 54 years, who preceded him in death in 2001. Born and raised in Bristol, he was a son of the late Louis B. and...
Ms Mary A. Vera
Jun 16, 2016
Ms. Mary A. (Gallogly) Vera, age 66 of 211 State Street, Bristol, died Thursday, June 16, 2016, surrounded by her family and friends. Born in Providence and raised in Warwick, she was a daughter of the late Peter E. Gallogly and the late Charlotte E. (Sisson) Perkins and the step-daughter of the late Thomas E. Perkins. A graduate of...
Ms Grace T. Byrnes
Jun 12, 2016
Miss Grace Theresa Byrnes, age 101 of Warren, formerly of Providence, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2016 at Grace Barker Nursing Center, Warren, two weeks shy of her 102nd birthday. Born and brought up in Bristol, she was a daughter of the late Thomas H. and Helen M. (Conley) Byrnes. Grace was a graduate of Colt Memorial High...
Mr Kenneth J. Marshall
Jun 11, 2016
Mr. Kenneth J. Marshall, age 73 of Marshall Court, Bristol, died peacefully Saturday, June 11, 2016 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Donna A. (Rufo) Marshall, his wife of 50 years. Born in Fall River, MA and a lifelong Bristol resident, he was a son of the late John P. and Anna...
Mr Arthur A. Pellerin
Jun 9, 2016
Mr. Arthur A. Pellerin, Sr., age 86 of Reservoir Avenue, Bristol, died Thursday, June 9, 2016 at Newport Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Caroline (Nappi) Pellerin, his wife of 55 years who died in 2007. Born in Norwich, CT, he was a son of the late Cyril Pellerin and Georgianna (LaValle)...
Ms Katherine F. Meiggs
Jun 6, 2016
Miss Katherine F. Meiggs, R.N., age 93 of 14 Franklin Street, Bristol, died Monday, June 6, 2016 in Silver Creek Manor, Bristol, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late James F. and Elizabeth (Curran) Meiggs. Katherine was a graduate of Colt Memorial High School, Class of 1942...
Mr Florentino P. Jardinez
May 30, 2016
Mr. Florentino P. Jardinez, Jr., age 79 of Hampden Drive, Bristol, died Monday, May 30, 2016 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Teresa (Cacal) Jardinez, his wife of 50 years. Born on the Philippine Islands, he was a son of the late Florentino and Maria (Pacleb) Jardinez, Sr. Florentino served in the US Navy for 20 years,...


