Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Bristol, RI
Mrs Mary Barbara Catalano
Jul 11, 2010
Mrs. Mary Barbara (Estrella) Catalano, age 89 of Garfield Rd., Bristol, died Sunday, July 11, 2010 at the St. Elizabeths Manor, Bristol surrounded by her family.She was the wife of the late Michael F. Catalano, born in Bristol and a life long resident she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Catherine (Brown) Estrella. Mary worked for the...
Mr. Michael J. Mercurio
Jun 24, 2010
Michael J. Mercurio age 31, of Everett Street, Bristol and Owner of M-Squared Salon in Providence, died Thursday, June 24, 2010 at the Rhode Island Hospital surrounded by his loving family after a short illness. Born in Providence, RI a loving son of Bal A. and Maria S. (Tavares) Mercurio of Barrington. Michael owned and operated M-Squared Salon on...
Ms Lydia F. Garista
Jun 19, 2010
Miss Lydia F. Garista, age 87, of High Street, Bristol, died Saturday, June 19, 2010 at Newport Hospital. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late Francesco and Clelia (Santulli) Garista. She was a graduate of Colt Memorial High School, Class of 1940 and the Johnson and Wales Business Academy in 1942. She...
Mrs Eugenia Jennie Papa
Jun 19, 2010
Mrs. Jennie (Carreiro) Papa, age 99, of 24 First Street, Bristol, died peacefully Saturday, June 19, 2010 at the Crestwood Nursing and Convalescent Home, 568 Child Street, Warren, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Antonio R. Papa. Born in Bristol, she was a daughter of the late Luis and Maria (Barboza) Carreiro. A...
Ms. Mary B. Troiano
Jun 19, 2010
Ms. Mary B. Troiano, age 80, of 78 Greylock Road, Bristol, died Saturday, June 19, 2010 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence. Born in Cambridge, MA and a resident of Bristol for most of her life, she was a daughter of the late Domenico and Mary (Cavalieri) Troiano. Mary owned and operated Mary's Beauty Shop formerly on Wood...
Mrs. Barbara Ann Cabral
Jun 16, 2010
Mrs. Barbara Ann (Lomastro) Cabral, age 71, of 15 Tilbury Drive, Bristol, died Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at Silver Creek Manor, Bristol. She was the wife of the late George E. Cabral. Born and raised in Barrington, she was the daughter of the late Virgilio and Barbara (Pompeii) Lomastro. Mrs. Cabral was a CNA for Silver Creek Manor Nursing...
Mrs. Olivia Silvia
Jun 4, 2010
Mrs. Olivia 'Ollie' (Sousa) Silvia, age 97 of 327 State Street, Bristol, died peacefully Friday, June 4, 2010 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Arthur Silvia. Born in St. Miquel, Acores, a daughter of Louis and Julia (Ferreira Marques) Sousa, she was a Bristol resident most of her life and...
Michael J. Morra
May 29, 2010
Mr. Michael J. Morra, age 80, of Metacom Ave., Bristol, died Saturday, May 29, 2010 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was the loving husband of Geraldine Rose (Oliver) Morra, his wife of 57 years. Born in Bristol, and a lifelong resident, he was a son of the late Joseph and Caroline (DellaSelva) Morra. He served...
Mr. Robert E. Froncillo
May 24, 2010
Robert E. Froncillo, 78, of Bristol, RI died peacefully on May 24th at his home surrounded by his family. He was married to Eleanor (Antonelli) Froncillo for 51 years. Throughout his married life, Bob was a loving husband and wonderful father. He will be dearly missed. Born in Providence, Bob was a son of the late Salvatore and Elide...
Mrs. Mary Inez Bertrand
May 22, 2010
Mrs. Mary Inez (Irizarry) Bertrand, age 89 of Benjamin Church Manor and formerly of Sowams Drive, Bristol, died Saturday, May 22, 2010 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Bertrand. Born in Caborojo, Puerto Rico, a daughter of the late Ramon A. and Daria (Matos) Irizarry, she was a...
Mrs. Leonora D. Lannan-Silvia
May 7, 2010
Mrs. Leonora D. (Costa) Lannan-Silvia, age 82, of 1014 Hope Street, Bristol, died Friday, May 7, 2010 at Rhode Island Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late William Silvia. Born and raised in Bristol, she was a daughter of the late Anthony E. and Elizabeth (Pacheco) Costa. A resident of Bristol for most...
Mr. Michael Mullen
May 5, 2010
Mr. Michael Mullen, 57, of Bristol, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 5, 2010. He was the loving husband of Linda (Mallozzi) Mullen, whom he shared 30 years of marriage. Born in South Carolina, the son of Maria Mullen of Fall River, MA and the late John J. Mullen. He worked for Local 169, Sheet worker and Waterproofers Union,...
Mr Frank C. Caizzi
May 1, 2010
Mr. Frank C. Caizzi, age 88, of 5 Gorham Place, Bristol, died peacefully on Saturday, May 1 at the RI Veterans Home, Bristol. He was the husband of Margaret (Vaccaro) Caizzi, his wife of 69 years. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, he was the son of the late Gaetano and Maria (Ruggieri) Caizzi. He was a graduate...
Mrs. Louise A. Sylvia
Apr 25, 2010
Mrs. Louise A. (Cholette) Sylvia, age 76 of Annawamscutt Drive, Bristol, died Sunday, April 25, 2010 at the home of her daughter, Marylou. She was born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Marguerite Y. (Choquette) Cholette. Louise worked at Rhode Island Hospital as a Registered Nurse and she was a communicant of...
Mr. Jerome M. Donovan
Apr 22, 2010
Jerome M. “Jerry” Donovan, 90, of Cliff Drive, Bristol, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on April 22, 2010. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years Grace (Boylan) Donovan and their five children, Susan Gorbutt and her husband Alan and their daughter Alexandra of Bermuda; Mark and his wife Shirley and their children Matthew,...
Mrs. Marian M. Salvaggio
Apr 22, 2010
Mrs. Marian M. (Marshall) Salvaggio, age 88, of Kingswood Road, Bristol, died Thursday, April 22, 2010 at the Silver Creek Manor in Bristol. She was the wife of the late Joseph Salvaggio. Born in Bristol she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Marian (Drummond) Marshall. Marian worked as a rubber worker for the former Converse Rubber in...
Mr. Albert Francis Eagan
Apr 20, 2010
Albert Francis Eagan, of Bristol, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at the Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of the late Anna Marie (Baldail) Eagan. Born in Fall River, MA he was a son of the late Daniel Joseph and Mae E. (Young) Eagan. Albert enlisted in the Army from 1937-1941 and served in the Panama Canal Zone....
Madeline Manchester
Apr 16, 2010
Mrs. Madeline (DelToro) Manchester, age 90, of 126 Berry Lane, Bristol, died peacefully Friday, April 16, 2010 at the Silver Creek Manor, Bristol, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Robert T. Manchester. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late Biagio and Virginia (Pisani) DelToro. She worked...
Mrs. Mary E. Gallagher
Apr 14, 2010
Mrs. Mary E. (Miner) Gallagher, age 89, of Aaron Avenue, Bristol, died Wednesday, April 14 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence. She was the wife of the late Joseph J. Gallagher. Born and raised in Providence and a resident of Bristol most of her life, a daughter of the late William and Mary Edna (Dunn) Miner. She was...
Maria A. Raposo
Apr 14, 2010
Maria A. Raposo, 68, of Perry St., Bristol, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at the Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence. Born in Sao Miguel, Azores and lived most of her life in Bristol, she was the daughter of the late Joao and Esmeria C. (Oliveira) Raposo. Maria was a machine operator for Jade Plastics in Bristol before retiring she...


