Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Bristol, RI

John F. Ferguson

John F. Ferguson

Sep 8, 2009

Mr. John H. Ferguson, age 61, of 19 Harbor View Ave, Bristol, died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 atRhode Island Hospital, Providence. Born in Providence, RI. He was the son of the late Henry F. and Mary Rose (Gallagher) Ferguson. John wasvery compassionate and caring for his clients atLife Inc.in Tiverton which he worked for the past five years. John...

Jerry E. Deluca

Jerry E. Deluca

Aug 30, 2009

Mr. Jerry E. DeLuca, age 90 of 6Chilton St., Bristol, died Sunday, August 30, 2009 at the Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the husband of the late Irene L. (Lucchesi) DeLuca. Born in Bristol, RI and a lifelong resident, he was the son of the late Tindaro and Calogera (Munafo) DeLuca. Mr. DeLuca was a forman and lab...

Allan E. Pontes

Allan E. Pontes

Aug 26, 2009

Mr. Allan E. Pontes, age 61, of 164 Carousel Drive, Riverside, and formerly of Bristol died Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at his home. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Arthur Pontes, Sr. and the late Beatrice L. (Cunha) Pontes Leger. A resident of Riverside for 10 years, he was a former resident of Bristol and...

Louis Paul Burpos

Louis Paul Burpos

Aug 20, 2009

Mr. Louis Paul Burpos, age 77, of 8 Noyes Avenue, Bristol, RI and 5 Tarinelli Circle, Bridgeport, CT, died Thursday, August 20 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the husband of Virginia (Liscomb) Burpos, his wife of 51 years. Born in Goffstown, NH, he was a son of the late Apostolos and Helen (Zarkadas) Burpos. He worked for...

Pasquale Bozzario

Pasquale Bozzario

Aug 19, 2009

Mr.Pasquale Bozzario, age 91, of Silver Creek Manor, 7 Creek Lane and formerly of Wood Street, Bristol, died Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at Silver Creek Manor. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, he was a son of the late Cirol and Michelina (Anastasia) Bozzario. Mr. Bozzario served in the US Army during WWII. He was a machine operator...

Thomas Francis Vanvoast

Thomas Francis Vanvoast

Jul 31, 2009

Mr. Thomas F. VanVoast, 91 of 363 Wood St., Bristol, died Friday, July 31, 2009 at Silver Creek Manor Nursing Home, Bristol. He was the husband of the late Adelaide C. (Fiore) VanVoast. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, he was the son of the late William H. and Lena (Mahoney) VanVoast. He retired from the RI Veterans...

Gilda E. Foley

Gilda E. Foley

Jul 25, 2009

Mrs. Gilda E. (Migliori) Foley, of 4 Paull Street in Bristol, died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 85 on July 25, with her family at her side, after a long illness. Gilda was born in the home of her parents, Elvira and Rocco Migliori, on Ferry Road in Bristol, on April 12, 1924, and was a...

Raphelina Lemaire

Raphelina Lemaire

Jul 25, 2009

Mrs. Raphelina (DeRosa) LeMaire, age 94, of 7 Bliven Avenue, Bristol, died Saturday, July 25, 2009 at Grace Barker Nursing Center, Warren, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Leon O. LeMaire, Jr. Born in Bristol and a resident for most of her life, she was a daughter of the late Pasquale and Sadie...

Rose D. Simmel

Rose D. Simmel

Jul 23, 2009

Rose Digati Simmel -Lifelong Bristolian Rose Digati Simmel, 86, formally ofUnion and Cottage Streets, Bristol, diedpeacefully July 23, 2009 at Silver Creek Manor. Born in Bristol, December 28, 1922, she was the daughter of Sicilian immigrants Leonardo and Rosaria Digati. Rosewas a 1941 graduate of Colt Memorial High School and a 1943 graduate of Johnson and Wales Business School,...

Ida Maryams Ii

Ida Maryams Ii

Jul 20, 2009

Mrs. Ida Mary (Proto) Iiams, age 84, formerly of Bradford Street, Bristol, died Monday, July 20, 2009 at the Grace Barker Nursing Home in Warren surrounded by her loving children and grandchildren. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident she was the daughter of the late Pietro and Josephine (Cappucci) Proto. Mrs. Iiams was a homemaker and she loved...

Martha A. Marshall

Martha A. Marshall

Jul 16, 2009

Mrs. Martha A. (Adams) Marshall, age 85, of Leroy Ave, Riverside, died Thursday, July 16, 2009 at the Miriam Hospital, Providence. She was the loving wife of John E. Marshall, her husband of 60 years. Born in Pawtucket, RI a daughter of the late Clinton F. and Sarah B. (Benson) Adams. Mrs. Marshall worked in the Probation Department for...

Louise E. De Luca

Louise E. De Luca

Jul 13, 2009

DE LUCA, LOUISE (ACCIARDO) 91, of DeWolf Ave Bristol,died after a short illness Monday July 13, 2009 at Silver Creek Manor, BristolBeloved wife of the late Domenic De Luca. Born in Providence, raised in Barrington she was a daughter of the late Angelo and Angelina(Picozzi) Acciardo.She lived in Bristol for 70 years. For several years in the 1950s she...

Marion Sandra Bastien

Marion Sandra Bastien

Jul 12, 2009

Marion Sandra Bastien, age 73 of 14 Gorham Place, Bristol, RI, died Sunday, July 12, 2009 at her home. Born in North Adams, MAshe also resided in Wilmington, VT, she was the daughter of the late Harold S. and Dorothy (Sanguinet) Bastien. Marion graduated from Drury High School in North Adams, MAand received her Nursing Degree from Berkshire Community...

Felix Puniello

Felix Puniello

Jul 6, 2009

Mr. Felix Puniello, 80, a lifelong resident of Bristol, died Monday, July 6, 2009 at the Rhode Island Veterans Home, where he had been a resident for the past 4 years. Born on June 17, 1929, he was the son of the late Carmine and Anna (Zampini) Puniello. Felix leaves behind his son, Joseph Puniello and his wife Christine...

Donald Norman Miller

Donald Norman Miller

Jul 5, 2009

Mr. Donald Norman Miller, Jr., age 54 of College Park, Maryland and formerly of Main Road, Tiverton, died Sunday, July 5, 2009 at his home. He was the husband of the late Kathleen P. (Gama) Miller. He was born in Allentown, PA on July 6, 1955 a son of the late Donald Norman and Dorothy (Nadig) Miller. He was...

Kevin M. Moss

Kevin M. Moss

Jul 3, 2009

Mr. Kevin M. Moss, 52, of 73 Sherry Avenue, Bristol, died Friday, July 3, 2009 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Susan E. (Hanwell) Moss, his wife of 15 years. Born and raised in Rochester, NY, he was a son of Donald W. and Ann (OHara) Moss of Rochester. A resident of...

Fortunata Mascena

Fortunata Mascena

Jun 29, 2009

Miss Fortunata “Phoebe” Mascena, 81 of Benjamin Church Manor, 1014 Hope St., Bristol, died Monday, June 29, 2009 at her home. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late Salvatore and Maria (Russo) Mascena. A homemaker, she was a communicant of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Bristol. She was a member of...

C. Thomas Campagna

C. Thomas Campagna

Jun 21, 2009

Mr. C. Thomas Campagna, age 84 of 113 Bradford Street, Bristol, died Sunday, June 21, 2009 at St. Elizabeths Manor, Bristol surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Anne D. “Dotty” (Bruno) Campagna, his wife of 59 years. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, he was a son of the late Antonio and Maria (DAngelo)...

Anita Bloomer

Anita Bloomer

Jun 17, 2009

Mrs. Anita (Furtado) Bloomer, age 75, of Narrows Road, Bristol, entered eternal life on Wednesday, June 17, 2009. She was the wife of the late Perry H. Bloomer. Born in Bristol, and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late Manuel and Rita (Andrade) Furtado. Mrs. Bloomer worked for the Town of Bristol as the administrative assistant...

Commander Virgil B. Melvin Us Navy Ret.

Commander Virgil B. Melvin Us Navy Ret.

Jun 15, 2009

Commander Virgil B. Melvin, US Navy Ret., a resident of Portsmouth, RI and a native of Hannibal, Missouri, died at age 84 on Monday, June 15, at the RI Veterans Home, Bristol, following an illness. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen M. Melvin of Portsmouth, his son, James B. Melvin of Jacksonville, FL and his daughter, Eileen M....