Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Bristol, RI

Shirley Brelsford

Shirley Brelsford

May 2, 2007

Mrs. Shirley (Formisano) Brelsford, age 76, of 12 Sheffield Avenue, Bristol, died Wednesday in Providence. She was the wife of Howard P. Brelsford, her husband of 56 years. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Ruggiero) Formisano. A homemaker, she was a communicant of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel...

Mabel Lavina Desrosiers

Mabel Lavina Desrosiers

May 2, 2007

Mrs. Mabel Lavina (Burger) Desrosiers, age 73, of 66 Maple Drive and formerly of Hancock Estates, Tiverton, died Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at St. Annes Hospital, Fall River, MA. She was the wife of the late Roger O. Desrosiers. Born in Poughkeepsie, NY, she was a daughter of the late William and Rosemary (Brower) Burger. A resident of Tiverton...

Caroline Pellerin

Caroline Pellerin

Apr 27, 2007

Mrs. Caroline (Nappi) Pellerin, age 83, of 6 Reservoir Avenue, Bristol, died Friday, April 27, 2007 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of Arthur A. Pellerin, Sr., her husband of 55 years. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Bettina (Montaro) Nappi. She was a printers helper at the...

Philomena J. Torres

Philomena J. Torres

Apr 27, 2007

Mrs. Philomena J. (Vieira) Torres, age 76, of 382 Wood Street, Bristol, died Friday, April 27, 2007 at Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence. She was the wife of Manuel “Sonny” Torres, her husband of 53 years. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late Manuel and Anna (Pacheco) Vieira. Mrs. Torres was a...

Anthony J. Surgento

Anthony J. Surgento

Apr 26, 2007

Mr. Anthony J. Surgento, age 81, of 9 Laurel Lane, Warren, died Thursday, April 26, 2007 at St. Elizabeths Manor, 1 Dawn Hill Road, Bristol. He was the husband of Helen (Duarte) Surgento, his wife of 55 years. Born in Bristol and a resident of Warren for 55 years, he was the son of the late Matthew and Lorenza...

Mr. Nicholas T. Baker

Mr. Nicholas T. Baker

Apr 23, 2007

Mr. Nicholas T. Baker, age 21, of 172 High Street, Bristol, died Monday, April 23, 2007 at his home. Born in Boston, MA and a lifelong resident of Bristol, he was the son of Timothy W. Baker of Westford, MA and Elizabeth P. (Peloquin) Baker of Bristol. Nicholas was an E.M.T. for the Alert Ambulance Company for the past...

William Raposa

William Raposa

Apr 21, 2007

William Raposa, age 60, 8 Easterbrooks Ave., Bristol, died Saturday, April 21, 2007 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, he was the husband of Cindy (Duggan) Raposa, his wife of 21 years. Born in Fall River, MA and a lifelong resident of Bristol, a son of the late Joseph and Rita (Botelho) Raposa. William was a former Cook at the...

William Viera, Jr.

William Viera, Jr.

Apr 18, 2007

Mr. William Viera, Jr., age 74, of 99 Union St. and formerly of Congregational St., Bristol, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence. He was the husband of Mary (Head) Viera, his wife of 48 years. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, he was the son of the late William and Mary (Cabral) Viera...

Erik Michael Hanuschak

Erik Michael Hanuschak

Apr 16, 2007

Mr. Erik Michael Hanuschak, age 25, of 37 Cliff Dr., Bristol, died Monday at his home. Born in Providence and a lifelong resident of Bristol, he was the son of Tom and Robin Perry of Bristol and Ronald Hanuschak of Riverside. He was the loving father of Tori and Kayla Hanuschak of Bristol, brother of Nikolas Hanuschak and his...

Frank M. Mancieri

Frank M. Mancieri

Apr 13, 2007

Mr. Frank M. Mancieri,age 89, of Thompson Avenue, Bristol, died Friday, Apr. 13, at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He recently resided at Saint Elizabeth Manor, 1 Dawn Hill, Bristol. He was the husband of the late Helen Mancieri, his wife of 60 years. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, he was a son of the late Saverio and...

Joseph J. Gallagher

Joseph J. Gallagher

Apr 11, 2007

Mr. Joseph J. Gallagher, age 88, of 80 Aaron Ave, Bristol, died Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the husband of Mary E. (Miner) Gallagher, her husband of 62 years. Born in Bristol, RI he was a son of the late John J. and Rose (Nunes) Gallagher. Mr. Gallagher was an Administrative Manager Controller...

Mary P. Contente

Mary P. Contente

Apr 8, 2007

Mrs. Mary P. (Vital) Contente, age 88, 6 Betsy Drive, Bristol formerly of Westwood Rd., died Sunday, April 8, 2007 at the Crestwood Nursing and Convalescent Home in Warren. She was the wife of the late Alfredo P. Contente. Born in Bristol, RI a daughter of the late Edwardo P. and Maria P. (Fialho) Vital. She worked as a...

Elizabeth M. Fenton

Elizabeth M. Fenton

Apr 6, 2007

Mrs. Elizabeth M. (DForest) Fenton, age 88 of 53 Townsend Street, Barrington, died Friday, April 6, 2007 at the Orchard View Manor Nursing Home, East Providence. She was the wife of the late Dr. Paul Fenton. Born in Connecticut and was a resident ofBarrington for over 50 years, she was the daughter of the late John and Hazel (Felty)...

Mary M. Cardoza

Mary M. Cardoza

Apr 5, 2007

Mrs. Mary M. “Mazie” (Sousa) Cardoza, age 77, of 1014 Hope St. and formerly of 324 State St., Bristol, died Thursday, April 5 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the wife of the late Edward R. Cardoza. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Irene (Paiva) Sousa. She was a...

Mary J. Shorey

Mary J. Shorey

Apr 4, 2007

Mrs. Mary J. (Castro) Shorey, age 77, of 20 Libby Lane, Warren and formerly of Bristol, died Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at the Silver Creek Manor Nursing Home, Bristol. She was the wife of Glendon E. Shorey, her husband of 58 years. Born in Bristol, she was a daughter of the late Gabriel and Maria (Nunes) DeCastro. A resident...

Marcelle C. Massa

Marcelle C. Massa

Apr 3, 2007

Mrs. Marcelle C. (Collins) Massa, age 94, of Silver Creek Manor, and formerly of State Street, Bristol, died Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at Silver Creek Manor Nursing Home, Bristol. She was the wife of the late Salvatore Massa, a former RI State Representative. Born in Matane, Province of Quebec, Canada, a daughter of the late Micheal and Rose (Berneir)...

T. A. White

T. A. White

Mar 31, 2007

T.A. White, age 82 of 770 Metacom Ave, Bristol, died Saturday, March 31, 2007 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Grace (Palumbo) White, his wife of 52 years. Born in Tennessee, he wasa son of the late Will and Flora (Rains) White. T.A. worked as an operating engineer in the US Navy...

Harold A. Cooper, Jr.

Harold A. Cooper, Jr.

Mar 27, 2007

Mr. Harold A. Cooper, Jr., age 85, of 282 Wood St., Bristol, died Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the husband of Palmyra M. (Marshall) Cooper, his loving wife of 60 years. Born in Warren, a son of the late Harold A. and Emma (Exely) Cooper. Harold was a tire repairman for Quonset Point...

Joseph A. Cavallaro

Joseph A. Cavallaro

Mar 26, 2007

Mr. Joseph A. Cavallaro, age 91, of 1 Jennifer Drive, Bristol, died on Monday, March 26, 2007 at the Jane Brown Unit of Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the husband of the late Anna C. (Mangiante) Cavallaro. Born in Derby, CT, he was a son of the late Aniello and Angelina (Langella) Cavallaro. Mr. Cavallaro was a Registered...

Mary Jane Ferreira

Mary Jane Ferreira

Mar 24, 2007

Mrs. Mary Jane (Soares) Ferreira, age 79, of St. Elizabeths Manor, 1 Dawn Hill Road, Bristol, and formerly of Warren, died Saturday, March 24, 2007 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. She was the wife of the late Manuel I. Ferreira. Born in Providence and a resident of Bristol for many years, she was a daughter of the late Manuel...