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Mrs. Irene R. (Relle) Barboza, age 97 of Bristol, died peacefully Monday, January 27, 2020 at Silver Creek Manor, Bristol, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late David Barboza, her husband of 64 years, who preceded her in death in August of 2019. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late Edward H. and Eva (Normandy) Relle, Sr. A graduate of Colt Memorial High School, Bristol, she was a Laboratory Technician for Lloyd Manufacturing in...

Joyce M. Bryant, 70, entered into heaven on January 15, 2020 from Rhode Island Hospital with her family at her side. A Bristol resident for over 70 years she was the beloved wife of Kenneth W. Bryant for the last 35 years. Joyce was the daughter of the late Dennis and Mary (Alves) Souza. Before retiring Joyce worked for several local companies such as American Tourister, Royal Diversified Products, St. Elizabeth’s Nursing Home, Barrington Construction Company, and Stop & Shop....

Mrs. Cecelia G. (Brunelli) Chellel, age 88 of Barrington and formerly of Bristol and Pawtucket, died Friday, January 10, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her devoted daughters. She was the loving wife of the late Edward F. Chellel, O.D. her husband of 66 years, who preceded her in death in May of 2018. Born and raised in Bristol, she was the daughter of the late Albert J. and Mae (Lynch) Brunelli. Cecelia was a graduate of Colt Memorial High School, Class of 1949 and received her Associates...

Mrs. Noreen C. (Tavares) Sousa, age 82 of Richmond Street, Bristol, died Sunday, December 29, 2019 in Tockwotton on the Waterfront, East Providence, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Joseph B. Sousa, Jr., her husband of 47 years, who preceded her in death the December of 2000. Born and a lifelong resident of Bristol, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothy (Rodrigues) Tavares. Noreen was a material handler for the Raytheon Corporation of Portsmouth for...

Olive “Ollie” Silva, 95, passed away Friday December 20, 2019 surrounded by her family. Ollie was the wife of the late Robert J. Silva. Ollie was also predeceased by her parents Antone and Gertrude (Branco) Correia. Ollie is also reunited with her siblings Mary White, Angelina Pine, and Dennis Correia. Ollie worked in the stitching room at Bristolite Manufacturing for 25 years before stopping to care for her mother. She returned to work for another 16 years at Kinney Company...

William F. Bundy, Ph.D., Commander, U.S. Navy (Retired) Dr. William F Bundy was an Associate Provost at the US Naval War College where he focused on technology integration to the United States Navy. With over forty years of service to the United States, Dr Bundy enlisted in the Navy and rose to the rank of Chief Sonar Technician (Submarines) prior to being commissioned as a Naval Officer. He held various positions in the Navy including Command of a submarine and as the Director, Naval...

Mrs. Marilee Ann (Griffin) Jordan, age 92, formerly of Cole Street, Bristol, died Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the Grand Islander Center, Middletown. She was the wife of the late Arthur Edward Jordan, her husband of 67 years, who preceded her in death in October of 2015. Born in Providence, and raised in West Barrington, she was a daughter of the late Ira S. and Myrtie C. (Feltham) Griffin. A graduate of Barrington High School, she received her Associates Degree in Secretarial Science from...

Ryan Gary Dame, age 23, of Bristol, died Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at his home. Born in Fall River, MA and raised and a lifelong resident of Bristol, he was a son of Gary N. and Donna (Correira) Dame. Ryan was a graduate of Mount Hope High School, Class of 2014, where he was a member of the Golf Team. He attended C.C.R.I. and is currently enrolled in the New England Tractor Trailer School. Ryan loved playing sports growing up in Bristol, playing soccer, baseball, basketball, golf, and...

Mrs. Carmella L. “Millie” (Diodati) DiSano, age 88 of Mount Hope Avenue, Bristol, died Monday, December 2, 2019 at Crestwood Nursing and Convalescent Home, Warren, surrounded by her loving daughters and families. She was the wife of the late James A. DiSano, her husband of 65 years, who preceded her in death in October 2018. Born in Providence and a lifelong resident of Bristol, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Catherine (Aiello) Diodati. Millie was a graduate of Colt...

Gail Ann Turbeville Mueller, 70, of Rockledge, Florida passed away on November 21 after a short illness. Born in Fall River, Ma she was the daughter of the late Geraldine Garvin Allaire and the late Harold Lloyd Turbeville. She was also the step-daughter of the late Joseph W. Allaire. Gail attended schools in the Bristol area and graduated from Warren High School in 1967. Gail was a Vietnam Era veteran who served at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, NY. Gail graduated from the Walter Drake...