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Mrs. Andrea A. (Alfano) Hoffman, of Bristol, RI, died Sunday, March 8, 2020. She was the wife of the late Francis T. Hoffman, Jr., her husband of 30 years, who preceded her in death in November 2017. She was born in Branford, CT, a daughter of Aileen W. (Lathrop) Alfano and the late Peter J. Alfano. Andrea was a resident of Bristol, RI for most of her life. She was a graduate of Bristol RI High School, Class of 1974 and Andrea was a Contract Specialist for NUWC in Newport, RI for many...

Mrs. Rose (Ruggieri) Vollaro, age 92 of Bristol, died Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at the Silver Creek Manor, Bristol, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Andrew A. Vollaro. Born and raised in Bristol, RI, she was a daughter of the late John and Mildred “Millie” (Federico) Ruggieri. Rose was a Warren resident for most of her life. She was a seamstress for several years for the former Premier Thread Co., Bristol and worked for the former R&J Manufacturing...

Mrs. Veleta V. (Crowley) Almeida, age 98 of Brookwood Road, Bristol, died Friday, February 7, 2020 at the Warren Skilled Nursing Center, Warren, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Joseph C. “Happy” Almeida, her husband of 60 years, who preceded her in death in 2000. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late Delwyn P. and Louise (Lafay) Crowley. Veleta worked as an assembler for the former R&J Manufacturing Company...

Arthur P. Sousa, 100, of Bristol, passed away 21 days shy of his 101st birthday, with his loving family at his side. In addition to his wife, Margaret G. (Greene) Sousa (married over 70 years), and his parents, Arthur was predeceased by his siblings and his son, Arthur P. Sousa, Jr. Born in Bristol, Arthur was the son of the late Antone and Maria Sousa. A lifelong resident of Bristol, Arthur dedicated his life to serving his community. For 81 years Arthur was a volunteer firefighter and a...

Rhonda A. (Morenzi) Nunes, 68, of Bristol passed away on Tuesday January 28, 2020. Rhonda was the wife of Paul F. Nunes for the last 36 years. Rhonda was the daughter of the late Joseph and Diane (Perry) Morenzi. Born in Bristol Rhonda was an alumni of the class of 1969 of Fatima High School. She then went on to continue her education at Johnson and Wales College in Providence. Rhonda worked as a Departmental Officer for local banks. Rhonda was a member of the Bristol Personnel Board in...

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...