Mary J. Wilson

The beautiful Mary Josephine (DiMauro) Wilson, age 98 of Bristol, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 2, 2021. She was predeceased by her adoring husband John H. Wilson, her husband of 74 years. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was the daughter of Domenic and Mary (Voccio) DiMauro.

Mary is survived by her loving son, John H. Wilson, Jr. and his wife Nancy, her devoted niece, Frances Principe, who was more like a daughter to her. She was very much a part of the lives of her four grandchildren; Amy Stefanowski (Bob), Cynthia Kosh (Dean), Jennifer Wilson and Joshua Wilson (Emily), and her nine great grandchildren; Lauren, Rachel and Megan Stefanowski, Molly Noah and John Kosh, and Abigail, John Henry "Jack" and Josie Wilson. Mary will be missed by her wonderful cousins, nieces and nephews.

A graduate of Rogers High School, Newport, Class of 1942, for more than 35 years Mary worked at The Lobster Pot in Bristol. She previously worked at the former Harriet Bradford Hotel, the former Hope Creamery in Warren, Carr-Fulflex Corp. and the former Bristol Manufacturing Company. A communicant of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Mary loved cooking, spending time with family and friends especially for “Sunday Dinner”. She loved keeping up with fashion and enjoyed shopping, had a love for Tom Brady, and enjoyed staying well informed on current events and was knowledgeable on many topics.

She was predeceased by her siblings, Larry J. DiMauro, Isabella Principe and Domenic DiMauro.

Funeral services from the Sansone Funeral Home, 192 Wood Street, Bristol, Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 9:00 AM with a Mass Of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 141 State Street, Bristol. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Chestnut Street, Bristol. Visitation is Thursday morning at 9:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Dawn Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Attn: Patients Activities Fund, 1 Dawn Hill, Bristol, RI 02809.
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