Serafim Almeida Cordeiro, 90, of Garfield Ave passed away on May 19th at Silver Creek Manor. He was the husband of Maria De Lourdes (Cordeiro) Cordeiro. Born in Relva, St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Manuel Almeida and Carolina (Cipriano) Cordeiro. He was the father of Fortunata Couto, Lucia M. Cordeiro and Antero Cordeiro; grandfather of Paul Couto, Russell Couto, Stacy Medeiros and Trista Amaral; great grandfather of...

Sergeant Matthew Scott Patton, 23, of Acacia Road, passed away on May 13th at Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Born in Providence, he was the son of John and Lynn (Steger) Patton. He was the brother of Evan Patton, Joshua Patton and Caley Patton; grandson of Billy L. Patton and the late June (Orr) Patton and Paul and Bette Steger; nephew of Michael Patton, Karin Patton, Kevin Patton-Hock, Bruce Steger, Donna Jelley,...

Julia Lauriana (Sousa) Silva, 68, of Rosedale Drive passed away on May 10th at home. She was the wife of Manuel S. Silva. Born in Sao Pedro, St. Michael, she was the daughter of the late Clemento and Maria deLourdes (Barboza) Sousa. She was the mother of Carlos Silva, Joe Silva, Ilidio (Tony) Silva, Mario Silva, John Silva, Patricia Sousa, Silvino (Sal) Silva, Paulo Silva and Steven Silva; and the sister of Natalia Botelho and the late...

Roger Phillip Morency, 69, of Harvey Ave passed away on May 8th at home, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle against cancer. He was the husband of Doreen (Leonard) Morency. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Phillip and Jeannette (LaForge) Morency; father of Scott L. Morency and Rebecca N. Warr; grandfather of Nathaniel, Noah, Hope, Ciara, Margaret, Caeden, Cassandra, Samuel and Benjamin; brother of Paul Morency,...

John M. Brandao, 90, of Milford Street passed away on Sunday, May 5th at Silver Creek Manor surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late DeoLinda (Borges) Brandao, his wife of 57 years. Born in Povacao, St. Michael, Azores he was the son of Augustine M. and Maria Trindade (Borges) Brandao. He arrived in the United State in 1956 and lived in Bristol for the rest of his life. John was a very active parishioner of St....

Joseph R. George, Jr., 84 of Bristol, professor emeritus of history at Villanova University, died April 17th at Silver Creek Manor. The son of the late Joseph R. and Rose (Sousa) George, he was predeceased by six sisters: Mary Brinza, Rose Bento, Clara Vierra, and Margaret Belmore all of Bristol; Minnie Hughes of East Providence and Anna Colliton of Vernon, Connecticut. he is survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held...

Manuel C. Faria, 72, of Three Truman Court, passed away Tuesday, April 16th surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Maria Fernanda "Fran" Faria, his wife of 49 years. Born is Sao Miguel, the Acores, he was the son of the late Jose and Conceicao (Cordeiro) Faria. Manny worked for Pearson Yachts for more than 30 years and retired from Alden Yachts in 2003. He was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Church and an active and devoted...

Daniel P. Costa 88 of Fales Road passed away on Saturday, April 13th at home. He was father of Jane Machado and the companion of Alyce Kulpa. Born in Bristol, he was the son of the late Antonio and Maria (Medeiros) Costa. Daniel was a graduate of Colt Memorial High School Class of 1943 and served in the Marine Corps during WWII. He was a supervisor for Carr-Fulflex where he worked for 41 years before retiring and was a member of the Don Luiz...

John Luis Machado 61, of Buffalo Avenue passed away on April 8th at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of Maria Filomena (Vieira) Machado. Born in Rabo do Peixe, Sao Miguel, Acores, he was the son of the late Jose Tavares Machado and Alzira Leandro (Faria) Machado. He was the father of Nelia Rodrigues of Bristol, John Machado, Jennifer Machado and Derek Machado all of Warren; grandfather of Alexa, Keiana, Karissa, Tristan and Olivia and...

Julio James Troiano, 87, of Greylock Road passed away on April 4th at Warren Skilled Nursing Center. Born in Bristol, he was the son of the late Domenic and Mary (Cavalieri) Troiano, father of Donna Znamirowski; grandfather of Melissa Siembab and Thaddeus Znamirowski; grandfather of Jaden and Gavin Siembab and the brother of William Troiano, Priscilla Principe and the late Mary Troiano. He was a graduate of Colt Memorial High School and...