All Obituaries

David Manuel Francis, 84, of Metacom Avenue passed away on January 27, 2020 at Silver Creek. He was the husband of the late Genevieve (Marino) Francis.   A lifelong resident of Bristol, he was the son of the late John and Maria (Santo Pacheco) Francis. Mr. Francis attended Bristol Schools and was a communicant of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church.   He was a heavy equipment operator and member of the Operating Engineers Local 57 working with various RI construction...

Olga (Teixeira) Luiz, 94, of Everett Avenue passed away on January 20, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Manor. She was the wife of the late Manuel Luiz.   Born in Bristol, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Evarista (Reis-Cabral) Teixeira.   She is survived by her children Jeffrey Luiz and his wife Melonie of Bristol, Joyce Lincoln (the late Gary) of Naples, Florida and Janet Emond and her husband Richard of Bristol.  She was the grandmother of Heather Luiz, Pierce...

Irene Prezioso, 91, of Kingswood Rd, Bristol passed away peacefully on January 3, 2020 at St. Elizabeth’s Manor after a multi-day vigil with loving family and friends. She was the wife of the late Michael “Mickey” Prezioso, her beloved husband of 67 years. Born and raised in Portsmouth during the depression, she was the daughter of Azorean tenant farmers John and Mary (Louis) Andrade, where she and her 10 siblings learned the value of hard work young. She attributed her...

Mary A. Cabral, 90, of Evelyn Drive passed away on January 2, 2020 at home. She was the wife of the late Joseph Cabral.   Born in Manguald, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Leonidio and Firmina (Medeiros) Cabral.  She is survived by her children Mary Linda Soderlund and her husband Stephen, Helen Cabral and Paul Cabral; grandchildren Chuck Soderlund and Lyn Soderlund and great granddaughter Sienna Soderlund.  She was the sister of the late Olympia Mottas and...

Marijan Kršulić, 92, of Riverside, passed away on December 26, 2019 at Hope Hospice Center. He was the husband of Zdenka (Rogic) Kršulić.   Born in Olib, Croatia, he was the son of the late Marijan and Maria (Lovrovic) Kršulić.  In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sons Darko Kršulić and his wife Valerie, son Ryan Stone (born Marion Kršulić), and grandson Brohen Kršulić.  He was the father of the late Dragan...

Jerry Botelho, 92 of East Greenwich and formerly of Bristol passed away peacefully on December 22, 2019 at Roberts Health Center in North Kingston, RI.   Jerry, born on June 24, 1927 lived for 75 years in Bristol before moving to East Greenwich. He worked for Kaiser Aluminum as a foreman from the age of 16 until he retired at the age of 55. He was a veteran of the US Army, having served in Germany during the final years of WWII. He loved to play softball and was a pitcher for...

Maria do Carmo (Barbosa) Soares, 86, of Silver Creek Manor passed away on December 13, 2019.   She was the wife of the late Jose Joaquim Soares.   Born in Agua do Pau, St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria de Lurdes (Branquinho) Barbosa.  She is survived by her sons Joe Soares and his wife Natalie of Riverside and Manuel Soares of Bristol; grandchildren Mandy Soares and Kevin Soares and great granddaughter Riley Soares.  She was...

Maria da Conceicao (Martins Carvalho) Arruda, 92, of Third Street passed away on December 6, 2019 at Rhode Island Hospital.  She was the wife of the late Antonio Cordeiro Arruda.   Born in Sta. Barbara, St. Antonio, St. Michael, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Barreiro) Carvalho.  She is survived by her children Zelia DeAlmeida and her husband Mario, Maria de Fatima daCamara and her husband Luis Albert and Maria do Carmo Romero and her husband...

Fr. William F. Sullivan was born on April 24, 1929 in Lynn, MA the son of James Sullivan and Bridie McDonough who were natives of Ireland. Bill was the fifth child of a family of ten children. He is survived by his brothers, Edward of Hilton Head, SC, Leo of Lynn, MA, Thomas of Swampscott, MA, Richard of Marshfield, MA and sister Ruth Jedrey of Beverly Farms, MA. Bill was predeceased by his sisters Anna Nihan, Rita Cotter and his brothers James Sullivan and John Sullivan. They all attended...

Manuel Amaral Correia, 60, of Lincoln Avenue, passed away on November 27, 2019 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Eleanor (Warburton) Correia.   Born in Lajes Praia da Vitoria, Terceira, Azores, Portugal, he was the son of Teresa (Amaral) Correia and the late Miguel Correia.  In addition to his wife and mother, he is survived by his children Eliza M. Correia of Bristol and Evan M. Correia of Somerset MA.  He was the brother of Deodata Narcissio, Fatima Amaral,...