All Obituaries

Tony Calouro, 69, of High Street passed away on October 17, 2020 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of Almerinda (Ribeiro Couto) Calouro and the late Maria Fatima (DaPonte) Calouro.   Born in Villa Franca, Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal, he was the son of the late Jose and Clotilde (Resendes) Calouro.  He was the father of Cesar P. Calouro of Bristol, Pamela C. Calouro of Bristol and the late Milton Calouro and grandfather of Cesar Calouro, Jr, Jacob...

Joseph Furtado Salema, 76, of Fox Hill Avenue passed away on October 15, 2020 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of Herminia (Matos) Salema.   Born in Villa Franca do Campo, Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal, he was the son of the late Pedro and Mary Alice (Ferro) Salema.  In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children:  Caroline Salema of Riverside, Jerry Salema and his wife Kelly of Swansea and Lisa Martins of Bristol and his grandchildren: Jessica...

Maria dosAnjos (Cabral) Botelho, 68, of Easterbrooks Avenue passed away on October 13, 2020 at home.  She was the wife of Joao Carlos Botelho.   Born in Agua do Pau, St. Michael, Azores, Portugal she was the daughter of the late Jose Medeiros and Lurdes Cabral.  In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children Tony Botelho and his wife Christina, Aurelio “Al” Botelho and his wife Alexandria, Lubelia Dunbar, Verber Botelho and Carla Botelho. ...

Jose Gabriel Medeiros, 62, of State Street passed away on October 8, 2020 at Newport Hospital.  He was the husband of Rosa Maria Barbosa.   Born in Relva, St. Michael, Azores he was the son of Maria (Silveira) Medeiros and the late Eleuterio Medeiros.  In addition to his wife and mother, he is survived by his children Stephanie Medeiros of Pennsylvania and Scott J. Medeiros and his wife Heidi Costa of Fall River.  He was the grandfather of Robert Domingos,...

Nancy Jane (Garrett) Vess, 79 of Franklin Street passed away on October 5, 2020 at HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice.  Born in Rock Island, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Virginia (Baccus) Garrett. She is survived by her children Teresa Ward and her partner Tracy DaCosta of Bristol, Marty Ward of East Moline, Illinois and her grandson Danny Ward and his wife Samantha of Davenport Iowa.  She was the sister of the late John Garrett. Nancy was a graduate of Rock...

Edward Lee Jernigan, 88, of Kingswood Road passed away on September 25, 2020 at HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center. He was the husband of Beverly (Traphogan) Jernigan and the late Lorraine (Silveira) Jernigan. Born in Brewton, Alabama, he was the son of the late Edward and Georgiana (Burnham) Jernigan.  He is survived by his children Edward Jernigan and his wife Maureen of Warwick, Mary Traynor and her husband David of Swansea and stepchildren Ronald Costa of Ohio, Wayne Costa and his...

Cory Samuel Vargas, 31, formerly of Franklin Street passed away on September 24, 2020 at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in Warwick, Cory was the son of the late Joseph Vargas Jr. and Debra Jeanne Inman.  He is survived by his brother Joseph Vargas III; his grandmother Mary Vargas and his aunt JoAnn Garcia. Cory was educated in Bristol and was employed as a roofer. Family and friends are invited to attend a Graveside Service to be held on Thursday, October 8th,...

Oliver, Albert (Al) World War II Veteran  Albert “Al” Oliver, 95 of Bristol, passed to eternal life on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at his home, with his loving family by his side.   He was the cherished husband of Aida C. Maiato sharing a wonderful life together for 73 years. Born in Bristol, on October 6, 1924 he was the son of the late Joseph and Emily (Estrella) Oliver and was predeceased by his brother George. In addition to his wife Aida, he is survived...

Donald R. Enos Our beloved Don passed away on September 23, 2020 after a battle with cancer.  He was born in Providence on April 28, 1957. He is survived by his loving wife Maureen of 20 years.  He was the son of John and Dorothy (Correira) Enos of Bristol, RI.  He leaves behind his children, Donald Enos Jr. and his wife Danielle of Bristol and Natasha Enos of Bristol; stepchildren Alison-Joy Levin of Cranston, Monica-Lee Levin and her husband Pasquale Russo of Italy and...

Paige Elizabeth Connors, 24 of East Providence passed away on September 12, 2020 at Rhode Island Hospital.   Born in Providence, she was the daughter of Joseph Connors and Kristen Sousa.  She was the sister of Mia Savastano and granddaughter of Ann Marie Sousa and the late Jeremiah P. Sousa.  She also leaves behind three aunts, two uncles and 5 cousins. Paige was a graduate of Seekonk High School and employed by IGT. Her funeral services were private. Memorial...