All Obituaries

Maria dos Anjos (Cabral) Cesario, 92, of Sherry Avenue, passed away on May 5, 2024, at HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center. She was the wife of Jose B. Cesario. Born in Pico da Pedra, Sao Miguel, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Francisco and Isabel (Ventura) Cabral. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children Maria J. Cesario of Bristol and Carlos (Nikki) Cesario of Bristol; and her grandson Christopher Cesario of Maine. She was predeceased by her siblings Manuel...

Tamy Lee Karnes, 64, of Warren, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2024, at home surrounded by her loving family.  She was the partner of Roland Laflamme.  Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Richard Johnson and Lorraine (Santos) Park and the stepdaughter of the late William Park. In addition to her partner, she is survived by her children Dwayne (Chelsey) Karnes of Rehoboth, Joshua Karnes of Bristol, Bethany (Benjamin) Lemoi of Riverside, and Steven Karnes...

Adriano F. Azevedo, 78, of Sherry Avenue, passed away on May 2, 2024, at home surrounded by loved ones. He was the husband of Fernanda (Dias) Azevedo. Born in Flores, Azores, he was the son of the late Angelo and Evarista (de Freitas) Azevedo. In addition to his wife Fernanda, he is survived by: his children Anabela Azevedo of Bristol, Adriene (Steven) Cardoso of Swansea, and Angelo (Lindsay) Azevedo of Warren; grandchildren Mikayla, Alexis (Hayley), and Collin; great grandchildren Riley...

David A. Wood, 56, of Johnston, passed away on April 8, 2024, at home. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, he was the son of Bernadette (Francis) Dwyer and the late Alfred J. Wood. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his daughter Ashley Jo Teague of Florida; grandchildren David, Raymond, and Lilly; brothers Jason Wood of Bristol, and Dylan Wood and his mother Linda Wood of Florida; and niece Abby Wood.  He was predeceased by his brother, Christopher Wood. David was educated in...

Angelina C. DuPont, 94 passed away on April 2, 2024, at her son’s home in Cranston in the loving care of her family. She was the wife of the late George M. DuPont. Born in East Providence, she was the daughter of the late Carmello and Josephine (Barbuscio) Preite. Angie is survived by her children, George DuPont and his wife Lina of Cranston, and Cynthia DuPont of Bristol; grandchildren Allyson DuPont of Cranston, Amy DuPont-Gosselin and her husband William of Warwick, Laura DuPont of...

David F. Cottrell, age 75 of Bristol, sailed away to his next journey on April 1st, 2024 after a brief illness. David was the beloved husband of 38 years to Marie of Bristol, father to David J. Cottrell of Evansville, IN, and stepfather to Steven Narcovich (Robin) of Bristol. David also leaves his sisters Jan Lacy, Donna Macomber (Jerry) and Lori Kielbasa all of Portsmouth, and Jennifer Cabral (David) of Tiverton. He is pre-deceased by his mother Ruth and father James. David grew up in the...

Maria da Gloria (Silveira) Medeiros, of State Street, passed away on March 30,2024, at Silver Creek Manor. She was the beloved wife of the late Eleuterio Medeiros. Born in Covoada, but raised in Relva, São Miguel, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Francisco Sousa and Maria Adelina (Silveira) Ferreira. A mother of seven, she is survived by her children: João (Rosa) Medeiros of Bristol, Octavio (Deborah) Medeiros of Bristol, Connie (João C.) Medeiros of Bristol,...

Arthur Labao, 66, of Middletown passed away on March 27, 2024, at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Gemma (Balzano) Labao.   Born in Fall River, MA, he was the son of Sophia (Aguiar) Labao and the late Joseph Labao. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughter Kristina Labao of Bristol and grandchildren Sophia Dias and Christopher Roffo Jr.  He was the brother of Susan Labao, Paula Labao and her husband John Browning and the late Marylu Labao and Joseph...

Arnalda V. (Sousa) Pontes, 80, from Swansea, Massachusetts passed away on March 26, 2024 at Rhode Island Hospital.  Born in Fonte do Bastardo, Terceira, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Joao and Maria Georgina (Toste) Sousa.  She is survived by her daughters Florisa (Victor) Lepore of Warwick; Carmen (João) Leca of Rumford, and Deborah (Henry) Storm of Swansea; and grandchildren Alexis, Melissa, Zachary, Corey, Alyssa, and Hannah. She was the sister of Antonio Sousa...

Bessie (May) Simas, 90, formerly of Perry Street, passed away on March 26, 2024, at home.  She was the wife of the late Horace J. Simas. Born in Bradford, England, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Alice (Mudd) May. She is survived by: her sons Gary (Janet) Simas of Johnston and Kevin (Kathleen) Simas of Providence; grandchildren Bret Simas, Brooke Simas, Blaire Simas, and Derek Simas; nieces and nephews Malcolm, Sally, and Rosie; her brother Ronny (Christine) May of England;...