Miss Emily Santos, age 91, of Benjamin Church Manor, Bristol died Wednesday, April 29, 2009 in Silver Creek Manor Nursing Home, 7 Creek Lane, Bristol. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, she was a daughter of the late Armando and Conceicao (Almeida) Santos. She was a machine operator at Converse Rubber Co., formerly in Bristol for 25 years retiring in 1980. Following her retirement, she worked in the housekeeping department of the RI Veteran Home in Bristol for 12 years, retiring again in 1992. A very faith filled woman, she was a communicant of St. Elizabeth’s Church, Bristol. She was an avid reader and enjoyed doing embroidery work. She will be sadly missed by two nieces, Dorothy O’Connor Castro and Gloria E. Pasqual and three nephews, Robert L. and Harold E. Santos, all of Bristol and the Rev. Joseph D. Santos, Jr., Parochial Administrator of Holy Name Church in Providence. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph D. Santos and two sisters, Mary O’Connor and Irene Santos.
Funeral services from the Sansone Funeral Home, 192 Wood Street, Bristol, Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 9:00 AM with a Concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM in St. Elizabeth’s Church, 577 Wood Street, Bristol. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Chestnut Street, Bristol. Visiting hours Wednesday, May 6, 5:00-8:00 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Elizabeth’s Church Renovation Fund, 577 Wood Street, Bristol, RI 02809. For online condolence and shared memory books, information and directions go to www.sansonefuneralhome.com.

Reported: 04/30/09 (Show all obituaries for this day)
By: Sansone Funeral Home (Show all obituaries and information about this funeral home)

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