Obituaries

Jose F. Gaspar, 84, Nursery, Textile Worker

His funeral service will be held today a 10 am in St. Brendan's Church in Riverside.

Jose F. Gaspar, of Willett Avenue, Riverside, East Providence, died Thursday, May 2, 2013, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center.  He was 84.

He was the husband of  Evarista (Mello) Gaspar.  He was born in Pedro Miguel, Horta, Azores, a son of the late Jose F. and Mariana J. (deJesus) Gaspar. 

Gaspar worked for Sowams Nursery in Barrington before retiring.  Previously, he worked in the textile industry for many years.

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A funeral service will be held today, May 4, at 10 am at St. Brendan's Church, Turner Avenue, in Riverside. Click here for the complete obituary.

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