Obituary: Carol Ann (O'Gara) Cotta, 71

Carol Ann (O’Gara) Cotta, 71, of Bristol, died Sunday, March 20, 2016 surrounded by her loving family at home. She fought a courageous battle against pancreatic cancer for over two years. She was the beloved wife of 53 years to Manuel N. Cotta Jr.

Born in Bristol, she was the daughter of the late Joseph L. O’Gara,Sr. and Bridget (Abenante) O’Gara.

Carol Ann was an employee of Almacs Inc, Town of Bristol as the Welfare Director and a teller at the former Old Stone Bank retiring in 1994. She was a life long resident of Bristol and a graduate of Colt Memorial High School Class of 1962. She was a parishioner of St. Thomas the Apostle Church.
Carol Ann enjoyed traveling, gardening, baking, reading mystery books, the beach spending time with her family and friends and being a “Piglet” fan. You could always find her lending a hand to others in need.

Besides her husband, she is survived by her daughter Denise Cotta-Fontana and her husband Luigi Fontana of Bristol and a son Michael J. Cotta,Sr and his wife Mary-Ellen Golda-Cotta of Warwick.
She was the grandmother of Christina M. Fontana of Bristol, and Michael J. Cotta Jr USN, CTRSN of Ft. Meade Maryland and two step-grandchildren Joseph Charleson and Jessica Syliva. Carol Ann leaves many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her sister Mary Louise Flanagan and her brother Joseph L. O’Gara Jr.

Her funeral will be held Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at 9:00am from the Smith Funeral, Memorial and Cremation Services, 8 Schoolhouse Road, Warren, followed by a mass of Christian Burial at 10:00am in St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 500 Metacom Ave., Warren, burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Chestnut St, Bristol.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend calling hours Monday March 28, 2016 from 4-8pm.