LACONIA-----John Raymond Gonzalez, 87, died peacefully in his sleep on Friday, March 15, 2019. John was a Taylor home resident for 19 years.
John was born on April 13, 1931in Central Falls Rhode Island the son of Eliseo and Irene (Michaud) Gonzalez. John was a missionary and a Catholic priest. He started his own congregation, Our Lady of Monserrat, in Stamford, Connecticut. One of the larger Hispanic churches in the area that still exists today. John left the church, laicized by Pope John Paul VI and married his childhood love, Rosemarie in 1972 on July 1st. They were soon blessed with two sons, JJ and Christopher. John is survived by his two sons, and their wives Stacey and Rebekah, four grandchildren, Emily, Nathan, Xander, Sawyer and a great grandchild Layla. John was a loving father and doting husband. He has been reunited with the love of his life Rose whom he lost on February 9, 2017.
There will be no calling hours.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 10:00am at St. Andre Bessette Parish -St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia, NH.
Burial will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 11:00am in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Laconia NH.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia NH is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.