Rose (Cosmo) Gilbert, 84, of New Bedford died Monday May 4, 2009 at Bourne Manor after a long illness.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Henrique and Auta (Silva) Cosmo, she lived in New Bedford most of her life.
She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Assumption Church.
Mrs. Gilbert was formerly employed as a supervisor at Robert Hall in New York. She had also worked at Acushnet Process and Aetna Insurance.
Survivors include her companion, Joseph Tavares of East Providence, RI; a brother, John Cosmo and his wife Doris of Fairhaven; a sister, Laura Blake of New Bedford; and many nieces and nephews.
She was the mother of the late Roger Wayne Jones, and sister of the late Mary "Mayme" Gonsalves, Charles H. Cosmo, and Mary Cosmo, who died as a child.
Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday at 11AM at Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Thursday from 4-8 PM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.