Rose (Cardoza) Gonsalves, 87, of New Bedford died Tuesday November 17, 2009 unexpectedly at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Antone Gonsalves.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary J. (Vieira) Cardoza, she lived in New Bedford all of her life.
She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church.
She was devoted to her family.
Survivors include four children, Antone Gonsalves, Jr., of San Francisco, CA, Cheryl Hetu and her husband Eugene of Westport, Gary Gonsalves and his wife Susan of Franklin, and Brian Gonsalves and his wife Kathleen of Lakeville; her siblings, Mary Chevalier, Alice Cardoza, Dorothy Gallant, Joseph Cardoza, Dolores Leger, Irene Chausse, and Daniel Cardoza, all of New Bedford; seven grandchildren, Deanna Laberti, Gregory, Joshua, and Robert Gonsalves, Christopher and Jeffrey Hetu, and Rebecca Silvia; six great-grandchildren, Hannah and Shawn Gonsalves, Logan and Amber Silvia, Christian Berry, and Antone Hetu; and many nieces and nephews.
She was the sister of the late Manuel and James Cardoza.
Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday at 9 AM at St. Mary's Church, Tarkiln Hill Rd., New Bedford. Burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Friday from 4-8 PM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. Remembrances may be made to the Salvation Army, 619 Purchase St., New Bedford, MA 02740. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.