Rose K. (Beaton) Rossi , 87 years, of West Bridgewater, Mass. died Thursday January 7, 2010 at her home surrounded by her family after a period of failing health. She was the devoted wife for 61 years of the late Chester “Chet” Rossi. Rose was born and raised in Brockton a daughter of the late Francis and Florence (McCarthy) Beaton and was a 1940 graduate of St. Patrick High School. She had also attended Brockton Business School. Rose had resided in West Bridgewater for the past 55 years and enjoyed summers at Marthas Vineyard and Onset.
Rose was a homemaker devoted to her home and family. She was an avid fan of the Red Sox and New England Patriots and enjoyed reading, business travel with her husband and was a great cook. She was a longtime member and past president of the Women’s Sodality at St. Ann Church West Bridgewater.
Rose was the loving mother of C. Joseph Rossi and his wife Kathleen of Portsmouth, RI; David F. Rossi and his wife Deborah of Middletown, RI; Roseanne Hart and her husband Michael of Stoughton, MA; Patricia Luciano of Campton, NH; Rebecca J. Knox and her husband Lawrence of E. Bridgewater, MA and the late Sandra A. Clooney. She leaves 15 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was the sister of Lillian Toole of Onset, MA; Eva Lepine of East Bridgewater, MA; Joan Dias of Wareham, MA and the late Colin and Angus Beaton.
Funeral from the Conley Funeral Home 138 Belmont St. (Rte 123) Brockton Tuesday at 9:30am. Funeral Mass in St. Ann Church 95 N. Main St. West Bridgewater, MA at 10:30am. Burial in Pine Hill Cemetery, West Bridgewater. Visiting hours Monday 4-7 pm. In lieu of flowers donations in Rose’s name may be made to Old Colony Hospice One Credit Union Way Randolph, MA 02368, for online donations click here