Rose was born on October 30, 1921 in Quebec, Canada to the late Edward and Florence (Bourque) Gagne.
In 1942 she started her family which was her reason for being, everything she did she did for them. Rose held a job at a school cafeteria so she could spend more time with her children and be there for them.
Rose was very well liked and held many of the same friends from when she was little, she even traveled across country many times just to see them. She was an avid bowler and had a collection of trophies. Her favorite restaurant was Friendly's to which she visited often. Rose especially loved the holidays but more so because her family would be together, which was her greatest joy. She became the matriarch of five generations.
Rose has been a member of St. Thomas Church for over 60 years and attended daily. In the most recent years she would walk to church every morning. Keeping faith was very important to Rose as that kept her going throughout her years and provided both comfort and strength, to an already very strong woman.
Rose is survived by her daughter; Patty Alexander and her husband Paul of Shelby, NC; her sons Richard Maurice and his wife Pat of Wolcott, Gene Maurice and his wife Georgiana of Surf Side Beach, SC, Larry Maurice and his wife Lonnie of Reno, Nevada and Michael Hart and his wife Cindy or Harrisburg, NC; her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren who she was so incredibly proud of and her great-great grandchildren Ashleigh and Gavin who were so special and meant so much to Rose.
She was predeceased by her daughter Diana Hart whom she missed with all of her heart.
The funeral will be held on Monday, December 28th at 12:45 p.m. from the DellaVecchia Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St, Southington to St. Thomas Church, 99 Bristol St., Southington for a Mass at 1:30 pm. Burial will follow at St. Thomas Cemetery. Calling hours will be on Sunday, December 27th from 4-6 p.m. Due to the current pandemic, masks and social distancing precautions are required. For online condolences and directions please visit http://www.dellavecchiasouthington.com
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