Rose M. Gowell

Rose M. Gowell WESTON Rose M. Gowell, of Weston, died peacefully Tuesday morning, June 16, 2009, at the Milford Regional Medical Center, after a brief illness. She was 95. Born on March 2, 1914, in Brooklyn, New York, daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Lauricella) Favaloro, Rose was a raised in Jamaica Plain and came to Weston in 1950, where she was a resident until moving to her daughters home in Bellingham several months ago. Rose was a devoted and faithful parishioner of Saint Julias Church in Weston, where she taught religious education for over 28 years. She volunteered as a Teachers Aide and Lunch Mother for over 30 years in the Weston Public School System at local elementary schools. In her spare time, she enjoyed entertaining family and friends by playing the piano, as a young woman she enjoyed square dancing and traveling, but most of all she was passionate about playing a mean game of cribbage. Beloved wife of the late William B. Gowell and mother of the late Diane Gowell. Rose is survived by her devoted daughters, Mary L. Lynch and her soul mate Harry of Quincy and Bellingham, Elizabeth Nawn of Newton, and Elaine R. Laney Fortin and her husband Denis of Bellingham, her dear sister Marie Lehane of Scituate, and her loving grandchildren Michael Fortin and Jennifer Fortin and her fiance Jeffrey Mitchell. In addition, she is survived by many wonderful and caring nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held from the Brasco & Sons Memorial Chapels, 773 Moody Street, WALTHAM (BrascoFuneralHome.com) on Saturday morning June 20th at 9:30 a.m. with a Mass of Christian Burial in celebration of Roses Life at Saint Julias Church, 374 Boston Post Road, Weston at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Linwood Cemetery in Weston. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visitation will be held in the funeral home prior to the Funeral Mass on Saturday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Parking attendants on duty. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Roses memory to her grandson Michaels employment workshop to assist people with disabilities at HMEA, 8 Forge Park East, Franklin, MA 02038