Beatrice Rose

Beatrice H. Rose, 86 of Wakefield formerly of Reading, died Tuesday, December 30 surrounded by family.

Born in Cambridge on April 13, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Jose P. and Helen V. (Brilliante) Monteiro.

Mrs. Rose was a graduate of Somerville High School, Class of 1946, and later attended the Kathleen Dell Secretarial School in Boston. She had been a longtime Reading resident before making her home in Wakefield where she was a member of St. Joseph Church. Mrs. Rose had worked as a teller at the Old Colony Bank and later worked as a Real Estate Agent for Christopher J. Barrett Realtors. She had been a member of the Cosmopolitan Square Dance Club for many years.

Mrs. Rose was the wife of the late Anthony C. Rose, Jr. She is survived by her children: Deborah Amato and her husband Kenneth of Chelmsford, Michael Rose of Copenhagen, Denmark, Pamela Rose of Wakefield, and Jeannine Hardy of North Andover. She is also survived by nine grandchildren: Joseph Amato and his wife Kim, Eric, and Camille Amato; Carabeth Connolly and her husband Johannes, Daniel Connolly and his wife Vidhya, and Patrick Connolly and his wife Jackie; and Adam, Amanda, and Ian Hardy, as well as two great grandchildren: Eyvindur and Travis. She was the sister of the late Arnold J. Monteiro.

Her funeral will be held from the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave., Wakefield on Saturday at 10:30am followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Joseph Church, 173 Albion St., Wakefield at 11:30am. Visitation for relatives and friends will be held at the Funeral Home on Friday from 4 to 8pm. Interment will be at Lakeside Cemetery in Wakefield.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Rose's name may be made to Circle Homes, Inc Hospice Programs, 336 Central St., Lowell, MA 01852 or to the charity of one's choice.

January 02, 2015
4:00 PM to 8:00 PM

McDonald Funeral Home
19 Yale Ave
Wakefield, MA 01880
(781) 245-3550

January 03, 2015
11:30 AM

St. Joseph Church
173 Albion St.
Wakefield, MA 01880