Rose M. Gaspardi, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Rose Marie (Albareda) Gaspardi, 92 formerly of North Adams, MA died Tuesday April 23, 2024 at her home in Natick, MA.

She was born in Adams, MA on April 6, 1932, a daughter of Azzo and Pierina (Moser) Albareda. She graduated from the Adams High School.

Rose worked at Berkshire Mills, Sprague Electric Co., and McCann Vocational Technical High School. She assisted her husband in the operation of South Side Sales & Service and other enterprises and was the co-owner of the Buckboard Gift Shop. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church, a member of the Adams Turners, the Red Hat Society, and the Catholic Daughters of America.

She was the widow of Francis Henry Gaspardi who died on September 27, 2010. They were married on October 21, 1950, in St. Thomas Aquinas Church.

Survivors include one daughter, Cathy Marie Freedberg and her husband Richard of Needham, MA and two sons. Frank H. Gaspardi and his wife Lynnette of Surprise, AZ and Bruce A. Gaspardi, Sr. of Windsor, MA. She also leaves four grandchildren including Corinne Hale, Andrew Freedberg and his wife Sierra, Bruce A. Gaspardi Jr. and Robert Gaspardi; two great grandchildren and nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. She was predeceased by her sister, Nancy Spaniol.

FUNERAL NOTICE: A Liturgy of Christian Burial for Rose Gaspardi will be celebrated Tuesday April 30, 2024 at 11:00 AM at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church. Burial will follow in Southview Cemetery. Calling hours at the FLYNN & DAGNOLI-MONTAGNA HOME FOR FUNERALS CENTRAL CHAPEL, 74 Marshall St. North Adams, MA are Monday from 4-7 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to PopCares, Inc. at P.O. Box 482 Williamstown, MA 01267 or in care of the funeral home. To add to the Book of Memories, please visit www.flynndagnolifuneralhomes.com.