Rose Ann Gossard Navratil

August 9, 1929 - September 3, 2016

Rose Ann Gossard Navratil, 87, formerly of Rochester Township, passed away Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in Villa St. Joseph, Baden. Born August 9, 1929, in Rochester, a daughter of the late Joseph and Lena Gerace, she was a retired clerk with the former Barnett's Booterie, Rochester. She was a member of St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Parish, Rochester and recently was attending the Sisters of St. Joseph Chapel, Baden. She was a member of the Christian Mothers of St. Cecilia's and Circle of Friends, Baden. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Howard A. Gossard, in 1987; her second husband, Henry G. Navratil, in 2012; a son, Joseph K. Gossard, in 1998; two brothers, Samuel and Michael Gerace and a sister, Helen Pantano. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law. H. David and Kathy Gossard, Daugherty Township; one granddaughter, Kristy J. Gossard Sullivan and her husband, Scott, Daugherty Twp.; a great-grandson, Bryce Sullivan; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Mary and Elmo Marianni and Nancy Derochis, all of Ambridge; numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the WILLIAM MURPHY FUNERAL HOME INC., 349 Adams St., Rochester. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Chapel of the Sisters of St. Joseph, 1020 W. State Street, Baden, PA (where everyone is to meet). Entombment will follow in St. Cecilia Mausoleum. The family wishes memorial contributions be made to Villa St. Joseph, 1020 W. State Street, Baden, PA 15005.