Bersabe A. Gonzales

Bersabe (Bercie) A. Gonzales, 98, passed away into the arms of our Blessed Lord on June 13, 2019 after a short illness. Bea was a beautiful & quiet unassuming special lady and a devoted and caring wife, mother & grandmother. She was a great cook and well known for her delicious miniature tortillas & great pumpkin pies. She shared these gifts in her personal ministry as well as with her family.

She was preceded into Eternal Life with our Lord & Savior by her husband Felipe, her parents Tomasita & Manuel Aragon, her sisters Katie Hernandez, Dolores (Lola) Ortiz, Feliz (Lita) Baca, Dulcenea (Candy) Bobadilla and Mary Rose Taylor.

Bea is survived by her children: Paul Manuel & wife Michelle, Angela Marie Gonzales, Philip Charles & wife Marguerite, Michael A. & wife Laura, Peter Damian & wife Teresita, Daniel & wife Ada, Carolyn & Bob Lovato, and Andrew & Gladys Pacheco; by her brother, Joseph Manuel Aragon; by 12 grandchildren, 13 great and three great-great grandchildren. Other survivors include many dear friends and close relatives, including sisters-in-law:

Rose Costales, Bernice Costales, Oralia Ana Gonzales and a special nephew, Michael Costales.

Mrs. Gonzales was a member of Our Lady of the Assumption Church where, together with her husband, she served as a Eucharistic Minister at UNM Hospital. She was also a special friend of El Buen Samaritano United Methodist Church.

Funeral mass will be held at Our Lady of the Assumption Church on June 24, 2019 at 11:00 am.