Clara Gonsalves, 87, of Wareham, died Thursday, Feb. 25 at Tobey Hospital. She was the wife of the late John R. Gonsalves.

Born in Wareham, she was the daughter of the late Josephine (Andrews) Gonsalves. A lifelong resident, she worked as an assembler for H.L. Bouton Co. in Buzzards Bay before she retired.

She is survived by her children, Cindy J. Martin and her husband Joseph, of Acushnet, Deidre Day, of Wareham, Sandra Cabral and her husband Richard, of Rochester, and John Gonsalves and his wife Roberta, of E. Providence; her sister, Beatrice Fernandes, of Wareham; her grandchildren, Richard Cabral, Jr., Alycia Lopes, David Cabral, Melanie Gainey, Melodie Gonsalves, Kerry Paradise, Jonathan Day and eight great grandchildren and several step-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her daughter, the late Shirley Antone and her brother, the late Manuel Fernandes.

Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 2599 Cranberry Highway (Rt. 28), Wareham on Monday, Feb. 29 from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, March 1 at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Tihonet Rd., at 10 a.m.

Donations in her memory may be made to American Diabetes Assoc., 10 Speen Street, 2nd Flr., Framingham, MA 01701. For directions and on-line guestbook visit: www.ccgfuneralhome.com