Vincent C. Gonzales, 76, longtime resident of Manassa, Colo., passed away on April 4, 2024, at Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, Colo. Vincent was born on March 15, 1948 ,in Santa Fe, N.M., to Vicente and Genoveva Gonzales, and was raised in El Rito, N.M. Vincent married Rosalinda “Rose” Rivera of Canjilon, N.M., on June 24, 1967, and the two raised their three children early on in Grand Junction, Colo., and later Manassa, Colo., where he would spend the remainder of his life.

Vincent worked during his early years as a laborer for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, and later as a laborer for other industries and small businesses. In his later years, he and Rose wove New Mexican serapes that were sold throughout northern New Mexico and passed down to their family and loved ones.

Vincent’s hobbies included fishing, hunting, taking trips to New Mexico to gamble, gardening and landscaping his yard, and weaving. He enjoyed a quiet life at home, a private man at heart, his greatest joys were spent passing the days watching the news and spending time and talking with his wife, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and his family and friends that stopped by to visit him.

Vincent was preceded in death by his parents, Vicente and Genoveva Gonzales; sister and brother-in-law, Betty and John McFarland of Sarasota, Fla.; brother, Jerry Gonzales of Grand Junction, Colo., and brother-in-law, Antonio Rivera of Manassa, Colo.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Rose Gonzales of Manassa, Colo.; his children: Travis (Angela) Gonzales, Betsy (Dwayne) Salazar, and James Gonzales, all of Manassa, Colo.; his grandchildren: Samantha (Kevin) Yapsir of Hoboken, N.J.; Alexandria (Ames) Sisneros of Antonito, Colo.; Manuel (Rihana) Herrera of Alamosa, Colo.; Brandon Gonzales of Manassa, Colo.; and Ryan (Natalie) Gonzales of Alamosa, Colo.; his two great-grandsons, AJ and Alexander Sisneros of Manassa, Colo; his siblings: Cathaline Lind of Grand Junction, Colo.; Ruby Rivera of Manassa, Colo.; and Genoveva (Luis) Cortes of Tyler, Texas; and his sister-in-law Elizabeth Gonzales of Grand Junction, Colo. He is also survived by numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews throughout Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Florida.

Vincent was loved and will be deeply missed by his family.

All services will be held at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church in Manassa, Colo. A viewing will be held on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, from 4 to 5:45 p.m. followed by a Recitation of the Rosary at 6 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 10 a.m. Interment will follow the Funeral Mass at the Los Cerritos Cemetery in Manassa.

Rogers Family Mortuary is in care of the arrangements. To leave online condolences, tributes, and words of comfort for Vincent’s family, please visit www.RogersFunerals.com.