Natalia Rosa
Age - 82
November 28, 2023
Natalia De La Rosa passed away peacefully at her home in Wills Point on Thursday, November 23, 2023 after a bravely fought battle with cancer. She was 82 years old. Natalia was born on December 1, 1940, the daughter of Manuel Cerda & Juventine Ortiz Cerda in San Alberto, Coahuila, Mexico. She married the love of her life, Alberto De La Rosa on February 28, 1960, in Agujita, Coahuila, Mexico. They moved to Wills Point in 1969, where together they raised their eight children and owned a local business for several years. She enjoyed watching college football and girls' softball, along with other sports - especially the Kansas City Chiefs and the Texas Rangers. She also enjoyed trips to play the slots & scratching lottery tickets. She was especially fond of gardening and being outside. She also really enjoyed traveling and going on cruises. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers, father in-law, Crispin De La Rosa and mother-in-law, Trinidad Sifuentes. Natalia leaves behind a legacy of love as a devoted wife to her husband, Alberto and devoted mother to six daughters and two sons - Bertha and Rudy Potts, Beatriz Moody, Maria and Brad Goggans, Virginia Minter, Norma and Mark Malone, Alberto Jr and Carol Ann De La Rosa, George and Holly De La Rosa and Carolina and Shane Harden. She is also survived by her grandchildren - Nicholas Potts, Alicia, Christopher & Jessica Moody, Audra Valadez, Michael, Matthew & Jacob Gullett, Rachel Minter, Elizabeth Wilks, Michael Longoria, Miles & MacKenzie Malone, Casey & Cody De La Rosa, Cassidy Julian, Lora Harrison, Julia, Alex and Andrew De La Rosa, Madeline Salinas, and Cullen & Trenton Callow and her great-grandchildren, Jason, Kristen, Jayden, Sarah, Isaiah, Lexxi, Lyric, Jenisus, Meladie, Jo Lynn, Brianna, Jai Marie, Avery, Natalia, Persephone, Liam, Gage, Nova, Luna, Atlas, Jaxsen, Karter, Sutton, Joseph, Jonah, Brylie, Ashton, Addison, Audrey, Hadley Jo, Daxton, Sawyer, Charlotte, Huxxlee and Sorren and six great-great grandchildren - Isabella, Miller, Jason, Emilia, Jake and Josiah, who was born just two days before she passed. She is also survived by a whole host of nieces and nephews who were very dear to her. A Celebration of Life to honor her will be held on December 10, 2023. Details to follow from the family. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in her name to the American Cancer Society.Show more