
98, died peacefully at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital on March 26, 2019. Rose was born in Angamacutiro, Michoacán, Mexico on March 12, 1921, to Filiberto Salgado and Juana Perez. She came with family members to Santa Barbara at the age of 3, having lived in her beloved Santa Barbara for 95 years. Rose attended local primary schools including Lincoln Elementary School, and through out her life worked in a variety of areas including cleaning homes with her mother, ironing and cleaning at Ambassador Laundering, assembling lampshades for a retail store, clerk at a women´s clothing store, and a the Frozen Packing house with Jordano´s. She volunteered occasionally at the Senior Center and was recognized for volunteering over 10,000 hours at the Santa Barbara Food Bank.
Rose was an excellent cook who often helped her neighbors with health care and food, when people were sick. She loved flowers, enjoyed her gardening and knitting. Rose greatly enjoyed the music our her beloved friend, Lalo Moreno.
Rose is survived by her sons, Robert R. Vega and David M. Vega, Sr.; grandchildren, David, Jr., Anthony R., and Joseph R. Vega; great-grandchildren, Anthony, Angelina, Angelique, Nicolas, Holy, Daniel and Adriana; step-sister, Maria Teresa Garcia; and cousins, Mercy Martinez and Henry Mendoza.
The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, April 12, 2019, at 10:00 am, at the Holy Cross Church, 1740 Cliff Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93109, followed by interment at Calvary Cemetery. Family and friends are welcomed to the Reception at the Church Hall following the graveside service.
Arrangements entrusted to Pueblo del Rey Funeral Services.