Vigil services for Rosario Garife, 93, of Lompoc, will be 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Thursday at La Purisima Catholic Church with Rev. Tom Cook officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery.

Rosario was born January 14, 1916 in the Philippines to Domingo and Ines Estrella Limjoco. She worked and retired from Red Star Industrial Service after 20 years of employment. Earlier in her life, she had worked at Bodger Seeds Company. Rosario was one of the founding members of the Lompoc Filipino-American Club and a longtime parishioner of La Purisima Catholic Church. Her favorite pastimes included following her family's sporting interests, especially Lompoc High sports.

She died Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at her home.

Survivors (spouses) include sons, Carlito (Betty) Garife, Rey (Cynthia) Garife, and Rollie (Vicky) Garife, all of Lompoc, Jerry (Cindy) Garife of Fillmore, Calif. and Nick (Lisa) Garife of South Gate, Calif.; 20 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Gerardo and sons Nicholas and Freddie.

Visitation hours will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary.