Rosa Alvarado

Rosa Alvarado, 88, of Lubbock, Texas, passed away on the morning of Monday, October 19, 2026, in Lubbock. She was born on November 5, 1937, in Vick, Texas to the late Jose and Rosita Sarzosa. Rosa lived a life marked by love, devotion, and quiet strength. When she was younger, Rosa worked very hard in the fields, a reflection of the strength and determination that stayed with her throughout her life. In 1953, she married Macario Alvarado Sr. and moved to Tahoka where she devoted herself to being a homemaker. She created a home shaped by love, care, and faith

She was a caring and loving person whose presence brought comfort and warmth to the people who knew her.

Rosa found joy in simple and beautiful things. She loved cooking, watching television, gardening, sewing, thrift shopping, and attending church. She liked dressing well and brought happiness to others through dancing and singing. Those who knew her will remember a woman whose warmth was felt in everyday moments, and whose caring and loving nature was the heart of her family.

Rosa Alvarado will be remembered with deep love for the life she lived, the family she cherished, and the kindness she shared so freely. Her memory will remain a blessing to all who knew her.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Macario Alvarado Sr.; her grandson, Tony Garcia Jr. (his surviving wife Meghan Ringo of Lubbock); her sisters, Suzanna Deleon, Sophia Aguirre, Antonia Velasquez, Bruna Sanchez, Cana Torrez, and Fane Sarzosa; and her brothers, Frank Sarzosa and Pilar Sarzosa.

She is survived by her sons John Alvarado and his wife Yolanda of Tahoka, Macario Alvarado Jr. and wife GiGi of Lubbock; daughters Modesta Alvarado Martinez and her husband Ted Gomez of Ft. Worth, Josephine Alvarado-Drerup of Ft. Worth, Linda Lopez and her husband Manuel of Lubbock, and Yolanda Lee Wright and her husband Benny Gonzales of Tahoka; twenty grandchildren; twenty nine great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren.

Viewing and visitation will begin 1:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., Friday, October 23, 2026, at Calvillo Funeral Home & Chapel-Tahoka, Texas with a rosary beginning at 4:30 p.m. the same afternoon. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 24, 2026, at St. Jude Catholic Church with Deacon Simon Resendez officiating. Burial will follow at Nevels Memorial Park under the direction of Calvillo Funeral Home & Chapel.