Rosalia Jornales Adrid

In honor of a life that left footprints of love.

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Rosalia Jornales Adrid, born Rosalia Buhain Jornales, passed away peacefully and surrounded by love on August 1, 2026, at the age of 100.

Rosalia was born on September 4, 1925, in Salinas, now known as Rosario, Cavite, Philippines. Although her legal name at the time of her passing was Rosalia Jornales Dungca, she had begun the process of returning to the family name of Adrid, the name she wished to reclaim in honor of her children.

Rosalia lived a remarkable life defined by love, courage, faith, and resilience. She lost her mother when she was just eight years old and endured tremendous hardships during World War II. Her brother was captured by the Japanese in 1941, and during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, Rosalia bravely risked her own life searching for him. The hardships she experienced early in life would shape the strength and determination that carried her through the next nine decades.

In 1943, Rosalia married Felimon Adrid, Sr., who had escaped from a Japanese concentration camp and later joined the United States Navy. Once again, faced with the hardship of war, Rosalia and Felimon experienced the heartbreaking loss of their first son, Peter, who was stillborn while Rosalia was hiding in the mountains after the Japanese took over their town. Despite this profound loss, Rosalia and Felimon went on to raise five children together.

In 1958, the family relocated to San Diego, where Rosalia built a successful career in food service at NAS Miramar. After her divorce in 1974, she returned to school and earned an Associate's Degree in Food Service Management. Her determination and hard work led to a management position overseeing multiple food service locations at NAS Miramar. Even after leaving food service, Rosalia continued working for the Navy Exchange as a sunglasses, watch and fine jewelry sales associate. She finally retired at the age of 80.

Rosalia was deeply committed to her Filipino-American heritage and community. She was a longtime and the longest-standing member of the Filipino American Women's Club (FAWC). In 2019, at the age of 94, she was honored as “Mrs. Sampaguita.” The sampaguita, the national flower of the Philippines, symbolizes purity, simplicity, humility, and strength—qualities that beautifully reflected Rosalia's life.

She loved cooking, gardening, spending time with her beloved group of friends known as the “Fashionistas,” and, above all, gathering with her family. Her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren were among the greatest joys of her life, and she treasured the many family gatherings and memories they created together.

Two days after celebrating her 98th birthday surrounded by her family, Rosalia suffered a stroke at home. Although it left her dependent on a wheelchair, she faced rehabilitation and multiple therapies with the same determination that had carried her through every challenge in her life. Through her perseverance, she regained her cognition and motor skills and continued to live with purpose, joy, and gratitude.

For the final two and a half years of her life, Rosalia lived at Vineyard Ranch, an assisted living community where she found not only the care she needed, but also friendship, community, and a place to continue living life on her own terms. She enjoyed happy hour, attended Mass and rosary, and even helped create a weekly rosary group among her neighbors.

During the final year of her life, Rosalia made the courageous and deeply personal decision to enter hospice care, choosing not to return to the hospital for further medical treatment. She often said that the love of her children, the staff at Vineyard Ranch, and her hospice caregivers had prolonged her life. She felt deeply loved and cared for, and that love gave her comfort and peace.

Rosalia's greatest legacy was the love she gave to her family. Through her life and example, she taught them that no matter how difficult life becomes, you keep going, you remain strong, and you never stop loving.

She is survived by her five children: Wenceslao Adrid, Maria Bolanos, Anna Roccaforte, Felimon Adrid, Jr., and Melissa Brown; eight grandchildren: Michael Roccaforte, Amara Silao, Daniel Roccaforte, Aadra Lee, Aaron Lee, Sean Luat, McKenna Berge, and Ryne Adrid; eleven great-grandchildren: Taylor Jongsma, Alexis Roccaforte, Isaiah Luat, Garret Roccaforte, Devin Lee, Jackson Lee, Anderson Adrid, Atom Adrid, Christopher Lee, Harper Berge, and Amelia Adrid; and her great-great-granddaughter, Lauren Rose Jongsma.

She is also lovingly remembered by a great-grandchild who is expected to join the family in December 2026.

Rosalia lived 100 years, but it was not simply the length of her life that made it extraordinary. It was the courage with which she lived it, the faith that carried her through it, the people she loved, the lives she touched, and the strength she passed on to her family.

She was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend, community member, caregiver, survivor, and a woman of remarkable strength and faith.

She was deeply loved.
She was deeply guided by her fait.
She was deeply committed to her family.
She will be deeply missed.

And her legacy of love, faith, resilience, and strength will live on in every generation that follows her.

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