(1935-2026)

Sister Rosita Garcia Bernardo, affectionately known as “RB” or by her preferred name, Rose, was born on May 3, 1935, in Guagua, Pampanga, Philippines, to Pedro Bernardo and Maria Garcia. She was the couple’s only child but had a half-brother, Nicolas, from her mother’s first marriage.

Pedro died when Rosita was very young, and at some point Maria and her children moved from Guagua to the municipality of Floridablanco, also in the province of Pampanga. Maria became a cook for a local family, and Rosita grew up among the family’s children.

She received her early schooling at Floridablanco Elementary and then St. Augustine Academy (now the St. Augustine Academy of Pampanga), from which she graduated in 1953.

At quite a young age, she had begun working in a very successful store her brother owned, and when she was old enough to have her own career, Nicolas opened a second, smaller, store and turned it over to her to operate. This unlikely location was where she first came into contact with the Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of Remedies.

Read more about Sister Rosita (PDF)

Memorial gifts may be made to Adrian Dominican Sisters, 1257 East Siena Heights Drive, Adrian, MI, 49221. 

Sister's Memorial Card (PDF)

Remembrance Recording

Note: To view recordings with closed captioning, they must be viewed on our public video library rather than through the links below.

Recording of Sister Rosita's (and Sister Meliza's) Mass of Remembrance - After clicking the link, download the recording by right-clicking on the video choosing "Save video as."

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