Sally Sue Borgaro

BORGARO, Sally Sue October 8, 1931 - July 14, 2011 Sally Sue Borgaro passed away at the age of 79. She was born in Des Moines, IA to William and Norma (Cope) Woodhead. The family moved to Los Angeles in 1944 and then to Santa Barbara in 1946. Sally attended La Cumbre Junior High and graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1949. On December 26, 1951 Sally married Ernest Borgaro. In 1955, Sally and Ernie moved into the home he designed and built and they raised five daughters there. Active as a Girl Scout volunteer, first as a troop leader when the girls were growing up and then as the local service unit registrar, uniform exchange and cookie sale chairman, she received several honors for her dedicated service that spanned 45 years. Sally enjoyed organizing summer camping trips with the family, canning and making jam from fruit harvested in the family orchard, reading, singing, doing all sorts of puzzles and writing her annual Christmas newsletter. She loved being a part of her husband's extended Italian family who gathered quite often for picnics, 4th of July, and many other celebrations. Sally was very talented in the area of sewing and stitchery and was a member of the local chapter of the Embroidery Guild of America. Lifelong "true blue" L.A. Dodger fans, Sally and Ernie loved to go to Dodger Stadium and loyally tuned in to radio and TV games. Ernie passed away in 2009, but she continued the tradition up until two days before her death when she watched the All-Star game on TV. Sally was an amazing example and testament of how a positive outlook and a sense of humor in the face of declining health and mobility can keep a person going. She will be greatly missed by family and friends, but it is comforting to know that she is reunited with Ernie, and other loved ones that have gone before. Heartfelt thanks to the doctors and staff at SB Cottage Hospital in MICU and 5 Central for their tender and loving care in the last weeks of her life. Sally is survived by daughters and sons-in-law Susan and Edward Abair of Dinuba, CA, Mary and Charlie Simmons of Los Gatos, CA, Nancy and Scott Chambers of Lodi, CA, Laurie and Richard Tingstrom of Summerland, CA, and Jayni and Patrick Kavanaugh of Vancouver, BC. There are ten grandchildren and one great grandchild. Also surviving are her sister and brother-in-law Betty and Larry Warmack of Battle Ground, WA. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Fri, July 22 followed by a rosary vigil at Welch-Ryce-Haider, 450 Ward Dr., Goleta. A mass of Christian burial be at San Roque Catholic Church, 3200 Calle Cedro, Santa Barbara, on Sat, July 23 at 10:30 a.m. followed by interment at Calvary Cemetery. Memorial donations can be made in Sally's name to Girl Scouts of California's Central Coast, 801 S. Victoria Ave #202, Ventura, CA 93003, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 689, Santa Barbara, CA 93102 or San Roque Catholic Church, 325 Argonne Circle, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. To leave online condolences please visit www.wrhsb.com. Arrangements by Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Chapels.