Sylvia Jimenez Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Sylvia Jimenez of Carpinteria passed peacefully November 16th, 2018. She lived 75 joyful and happy years of her life. Sylvia was preceded in death by her sister Margrette Escamilla. Sylvia is survived by her husband Frederick Jimenez Sr. , her two sons Raymond Jimenez (Trisha Jimenez), Frederick Jimenez Jr. (Yvonne Jimenez), her mother Josephine Villages, her brother Tony Villages (Aleyda), her five grandchildren Jessica Jimenez, Fredrick Jimenez III, Raymond Jimenez Jr. , Anthony Jimenez, Joseph Anthony Jimenez. Sylvia was born on February 15th, 1943, in Santa Barbara California. She was raised in the city of Carpinteria where she was raised by her mother Josephine and grew up with a brother Tony and her sister Margaret. Her mother loved her so very much, their bond was indescribable, a bond a mother and daughter only dream of but they had it and was never going to change. Sylvia carried on a quality that her mother out into and that was to be there for her family that she loved being with every single day of her life. Sylvia was raised up in Carpinteria her whole life. She graduated from Carpinteria High School in 1961. She then got married on August 24th, 1963 to Frederick Jimenez Sr. Sylvia worked many jobs that she enjoyed and loved doing because of the qualities that were installed in her from growing and knew how much passion she will have in her life, she worked at the Carpinteria school district, Jostens, and Gallop and Stripling orcuits. Sylvia's main passion was her family. Raising her sons and giving them the tools to make the world their own and always chase after their dreams was something she always wanted her sons to do with their lives. Sylvia enjoyed gardening, sewing, cooking for her family, babysitting and spending with all her grandchildren, camping and when camping cooking above an open fire, watching the Dodgers on T.V. and cheering them on from her seat, and enjoyed dancing and having music go throughout the house during holidays or any normal day. She had many friends near and far that she was always happy to see. She was the true definition of what a happy and sweet soul should be on this earth. Always having a smile on her face that light up any room and make anyone that was having a bad day and turn it around to be happy with the smile of hers. Sylvia lived a fun and happy life where she left a legacy in her two sons and all her grandchildren. Sylvia was the best mother to her children and showing the love she had for them and the care every since they were born and showed it till her last days. She was an amazing wife always being there for her husband, bad or good days they were always laughing about something and enjoying their company together because they found true love between themselves and their love kept on growing into something beautiful. She was the best grandmother any grandkid can ask for in their lives. She was always there for them whenever they needed her and protecting them from any harm in this world and believing in them with all their dreams they had in them. From her husband, her two sons, and her grandchildren the love they had for her was something you find once in a lifetime because Sylvia was a true gift to this world and a once in a lifetime person that can never be compared to anyone. She had the strength to fight through anything that was thrown at her life and she fought till her last days being the fighter she was. She was the example for everyone she encountered with and the example of always being happy, laugh, be there for anyone, and simply enjoy life that will live through her husband, sons, and grandchildren till the end of time. She will be missed and loved dearly, but never forgotten by her family. A rosary will be held on Friday, November 23, 7:00 pm at Welch-Ryce-Haider downtown Chapel. Mass will be held on Saturday, November 24, 11:30 am at St. Joseph's church in Carpinteria. Interment will follow at Carpinteria Cemetery.

Sylvia Jimenez

February 15, 1943 - November 16, 2018