Rosa Frando Mireles

Rosa Mireles of Indio, California passed away peacefully at the age of 67 on Monday, April 11th, 2022. She was born in Brawley, California to Ciriaco and Celia Frando on January 19, 1955.
Rosa attended Brawley Union High School and was a well-rounded student athlete. She was Secretary of her freshman class, Vice President of her sophomore class and was a member of the drill team, basketball team, and volleyball team. She relocated to the Coachella Valley shortly after graduation.
Rosa was a numbers person who started her career at Bank of America. She eventually moved on to work in the finance and accounting department of California Redi-Date, ultimately becoming their Financial Operations Manager.
Rosa loved spending time with her two sons, her grandchildren and her pup, Charlie. She would often tell her sons that Charlie was their brother! Charlie lived like a king when it was just the two of them living at her house.
When her sons were younger, she enjoyed attending their baseball games, basketball games, and band performances she was often the loudest mom in the stands, cheering her sons on with pride. Back home she wouldn't hesitate to give her sons advice on how to improve for their next game or competition.
In her spare time, Rosa loved to create and maintain beautifully landscaped back yards and could often be found out back tending to her plants. She was a firm believer that plants had feelings and that they needed to be loved. She found working in her yard to be therapeutic and relaxing but also enjoyed sharing her space for her grandchildren's baby showers and birthday parties. She loved family get-togethers.
Rosa will be, and should be, remembered best for her unwavering determination in fighting cancer and, eventually, dementia. She maintained her resolve until the end, often beating the prognosis of doctors and nurses to squeeze out just a bit more time in our world. Well done, Mom.
Rosa is survived by her sons Mike and Adrian, her daughters-in-law Kristen and Cara, her grandchildren Ethan, Madisyn, Zoey, Zachary and Skyler, her brothers Jesse, Eliseo, Jr, and Carlos, and her sister Celia.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30am on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 45118 Park St., Indio, CA 92201. Burial will take place on May 11 at noon at the Coachella Valley Public Cemetery, 82925 52nd Avenue, Coachella, CA 92236. Guests are encouraged, if possible, to wear something lavender or light purple it was Rosa's favorite color.
UPDATE: There will be a gathering immediately after the cemetery service at Forest Lawn Funeral Home, 51990 Javkson Street, Coachella CA 92236. It is across the street from the cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, guests are encouraged to make small donations in Rosa's honor to one of the following charities:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: https://www.stjude.org/donate/pm-step.html?frequency_selected=0&sc_icid=impactgiving-donate-bttn-top&amount=x
Alzheimer's Association: https://act.alz.org/site/Donation