Carole Martine Rosales

07/12/1956 – 10/11/2023 

Carole Martine Rosales, born on July 12, 1956, to Martin and Beatrice Rosales, passed away on Oct. 11, 2023. She is survived by her four children, William, Winslow, Miles and Jade, as well as her two grandchildren, Cheyenne and Abigail. Carole is also survived by her siblings – sister Lorraine Fuentes and brother Marty Rosales – as well as her nephew and niece Joaquin and Brandee.

Carole grew up in Carpinteria, where she went to school. She was a wild child, a hippie. She loved flowers and spent much of her professional career working in nursery wholesale operations in town. Her love of music was ever present, and she embodied the spirit of the song “Free Bird.” Carole loved the Allman Brothers, the Doobie Brothers, Fleetwood Mac and Bob Marley among others. She loved to dance and see live music.

Carole was a free spirit and spent much of her life seeking her true self, wisdom and knowledge. She loved to ride her bike, something that truly made her feel free. She loved going to the beach – Rincon, Tar Pits, Fourth Beach or Jacksons, South Beach and Eagle Cove. But she held nothing higher than the love of her children, all of which came to her at important times in her life, whether she was living in Washington or California.

Carole was a lot of things to a lot of people. Her smile was big and bright, and she would always take care of the ones she loved with all she had. Alas, she finally lost her battle to cancer after her first diagnosis over fifteen years ago. Carole was a survivor; she was a mystic and a spiritual being. She lived a nomadic life and that was good enough for her. Carole’s spirit will reverberate a frequency from her moving outward, echoing “Divine Peace and Infinite Blessings!”

A Celebration of Life will be held for her on Nov. 11 at noon at the Garden Market in Carpinteria, where we will share the life that was.