years. When Maricela was not working or volunteering, she was raising three children of her own as a single mom. She cared for all of her grandchildren and spent time making crafts and ceramics with them also, Maricela is preceded in death by her parents Joe and Felipa Rosas, her son, Bernabe Saavedra. She is survived by her son, Carlos Saavedra and his wife, Guadalupe, daughter, Liz Serna, grandchildren, Omar Serna, Jennifer Serna, Daniel Gutierrez, Leroy Gutierrez, Felix Jaramillo, Samantha Avila, Michael Avila, and Stephanie Avila, ten great-grandchildren, and numerous nephews and nieces.