OBITUARY Rose Errigo December 1, 1924 – December 25, 2018 She was a proud and dignified woman who had a passion for life. Rose Errigo was born in 1924 in Casablanca, Morocco and was raised during the time that there was unrest in the world and her family was at great risk. When she was in her teens, WWII was declared.
Growing up in French Morocco with her parents, Miriam and Aaron Ohayon and her older sister and three brothers, Aida, Shlomo, Simon and David. Being Jewish, it was a very difficult time, but fortunately the American’s prevented the Nazi’s from invading Northern Africa thus preventing her family from being sent to a concentration camp. At this point she developed a very strong sense of the devastation that religious persecution can be bring.
Her family was a strong close-knit family with strong individuals. When Israel was newly established, three of her siblings moved and two settled in Israel – and flourished in the vibrant new country. Rose went to work for American Express in Casablanca and met my father when he was sent to Europe by the Corps of Civil Engineers in 1952.
He was smitten by her and after they were married brought her to California for a short time and then took her and their young daughter to Taiwan. They lived there happily for three years where their second daughter Monique was born. Rose was brought up with traditional values and learned the skills that a woman of her era should—cooking, sewing, knitting and childrearing, as well as a love of history.
Once settled in the United States she went through an intense course of study to become an American Citizen. Later when Rosemary and Monique were old enough to go to school, she became a French school teacher and was a favorite at the school she taught, Bluebird Academy in Calabasas. In later years she worked in the Los Angeles school system at Parkman Junior High and later at Blue Cross Insurance before retiring.
After retirement, Rose moved to Leisure Village in Camarillo prior to moving to Park Vista in Thousand Oaks in 2017. Rose instilled in her children—good manners, respect and sound moral values. Rose spent hours at her sewing machine making beautiful outfits for her daughters to wear, in later years knitting blankets, sweaters and outfits for her grandchildren.
Her greatest quality was to encourage them to make the best of everything and to face problems head on. Rose was preceded in death by her husband Harry Errigo. Rose is survived by her two daughters, Rosemary Allison and Monique Campbell as well as her grandchildren, Jennifer, Cristina Rose, Joseph, Taylor, Cristina, Jaime, Jeff, and her great granddaughter Faith.
Rose Errigo will be missed by all, but her memory will live on in us all forever.
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