Gloria Louise Macartney
Our beloved mother Gloria L. Macartney passed away peacefully on March 30,2024 surrounded by family at Valle Verde health center.
Gloria was born in Santa Barbara, California, to the late Ralph Frescas and Bertha Ryder (Mata). She is survived by her brother James Frescas (Gloria), her three daughters, Toni Lee Gonzales (Arthur), Nicole Morello (Edward), and Yvette Duarte (Jeronimo), and 13 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great grandchildren. Gloria is preceded by her parents Ralph and Bertha, her son Ralph, grandson Edward, and granddaughter Monique.
Gloria was raised in Santa Barbara and attended the local schools.
Gloria loved her family and was a dedicated daughter, mother, grandmother, auntie, and caregiver. She was always the life of the party and loved to laugh and have a good time. Gloria was known for her small business “Gloria’s Fiesta Dresses” as a seamstress and was involved with Old Spanish Days Fiestas at a young age. Gloria shared this love with her daughters and grandchildren. She made Fiesta dresses for her children and grandchildren as they participated in the Old Spanish Days parades and performed during fiesta. Gloria loved making fiesta dresses for little girls who were in the children’s fiesta parade for many years. If you see little ones in polka dots it’s likely made by our loving mother, Gloria.
Gloria is loved and missed by her loving daughters, family and friends. A celebration of life will be held at Tucker’s Grove, Area 5 Kiwanis Meadows, at 1 p.m. on Saturday May 4th. The family extends this invitation to those who had the honor of knowing Gloria. Our loving mother, grandmother, nana G aka GG is missed by us all. She will live in our hearts forever.
Her daughters wish to thank the leadership team at Valle Verde, specifically Melissa, Jeremiah, Ann and the amazing healthcare team of angels at Valle Verde’s Health Center who took such great care of our loving mother over the last two years, up until her final days. A special thank you to the loving team at Assisted Hospice Care specifically Aretha, Marianne and Denise.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to Valle Verde Foundation Freda Fuller Fund. Valle Verde Retirement Community 900 Calle de los Amigos, Santa Barbara, CA 93105.