Dorothy May Cardoza

Dorothy May Cardoza passed away September 2, 2026, after a one week stay at French Hospital where every attempt was made to stop a bleeding ulcer. The family sends our thanks to the doctors and kind nursing staff who attended her. She was surrounded by family when she passed.

Dorothy was one of six children born to Bernice and Granville Andersen in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 16, 1934. She attended school in Cayucos and Cambria. She married Leslie Ramos and they had seven children. They lived and worked on several dairies in San Luis Obispo County and later settled in Santa Margarita, where they built a beautiful home. Dorothy was the ultimate homemaker. She was a wonderful cook and seamstress. She often took in ironing and babysat, as well as sold milk from their cows to help support her family after Leslie passed away.

She never forgot birthdays and kept in touch with her whole family.

She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, Rosalind Landreth, Susan Manning, and Sandra Nash, and three sons, John Ramos, Donald Ramos, and Gary Ramos, and grandsons Andrew, Sean, and Easton.

She is survived by her daughter, Kathleen Mauer of Atascadero, Robert Ramos of McCammon ID, and Rick Ramos of Elk Creek MO, William Ramos of Santa Margarita CA; two brothers, Robert Andersen (Bodean) of Kimberly OR, and Fred Andersen (Judy) of Atascadero. She is also survived by grandchildren Kristina Grinnell, David and Wade Mauer, Jason, Bryan and Leslie Ramos, Eric and JJ Ramos, Matt Ramos, Jodi Reichard, Carsen Ramos, Nicole Price, Aramis, Elias and DeJon Ramos, Russell and Cody Ramos, Jayne Ramos and Rebecca Higbee.

Per her request, no services will be held. Interment is by Chapel of Roses Crematory and placement is in the garden by the pond.