Suzanne "Suzie" Therese Rosales

March 26, 1956 – August 10,2026

Preceded in death by her parents, John A. and Patricia C. Rosales, grandparents, Charles and Flora Gettler, who provided care for Suzie before starting her school program, and Manuel Rosales and Maria Borjon, special aunt Stella Lucinda Gettler and special Uncle Anthony Gettler (Nino) and Aunt Virginia Gettler, and her dearest sister-in-law, Randi Rosales, as well as her paternal uncles and aunts and several cousins.

Survived by her siblings, Mike Rosales (Virginia Guzman-Rosales,) John P. Rosales, Noni Rosales, Pepi Rosales, Patricia Rosales-Chavez (Randy Chavez,) Charles Rosales, Jim (Darcy) Rosales, special aunt and uncle, Rosella Chavez and John Charles Gettler and numerous nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and one great great niece.

Suzie is also survived by her Pueblo Host Family, Clark and Anita and the Nielsen family, including Catherine, Christopher, Felicia, Eisley, Liam, and Cassidy. Suzie also had faithful pets, Aries and Lola, and numerous friends from her personal community and agencies. As an adult, Suzie’s journey in the Pueblo DD community began at the Jordan Residential Home in Boone Colorado. Mike Jordan and his family have been an integral part of Suzie’s life throughout adulthood and has been instrumental in her care.

Chronologically, Suzanne was the sixth child in our family of eight siblings. As a child, she was affectionately known as “Peanut.” Suzie had special needs and functioned as a fairly young child. She was truly blessed and was a blessing to others. As she entered her teen years she grew out of her childhood nickname and preferred to be “Suzie.”

She always had a great love for music. She was fond of Grimms Fairy Tales and Hanna- Barbera cartoons. Like most teens of the sixties, she loved the Beatles, David Cassidy, Bobby Sherman and later, she enjoyed watching Engelbert Humperdinck with her Mamu.

Suzie loved to eat. Her favorites were enchiladas and burritos with a Pepsi. She cleaned her plate every single meal, even if it took an entire hour.

Suzie had a contagious laugh, which actually, was more like a cackle, especially when she was making fun. She had a mischievous side. For example, there was a time she ate a dozen of glazed doughnuts at one sitting and a time she devoured Christmas Rumballs that made her a little tipsy. She enjoyed teasing her brothers and sisters, relatives and later her nieces and nephews. She created nicknames for family members such as “Budsy No No,” “Popu Enoch,” and “Momu Lola.”

From early childhood into adulthood, Suzie loved doing puzzles and amazingly, not small puzzles; the 1,000+ piece puzzles. In fact, if someone asked if they could help Suzie, she might say yes. But, if she did not want help, it was an emphatic NO. She also loved arts and crafts and loved sharing them with her family members. She went through a period when she loved hooking rugs and working with beads. She always loved movies, and was glued to the television when Paw Patrol was on.

After years of working at SRDA in Pueblo and attending BASS, Suzie announced her retirement. As a retiree, Suzie would continue visiting a day program at BASS, strolling down the Pueblo Riverwalk, and going shopping; her favorite stores included Kohl’s and ARC. Sometimes, she even remembered to bring her own wallet.

Suzie’s will was strong and she did things according to her timing, including her final farewell, leaving us with so many fond memories..