Margaret Rico Gamboa

Our mother, Margaret Rico Gamboa 88, rested in peace on September
17 th, 2019 at home in the presence of her children and grandchildren.
A Catholic rosary will be recited on September 30, 2019, at Reardon's
Mortuary in Oxnard at 7 pm.
A Funeral Mass will be held for Margaret Rico Gamboa of Oxnard
California on Tuesday, October 1 st, 2019 at 10 am at St. Anthony’s
Church in Oxnard. Our mother will be laid to rest at Santa Clara
Cemetery.
Born on March 20, 1931, to Jesus Cuenca Rico and Paula Flores Rico
in Los Angeles, California; Margaret was the mother of 12 children,
a dedicated wife and homemaker, Hospice Volunteer, and also
volunteered with the Sister Servants of Mary. Margaret was also a
“yard duty” monitor at Santa Clara Elementary School for many years.
Margaret was the president of the Girls Athletics Association at Santa
Clara High school and graduated from SC in 1950. After graduating
high school, Margaret attended Business college in Los Angeles for
two years and returned home to continue helping run the family
owned business “La Barca Market” on E. 2 nd St which was the first
Mexican owned business in La Colonia.
Our mother was preceded in death by her loving spouse Gregory
Arreola Gamboa, and her two sons Stephen Gamboa and Louis
Gamboa.
She was also preceded in death by her (parents Jesus and Paula
Rico), and siblings Raul Rico and Esther Rico Rivera. She is survived
by one sibling, Beatrice Rico Pina.
Carrying on the legacy of their mother are the 10 surviving siblings of
the Familia Gamboa- Socorro Rico Gamboa, Paula Rico Gamboa, Jess
Rico Gamboa, Reuben Rico Gamboa, Patricia Gamboa-Puentes, Mary
Adele Rico Gamboa, Glorianne Gamboa- Soria, Beatrice Gamboa-
Villavicencio, and Judith Gamboa-Vasquez, Gregory R. Gamboa.
Margaret was a loving grandmother to her 17 grandchildren which
includes, Stephen Gamboa, Gregory  Puentes, Maggie Puentes, Reggie

Soria, Skylar Soria, Alexandria Gamboa-Rector, Nick Gamboa, Lucas
Saucedo, Joey Saucedo, Gilbert Medina, Gregory Gamboa Jr, Mariah
Gamboa, Noah Gamboa, Beatrice Gamboa-Estrella, Christopher
Gamboa, Lily Gamboa, and Isaiah Villavicencio.
“See you later, alligator” mom/grandma