Alicia Ramirez-Arousa, was born January 20, 1929 in Charotte, Texas. She is the daughter of the late Cristobal Ramirez and Trina Castro Ramirez. She married Guadalupe Luna Arousa on December 28, 1950 in Hondo, Texas. On February 13, 1951 they ventured across the nation and eventually made their home in Warden and later Moses Lake, Washington. Alicia was a very warm hearted, spiritual, family orientated woman. She had a hard working spirit who was always surrounded around numerous family and friends, that she greatly enjoyed entertaining and cooking for. She is the best cook ever, and her smile and laughter would leave you warm for days. Alicia enjoyed her family and friends very much. She also enjoyed her flowers and vegetable garden, chickens, goats, emus, her beloved dog bullet and her cat black diamond. Some of her hobbies included: crocheting, collecting elephants, card games, and traveling.

Alicia Ramirez-Arousa, 84 was welcomed into heaven, on April 29, 2013. She was surrounded with many loving family members as she passed away in her home. She was preceded in death by her father Cristobal Ramirez, her mother Trina Ramirez, her brother Rodolfo Ramirez, a daughter Linda Arousa, two grandchildren: Manual and Amy, and two great grandchildren: Elizabeth and Isaiah. Survivors of her family include her husband, Guadalupe Luna Arousa, of 62 years of marriage, and her beloved children: Susan (Pete), Stella (Gary), Lupe (Fred), Willie (Stella), April Mary (Rick), John, Sylvia, Rick (Shara), and Wally. Other survivors include her 28 grandchildren and 42 great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m Friday, May 3, 2013 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Grape Drive Chapel. Interment followed at Guarding Angels Cemetery.