Raphael “Ralph” Cardenas-Sanchez

Raphael “Ralph” Cardenas Sanchez. aged 94 years old, he passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 22, 2025.He was born on October 21, 1930, in (Colonia,emuD.F.),Mexico.He was a proud resident of Santa Barbara, California for more than 70 years. “Ralph was a very loving and soft-spoken person. He liked keeping very active throughout his life,he enjoyed camping, traveling, spending time with family and friends. Most importantly, he was deeply religious and a highly respected member of his church, Saint Raphael Catholic Church where he was a dedicated member of the Knights of Columbus. He enjoyed volunteering his time to his church and community and loved taking walks with his dog”Flower’ and reading his bible everyday. He had fun and enjoyed spending time with his friends ‘lawn bowling’ at the parlona weekly basis in his recent life. Even though Ralph was a very private and conservative person, he was a very hard worker all his life and was very dedicated to his family.His greatest accomplishments were having many different businesses prior to his retirement from owning restaurants, autobodyshop,and a propane business, he was a very successful strong man and a well-known respected man of Santa Barbara. He will always be loved and remembered and deeply missed by his loving family and friends.

Ralph was a very loving and dedicated husband who predeceased  him, Mary Cardenas{first wife) and Constance Cardenas (second wife). He was survived by his stepchildren: Stella Valadez of Santa Barbara, CA., Claudia Casarez of Riverside, CA., Johnny Guevara of San Luis Obispo, CA., and Maryjane Lovato of Las Vegas, NV.His pre-deceased stepchildren: Jenny Ortega, Martha Palmateer, Carmen Palmateer, Gloria Molina, and Custodio Campos. Ralph was blessed with many and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. Services will be held at Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, February 6,2025,located at 21E.Sola St.,Santa Barbara, CA. 93101 at 10:00 AM. Burial to follow at Calvary Cemetery located at 199N. Hope Ave, Santa Barbara,CA. 9311O.