Rose Mary Komar

Name: Rose Navarro Komar Date of Birth: October 24, 1961 Birth Place: Tulare, California Passed away: August 23, 2025 Place of Death: Visalia, California Age: 63 Rose Komar, 63 of Visalia, California, passed away on August 23rd 2025, after a long courageous battle with cancer for nearly three years. It is important to realize, even champions need to rest. She was born in Tulare, California to Homer and Dolores Navarro. She was the third child out six children. Always the responsible and reliable middle child. She grew up in Farmersville, California surrounded by her close knit family. She attended schools there and participated in sports. She graduated from Exeter High School in 1980. After graduation she decided to join the United States Navy, there she became a Dental Assistant and later worked security. She returned home in the 1990's and started her dental career in Tulare, California which continued to 2024. She met her current husband Sebastian Komar in 2001 and married him him on August 25th 2005. In 2025 she focused more on her battle with cancer. As a person Rose was truly special and wonderful, it is not uncommon to hear people say, "everyone likes Rose". More recently her nurses would always tell her, "she is their favorite". They say it is not easy to find the right words to honor someone you love deeply! However, in Rose's case, it is easy because she was great person and you have so much to work with, she has touched so many lives, she was the kindest person, and was always doing something for someone else. From sending care packages to the soldiers in Iraq, to taking a widowed patient out to lunch, or passing out water and sandwiches to people on the street during summer. She is always doing something. In regards to family she was like a second mother to her nephews and nieces, there were softball games, camp outs, beach outings, BBQ's, movie nights and especially Halloween Parties. Not to forget Birthday's and graduation. She is survived by her husband Sebastian Komar, her parents Homer and Dolores Navarro, brother Rosendo (Margaret), sisters Monica (Jack), Elisa, Judy (Larry), Marty (Duke), and numerous cousins, nephews, and nieces. There will be a celebration of life on her birthday, 10/24/2025 at the Veterans Memorial Building in Visalia, California, 608 W. Center Street. There will be slide show and refreshments, please contact Sebastian at 559-307-3099, if you would like to attend. Services have been entrusted to Salser & Dillard Funeral Chapel. Memorial Tributes and condolences may be offered by logging onto www.salseranddillard.com.

Rose Mary Komar

October 24, 1961 - August 23, 2025