When Rose Ginden was born on 14 November 1889, in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, her father, Joseph Ginden, was 28 and her mother, Maria Vierra, was 16. She married Manuel Rapoza Jr on 15 April 1905, in Hawaii, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Hikapoloa, Hawaii, Hawaii Territory, United States in 1920 and Hilo, Hawaii, Hawaii Territory, United States in 1930. She died in April 1980, in Hilo, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States, at the age of 90.