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July 1, 2009
Services
Funeral services will be held Friday, July 3, 2009 at 9:30 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
This is a brief essay about a special lady who had a motherly humanity coupled with a dedicated concern for the hearts and souls of her children and grandchildren.
Carmelita “Miling” Garrido (nee Briones) age 72 of Wayne. Her passing took place Wednesday, July 1, 2009 peacefully at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey with her loving family at her bedside.
She was born in Manila, in the Philippines where she lived before moving to Wayne, NJ nine years ago.
While living in the Philippines she helped raise her grandchildren Anthony and Camille Garrido who are the children born of Elmer and Helen Garrido. Elmer had passed away in 1990 and she volunteered her help in raising the children. In the year 2000 her daughter Meliza decided to bring her to America along with their father Olimpio so that Mom and Dad could spend their autumn days in the shelter of loving family and to be able to spend time in America. Carmelita was gifted with a quiet personality that had a special loving family intensity of purpose. She loved her children and even more, if that is possible, her grandchildren. Her son’s children she enjoyed in their early years and in turn her daughter’s children in their formative years. Grandma was admired and loved to pieces by her family. Her family describes her as a very traditional and strict person, with her motherly guidance, but perhaps this was her way to express concern and make sure that nothing happened to her precious family. She was protective of her children and made sure that they got their college education. Carmelita emphasized the importance of education to her children. She always said that nothing can take your education away from you
Thanks, Mom “we love you, we’ll miss you and we’ll remember you always".
Carmelita and Olimpio grew up in the same town in the Philippines and were childhood sweethearts. Olimpio was her very first boyfriend, their relationship blossomed, they married, and the end result was that they had fifty years of “dedicated and loving marriage” together.
Surviving are her husband Olimpio, two daughters Lorelie Garrido of Wayne and Meliza Valenzuela and her husband Bernie of Wayne; one brother Pantaleon Briones Jr. of the Philippines; one sister Felieitas Crisostomo of the Philippines, her daughter in law Helen Garrido of the Philippinnes; four grandchildren Anthony and Camille Garrido, Zachary and Emily Velenzuela.
Her son Elmer Garrido predeceased her in 1990.
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Funeral services will be held Friday, July 3, 2009 at 9:30 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
July 1, 2009
Services
Funeral services will be held Friday, July 3, 2009 at 9:30 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
This is a brief essay about a special lady who had a motherly humanity coupled with a dedicated concern for the hearts and souls of her children and grandchildren.
Carmelita “Miling” Garrido (nee Briones) age 72 of Wayne. Her passing took place Wednesday, July 1, 2009 peacefully at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey with her loving family at her bedside.
She was born in Manila, in the Philippines where she lived before moving to Wayne, NJ nine years ago.
While living in the Philippines she helped raise her grandchildren Anthony and Camille Garrido who are the children born of Elmer and Helen Garrido. Elmer had passed away in 1990 and she volunteered her help in raising the children. In the year 2000 her daughter Meliza decided to bring her to America along with their father Olimpio so that Mom and Dad could spend their autumn days in the shelter of loving family and to be able to spend time in America. Carmelita was gifted with a quiet personality that had a special loving family intensity of purpose. She loved her children and even more, if that is possible, her grandchildren. Her son’s children she enjoyed in their early years and in turn her daughter’s children in their formative years. Grandma was admired and loved to pieces by her family. Her family describes her as a very traditional and strict person, with her motherly guidance, but perhaps this was her way to express concern and make sure that nothing happened to her precious family. She was protective of her children and made sure that they got their college education. Carmelita emphasized the importance of education to her children. She always said that nothing can take your education away from you
Thanks, Mom “we love you, we’ll miss you and we’ll remember you always".
Carmelita and Olimpio grew up in the same town in the Philippines and were childhood sweethearts. Olimpio was her very first boyfriend, their relationship blossomed, they married, and the end result was that they had fifty years of “dedicated and loving marriage” together.
Surviving are her husband Olimpio, two daughters Lorelie Garrido of Wayne and Meliza Valenzuela and her husband Bernie of Wayne; one brother Pantaleon Briones Jr. of the Philippines; one sister Felieitas Crisostomo of the Philippines, her daughter in law Helen Garrido of the Philippinnes; four grandchildren Anthony and Camille Garrido, Zachary and Emily Velenzuela.
Her son Elmer Garrido predeceased her in 1990.
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