VIA Times – August 2019 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest
The Family of Late Ester del Mar de Claro wishes to thank you and acknowledge with great appreciation your kindness and words of your sympathy. We are deeply grateful for your thoughtfulness, generosity, prayers, love and support during this difficult time that will be treasured and remembered by our family. (The Late Ester was the mother of Marilin de Claro Solomon, and the sister of Amelia Del Mar Rodriguez.)
Special thanks to Fr. Mario Quejadas (Pastor of St. Walter Church) & St. Walter Church Filipino Ministry (SWFM) & The Feast Choir (Musical Director- Chaz Patron), Fr. Adrian Ladines (Pastor of Christ the Teacher University Parish), Fr. Sanny de Claro (Pastor of Sto. Nino, Pandacan), Creative Impressions Plus, Sto. Niño Prayer Group of South DuPage, Philippine Engineers & Scientists Organization (PESO), IDOT & IDOT Pinoys, Salerno’s and Anter’s Funeral Homes, Via Times, and the Families of Aseron & De Castro, De Guzman (Carina), Husmillo, Ramos (Houston), Delas Alas, De Jesus & Solomon, entire clan of Del Mar & De Claro, our relatives & friends from San Luis, and all of you here in USA, Canada, Philippines and other countries.
Visitation Dates were held on June 28-29, 2019 at Salerno’s Rosedale Chapels in Roselle. Interment was held on July 13, 2019 at Woodfield Memorial Park, San Luis, Batangas, Philippines.
FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
Lola Ester Del Mar de Claro was born and raised in San Luis, Batangas, Philippines. Out of the nine children in her family, she was eldest child of Sabino and Elisa Del Mar. She is married to Eutiquiano de Claro, an attorney who then became a Provincial Auditor. Lola Ester was an elementary school teacher at the San Luis Central School, where she moved on to become the school’s Guidance Coordinator. Her beloved hobbies were singing, playing the piano, reciting poems, and dancing with the Dance Instructor (DI). In 1995, she traveled to the United States and then became a citizen in 2001. She was far from her other children, grandchildren, and family from San Luis, but she found a home in the US with her daughter, Marilin. Even after she became a US citizen, she would travel back and forth from the US to Canada to see her family.
Lola was a caring mother and grandmother to her children and grandchildren. She inspired Alyssa’s love for music. Even when she became forgetful, she would never forget her musical skills on the piano, her favorite songs to sing, and her amazing moves on the dancefloor. Thank you, Lola/Nanay Ester for your music, and may we have another dance when we meet again.
The Family of Ester Del Mar De Claro:
Ester Del Mar De Claro, beloved wife of the late Eutiquiano A.; Devoted mother of Vedasto (Maria Victoria), Edmundo (Guillerma), Chona, Marilin (Leovigildo) Solomon and Myrsa (Antonio) Pena; Loving daughter of the late Sabino and Elisa; Dear sister of Lilia (the late Democrito) Marundan, Zenaida (the late Benigno) Banta and Amelia (the late Eugenio) Rodriguez; Dear Lola of Immanuel, Theresa Marie, Keanna Marie, Edger, Richmond, Angela Marie, Alyssa Marie, Eugene Alexander, Kenneth Jacob, Mryant Christine and Keianno Lucas, and fond cousin of Isabel and Ernesto Ramos, Yolanda (the late Benjamin) De Castro, and Elma (the late Gilying) Delas Alas.
Sadly missed along life’s way, quietly remembered every day. No longer in our life to share, but in our hearts, forever and always there!
