Cristialina Arenas Abad Lorenzo's Obituary
CRISTIALINA ARENAS ABAD LORENZO, 96 IN APRIL, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT HOME ON FEBRUARY 19, 2021 AT 3:03PM WITH HER CHILDREN, & IN-LAWS BY HER SIDE WHILE PRAYING THE DIVINE MERCY.
CRISTIALINA (CHRISTIE) WAS BORN ON APRIL 26, 1925 IN NAIC, CAVITE, PHILLIPINES. CHRISTIE MARRIED PERRY LORENZO IN 1943, AND LATER HAD TEN (10) OFFSPRINGS. ONE (1) OF THEIR CHILDREN PASSED AWAY WHEN HE WAS ONLY ONE (1) YEAR OLD. SHE HAD TWO SONS TITO & JESSE WHO LIVED & WORKED IN CHICAGO & MEMPHIS RESPECTIVELY IN 1970. WHILE IN 1974-1976, CHRISTIE & PERRY MIGRATED WITH HER CHILDREN BERNIE, AMOR, NENA, ORLY, MARIE, & CECILIO TO CHICAGO (ILLINOIS). THEN, THE WHOLE FAMILY MOVED HERE IN CALIFORNIA IN 1980 IN ORDER TO BE CLOSE TO TITO WHO MOVED, LIVED, & WORKED IN SAN FRANCISCO SINCE 1977. ADE, HER ELDEST CHILD JOINED WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE CHILDREN IN 1993 TO JOIN THE FIFTIETH (50TH) WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. ALL OF CHRISTIE’S CHILDREN NOW LIVE IN CALIFORNIA WITHIN 50 MILES RADIUS, EXCEPT THE ONE WHO LIVES 3 ½ HOURS DRIVE FROM BAY AREA.
THE WHOLE FAMILY OF CHRISTIE, ALONG WITH MANY FRIENDS & TOWNMATES IN NAIC (NORTHERN/SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA), INCLUDING THE (OLCP) OUR LADY OF COMPASSION & PROTECTION MINISTRIES OF UNION CITY CALIFORNIA HAVE LOST A GOOD SAMARITAN AND WONDERFUL/CARING HUMAN BEING. CHRISTIE AND PERRY ADOPTED, PERSEVERED, AND ENDURED IN SUPPORTING/RAISING SEVEN (7) ORPHANS OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS. SHE & HER HUSBAND ALWAYS TRAVELED WITH THE FAMILY, EXCEPT IN ONE OCCASION WHEN BOTH OF THEM WENT ON AND TOURED THE WINERIES IN FRANCE IN THE EARLY 1990s. SHE LIVED TO MAKE OTHERS HAPPY, HER BEAUTIFUL SWEET SMILE, HER CHARMING WAYS, AND HER LOVE OF LIFE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED FOR SURE. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS, THOUGHTS, DAILY PRAYERS, AND IN SPIRIT.
THOSE WHO WILL MISSED CHRISTIE THE MOST INCLUDE HER NINE (9) CHILDREN: ADE, TITO, TONY BOY(+), JESSE, BERNIE, AMOR, NENA, ORLY, MARIE & CECILIO ; TWENTY(20)(1+) GRAND CHILDREN, TWENTY FOUR (24) GREAT GRAND CHILDREN, OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, IN-LAWS AND HER LEGION OF MARY SISTERS, & BROTHERS.
NOW, SHE WAS REUNITED IN HEAVEN WITH HER HUSBAND (PASSED AWAY IN 2012), HER PARENTS, HER BROTHER, HER SISTER, HER 3rd CHILD TONY, ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WERE DEAR AND CLOSED TO HER, AND MOST OF ALL, HER FAVORITE GRANDCHILD AC (ANTHONY CHRIS, ONE & ONLY DEAR CHILD OF TITO & CORA LORENZO).
SERVICES TO CELEBRATE CRISTIE’S LIFE WILL BE HELD ON:
MARCH 22, 2021: VIEWING (FAMILY ONLY) 4:00PM TO 7:OO PM CHAPEL OF THE CHIMES: http//haywardchapelofthechimes,com 35992 Mission Blvd, Hayward, Ca 94544
MARCH 23, 2021: CELEBRATION OF LIFE: MASS-PUBLIC VIEWING : 4:00PM TO 7:00PM ST JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH 34700 Fremont Blvd, Fremont, Ca
MARCH 24, 2021 FUNERAL SERVICE & BURIAL
FUNERAL MASS @ ST JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH 10:00AM TO 11:OOAM
BURIAL @ CHAPEL OF THE CHIMES (FAMILY ONLY) 11:00AM TO 12:00PM
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