Felipa Gavina

November 1, 1933 - January 22, 2018

Felipa Gavina, 84 of Old Bridge, New Jersey passed away on Monday, January 22, 2018, at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge, New Jersey. Born November 1, 1933 in the Philippines to the late Macario and Beatriz Lumilan. Felipa graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from the University of the Philippines and worked as a public health nurse before coming to the United States to continue her nursing career at Jersey City Medical Center. She will be missed by all who loved her. Felipa is predeceased by her beloved husband Wigberto who passed in 1971, she is survived by her loving children, Neri Gavina Lorenzana and her husband Patrick, Apolinario Gavina, Felibeth Shoushari and her husband Fraidoun, and Beatrimar Zuniega and her husband Luis, her caring siblings Abraham Lumilan and Editha Castillo and her adored 8 grandchildren, Patricia Joyce, Kristen, Christian, Zoe Felice, Iraj, Nicholas, Olin and Malcom. "Mother, thank you is not enough for what you did for your family and friends. You gave wonderful indelible memories to all you've touched. Your heart never discriminated and always remained boundless. We will miss you, but, you filled us with so many wonderful memories to keep us smiling for our lifetime. We know you will always be by our side forever. Lay in Peace our love. It's time to rest. We know you are in heaven and now you are eternal." A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:15 AM on Saturday at St. Thomas the Apostle Church 333 NJ-18 Old Bridge, NJ 08857. A private cremation will follow. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Thursday, January 25, 2018, and Friday, January 26, 2018 at Michael Hegarty & John Vincent Scalia Home For Funerals and Cremation Service, 3377 US Highway 9, Old Bridge, New Jersey.