Myrna Pitiquen Fune

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, sister-in-law and auntie passed away peacefully on January 24, 2026 at Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA. Myrna was born on October 14, 1951 in Olongapo City, Philippines to her parents, Mario and Milagros Pitiquen. Myrna grew up with eleven siblings: Gloria, Eduardo, Perla, Jaime, Gigi, Alberto, Elena, Mario Jr, Magnolia, Flora and Rosendo.

She met the love of her life, Ernesto Fune while attending College in the Philippines. She immigrated to the United States in 1971 and Ernesto followed her by enlisting in the United States Navy in 1972. They got married in November 1974 and were blessed with two sons, Michael and Alexander.

She continued her college education in San Diego and worked part time as Nurse Assistant and Licensed Vocational Nurse. She subsequently completed her Nursing Degree earned her California Registered Nurse License. Myrna loved being a Nurse. She worked at Rady’s Children Hospital for over 30 years taking care of children diagnosed with cancer and earned the distinction as Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse. She also worked part time at Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital for about just as long taking care of patients with behavioral problems. She treated each of her patients as if they were family members and did all these with a smile and upbeat attitude. She also kept a very good rapport with her colleagues at work. She always brought food to work to share with her coworkers.

Her greatest joy was her family. She enjoyed taking care of her grandchildren until she was too weak to carry them. She remembered birthdays of every family member, relatives and friends and never failed to greet them. She would take the shirt off her back to help anyone and especially when her relatives were in need. She frequently hosted family get together at her house to maintain a good and harmonious family relationship. She loved to play mahjong and enticed all her siblings and their families to come over.

She enjoyed annual road trip vacations with her grandchildren. They visited different National Parks, monuments and amusement parks throughout the US. She also enjoyed ocean cruising and land tour vacations to Europe, Mexico and the Middle East.

She liked gardening growing various houseplants, vegetables and fruit plants. She liked to cook too. Her specialty was cooking spaghetti and sinigang (Filipino dish) for her husband and children. She also liked to crochet. She would make a decorative table cloth and gifted them to friends on Christmas. As her disease progressed and got weaker, she did a lot of crocheting.

She is survived by her husband; Ernesto, Children; Michael (Marianne) and Alexander (Sherrane) and Grandchildren; Ethan, Mikah, Eleanor and Theodore. She is also survived by her eleven siblings and their spouses, and many nieces and nephews. She was a brave woman. She never complained about the pain and suffering from the terrible disease. She was deeply religious and loved God leaving it all to his will. Rest in Peace.

Viewing will be on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 17-18, 2026, 5PM-9PM each day at El Camino Mortuary, 5600 Carroll Canyon Rd, San Diego, CA, 92121. Funeral mass will be held at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 8200 Gold Coast Dr, San Diego, CA 92126 on Thursday, February 19, 2026 followed by interment at Miramar National Cemetery.