My Beautiful Auntie Nena ♥️
I am so thankful and grateful that I came to visit before you left us.  I got to touch you and kiss you and give you my Love.  I also got to tell you Thank-You 🙏  You came to Japan and took care of us while Mommy and Daddy came to the US with the older kids.  You always made life fun and entertaining..we never knew what kind of trouble we might get into.  You played music all the time and you would sing and dance with Ben and I till we were tired.  You took us on adventures and you love to go to the movies.  Your laughter was infectious and you always brought joy into a room.  Ben and I always said you were our favorite Auntie💕 now that you are all together give them hugs.  
Thank-You Auntie for caring for us..you will be forever loved.
I Love you Mary Jane

On behalf of the Pacifico family. RIP Tita Doris.

Our Lord granted Mommy Doris a long, earthly life to spread her Love and Light.
The Santos family has felt these especially through her daughter Neng and grandsons Gino and Eugene.
May our Lord grant her an even longer Eternal Life  in His Heavenly Kingdom.

To the family of Doris May Nicolau Stanton our heartfelt condolences.

The beautiful thing I can say about my auntie Nena is that I’m very grateful I had a chance to visit her a few days before her passing. As I left her house, fond memories filled my heart and mind. My most witty, beautiful, kind, loving opinionated God loving Auntie Nena is not asking me to stay and watch old movies on her VCR while we sit on her bed as she narrates the whole movie, giving me every detail of the movie as she is in full teary passion of the whatever movie we are watching. All I can think of was the way she was with her family. She had great love for all of us. I am most grateful for how she took great care of my daughters Caroline and Safia when they were little, they surely remember her love. I will miss you Auntie very dearly.  I will hear you play your piano as you sang with your beautiful voice and I will remember that family gatherings will never be the same without you. My grandmother Leonor once said to me when I was a girl, “Your Auntie Nena is my most beautiful girl, that’s why her name is Nena”.  That indeed she was, a beautiful girl. She was a kind soul, a Godly woman who lived life to the fullest, she always helped everyone in need or just be someone to listen she was there. To me, there is only ONE Auntie Nena. You are truly missed, rest in peace forever Auntie in the name of the Father , the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. 🪽

Auntie Nena is my Godmother at my first wedding in 1977

This was way back maybe 1976 in Santa Clara, California

Dearest Auntie Nena,

Farewell my Dear Auntie. I still remember when we were both new in the US. We were “buddies” and did many fun things together. You were not just my Auntie but was also my friend, mother figure and “accomplice” with the silly things we planned and did together. I will always remember your laughter and your silly jokes.  Yung mga “detective” days natin and the mischievous things I did for you. So many memories and stories that I can only imagine in my mind for they are too “complicated” to re-tell. I will miss you 😌 Love, Gigi Nicolau Hobson

(📸 : 04/09/2023)
Sofia with her great-grandma Mommy:  
The best of friends!  Excited to see each other!

As a family who grew up in Bacolod City, Philippines, we did not have Lola Mommy physically present because she was already in the USA.  In the absence of social media, all we had were pictures of her, Daddy’s stories, and the very occasional “long distance calls” during Christmases and birthdays (because calls to the USA that time cost a lot).
It was when we grew older that we got to “see” her more often through video calls, thanks to technology and social media.  Fast forward to a few more years, we were blessed with the opportunity to see her in San Jose whenever we had the chance.
Lola Mommy, thank you for the unconditional love you have for our family.  We may not have spent as much time together as we wanted to, but we are never void of your motherly care. You were a woman for everyone, always ready to help.  You have lived a good, long, and interesting life.  Although we may have wanted you to stay with us longer, we are consoled by the fact that you are now with our Creator and your family and friends who have gone ahead of you.  
We love you, Lola Mommy.

Toto, Dayday, Lizette, Oliver, Vincent & Erik

Well Mommy, I am very lucky, honored and so grateful to have had you in my life.  I don't know where to start, and (joyful) tears are falling from my eyes as I am writing this.  So, I remember the first time that I met you after my first date with Kit.  One of your first comments to me was, 'so... Kit didn't come home last night huh'?  "Wink-wink".  You had one of those sarcastic smiles on your face. Haha!  I didn't know what to say, but that was pretty darn funny.  Needless to say, Kit was just a little embarrassed.  Then, you always questioned why I had to go to Las Vegas several times a year for business.  I can still hear you saying, 'there's something very fishy going on here'? LOL!  Perhaps that had to do with Uncle Bud being (as you put it) a womanizer?  Who, me?  Womanizer? No way!  Then there's you following Uncle Bud to his mistresses house.  You said that you went inside the house, looked around for his girlfriend, reached inside one of the closets only to find some girl's 'boob' in your hand.  BWAHAHAHAHA!  I will always remember the stories you shared about your journey from the Philippines to the United States.  You were quite the story teller and the challenges that you faced were pretty darn incredible.  Like I told you several times, I think the family should have recorded those stories so that they (truly) understood how much you sacrificed to get here.  It was like I was watching an incredible movie in the theater but even more mesmerizing because you shared your story with me verbally, and directly.  I could listen to your voice, look into your eyes, feel the joy and sorrow in your face, but also laugh at the crazy stories you shared (especially about Uncle Bud)!  OMG?  LOL!   In closing, I'll (steal) a quote from the late Hollywood actor, Val Kilmer ('Batman Forever', 'Top Gun', etc).  With that said, (Mommy), 'You were a very sensitive and intelligent human being.  But with the soul of a clown'.  :-)  Love you forever.

She will always stay in all our hearts with fond memories of her. May she rest in peace and be joyful as she’s welcomed by loved ones that have left us here on earth.

My fond memories of my Auntie Nena is that she was always so well put together in how she maintained herself, looking always beautiful  and keeping her skin so soft and smelled good.  She inspired me up to this day in making sure I do the self maintenance routine I saw in her when I used to watch her during my teen years.   I also remember on how she would raise her shoulders while she giggled.

Auntie, this is your nephew,Joseph, Donald Nicolau I love you and I will miss you. I’m sorry I haven’t visited you since you got much older. I always have you in my heart and plenty of fun memories with you. I remember when I was young there is one time you met my father out in the mountains there in the Bay Area. There were having a gamecock fight and I thought that was pretty cool for my aunt to do that type of thing, one of the things that’s always stands out. It’s the foul language sometimes that you would burst out when you are having a conversation with someone .you’re smart funny woman I love you. also You are one of my aunts that I know that are very fond of cars.💕😘🍻

It was around 1974, when Bob and I just arrived from the Philippines, that Auntie Nena (with Bud) invited us to dinner at the flashy restaurant in San Fran - The Equinox! Not only was the food superb, their company, kindness, and generosity made us feel at home. That night was truly special and memorable. 
Back in the day, Auntie liked to crochet and I was one of the lucky recipients of the fruits of her creative and artistic hobby. 
We wish auntie God speed on her journey back home to be with our Maker. May she enjoy the company of her beloved in heaven. 
Love you much Auntie. God bless🙏❤️🌹

My dear Lola Nena. I still remember watching the Sound of Music with her when I was little. I’ll miss her. May she rest peacefully and reunite with her beloved sisters and brothers in heaven ❤️.  Sending my love to the family, I am sorry I moved far. Love and miss you guys ❤️

- Caroline

OBITUARY

Doris May Nicolau Stanton

28 June, 1925 – 25 March, 2025

Willow Glen Funeral Home

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