Aldea Valera Bustamante

Aldea Valera Bustamante, age 95, of Ooltewah passed away Wednesday September 4, 2019. She was born May 11, 1924 in Bangueda, Abra Philippines to the late Laureano and Josefa Mendez Valera. Mrs. Bustamante was a retired school teacher in the Philippines and a former resident of Daly City, California and Decatur, Alabama. She was a parishioner at OLPH Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donato Bustamante; daughter, Estrellita Valera Tuazon; and brothers, Demetrio, Francisco, Ruben, and Eustaquio Valera. Survivors include her daughter, Heidi (Cesar O.) Pascua; son, Rodel V. Bustamante; grandchildren, Oliver (Emily) Pascua, Janine P. (Andrew) Howard, Laura A. (Bryant) Henton, Ardeine (Nessa) Bustamante, and Samantha Bustamante; great-grandchildren, Alex & Cal Pascua, Olivia & Jax Howard, Cam & Ava Henton, A. R. Bustamante, and Liam & Logan; other grandchildren, great-grandchildren from the Philippines; sister, Soledad V. Balbuena from the Philippines; nieces & nephews from the Philippines, California and all over the world. The family will receive friends Sunday, September 8, 2019 from 2-4 p.m. at the East Brainerd Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Monday, September 9, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at OLPH Catholic Church with Father Jim Vick officiating. Interment will be at Hamilton Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by the East Brainerd Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 8214 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421. Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaEastBrainerdChapel.com.