Conchita Miclat Arboleda
JANUARY 17, 1925 – FEBRUARY 01, 2020
Conchita M. Arboleda was born in Barrio Palanginan, Iba, Zambales – Philippines. She was the fourth of seven children born to Maria Dolojan Rodriguez and Sesenando Esmane Miclat. In 1943, she was married to Godofredo Rodriguez Arboleda, and gave birth to ten children: Susan, Luisito, Maria, Pablito, Godofredo Jr, Cristy, Exequiel, Roberto, Cesar and Ramir.
Her vocations included embroidery, crocheting, and sewing. Most of the children’s colorful clothing reflected her wonderful sewing skills. She enjoyed cooking and gardening as well. As a parent, she had this uncanny method of teaching her children how to obey the rules and behave properly in public. But she was so over-protective of them, which only showed how great her tenacity was in playing her role as a tough disciplinarian and a very patient, loving, caring mother at the same time.
In 1979, she came to the United States and lived with her eldest son and his family in Oxnard, CA. During the course of the next two decades, the rest of the children and her husband reunited with her. Most of those years they spent visiting and babysitting their grandchildren in California, Washington, and Arizona.
Surrounded by her loved ones, Conchita died peacefully a few weeks after celebrating her 95th birthday in San Diego, California. She is survived by nine children, twentysix grandchildren and twenty-three great grandchildren.
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