Dominador Sarceban Monserate

Born in Isabela, Negros Occidental, Philippines, on July 13, 1930, he was the eldest of three children. He was the son of Pedro Monserate and Natividad Sarceban. He spent his early years in a small village, working on a farm, where he learned the values that would guide him throughout his life: faith, hard work, and patience.

In 1950, he met Priscilla Vidal Tabingo. They were married in Isabela on May 18, 1951, beginning a partnership that would span 74 years. Together they raised 6 children: Methusselah, Bobby, Promise, Freedom, Annabelle, and Nouhver. During those years,

Dominador provided for his family through carpentry, farming, and other skilled work. They lived humbly in a very rural, off-grid town rich in natural beauty, untouched by the modern conveniences of that time, where life was governed by the sun rather than technology, while raising six children. He was a disciplinarian only to a certain degree, but he always balances firmness and affection.

Later in life, already in his 70s, Dominador immigrated to the United States. He studied American history, learned about the Constitution, and passed the citizenship examination in his non-native Language, achieving U.S. citizenship.

He joined his son, Nouhver, in Renton, Washington, and began a new chapter in life. In Seattle, he found community at the Greater Seattle Fil-Am Adventist Church and formed new roots with his son Nouhver’s family and a local Filipino community of family friends. Even in a new country at an advanced age, he embraced daily life with steadiness and humility.

In his later years, he lived simply and faithfully. He took daily walks through the neighborhood, prepared healthy meals for his son and grandchildren, tended small garden projects, traveled occasionally throughout the United States, and stayed closely connected with family and friends in the Philippines by singing hymns with his wife late into the night. He expressed his care not through grand gestures, but through the presence of cooking, and quiet reliable routines. He was not difficult to please and was always full of gratitude even for the smallest things.

Despite health challenges later on, he remained grateful and content. He was a true survivor having battled cancer three times and remained cancer-free since 2017.

Dominador lived a colorful life, and he has forever carved his memory in the hearts of his loved ones, including his family, friends, and even the lives of those he has touched and inspired along the way.

A visitation will be held at Evergreen Washelli Funeral Home, on February 26, 2026, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The funeral service will take place at the same venue on February 27, 2026, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm.