Ester Quiaoit Albano

Ester will be remembered forever as she passed away peacefully with her children and grandchildren around her on early morning November 25, 2024, in San Diego California.

Ester was born on December 22, 1925, in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines to Santos Quiaoit and Florencia Corpuz. Ester was preceded to heaven her brothers Severino, Jesus, Emilio, Basion. Ester is the youngest and only girl.

It was during the war world war 2 when she met Julio Bernabe Albano and got married in Piddig, Ilocos Norte where they started their family. After graduating from Roosevelt High School, she pursued her studies and graduated at Saint William College with a teaching degree.

Julio (Ompo) and Ester have 8 children. She is survived by her children Zenaida (Leo Cayetano), Mary Rose (Max Apostol), Florence A Alba, Joseph and Manny. Ester was preceded to heaven her sons Edmund, Fred and Victor.

There are 17 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. All residing in San Diego. Numerous nieces, nephews and cousins were also lucky enough to be part of her family… a big Loving Filipino family.

Julio and Ester came to America in 1978. She worked and retired for the county of San Diego Edgemoor Hospital.

Ester was a master of loving out loud, making everyone feel so special in her presence and so loved. She had many friends and was the person who would listen without judgement and lend a hand at the drop of a hat. She loved you because she wasn’t afraid to say it and show it. She was so very kind and open-hearted. She never met a dance floor she didn’t like and her enthusiasm for travel and adventures was contagious.

For those whom Ester left behind there were too many words and no words. We are too small and our time too short with her sudden passing, we feel lost. We don’t know who we are without her. What we know is our LOVE for her, will last until the end of time. We will think of her every day, her kindness in our ears and feel her love in our hearts.