Gregoria's obituary
ON JANUARY 11, 2023, GREGORIA GATDULA PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT HER HOME IN FREMONT, CALIFORNIA. SHE WAS 91 YEARS OLD.
GREGORIA WAS BORN ON NOVEMBER 28, 1931 IN SAMPALOC, PHILIPPINES. SHE WAS AN ENGLISH TEACHER IN MANILA FOR 15 YEARS. GREGORIA MET HER HUSBAND, CARLOS GATDULA, AND THEY MARRIED IN 1951. SHE CAME TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1981, AND WAS A CAREGIVER FOR THE ELDERLY FOR 25 YEARS BEFORE OFFICALLY RETIRING IN HER 80'S.
GREGORIA LOVED TO GARDEN. SHE GREW MANY DIFFERNT PLANTS AND FLOWERS. SHE ALSO LOVED TO READ, WATCH THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (FAITHFULLY) AS WELL AS JEOPARDY. SHE LOVED SPENDING TIME WITH HER FAMILY, AS WELL AS TAKING TRIPS TO THE CASINO. GREGORIA WAS KNOWN FOR HER AMAZING SENSE OF HUMOR, HER INFECTIOUS SMILE, AND HER KIND AND COMPASSIONATE SPIRIT.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER 5 CHILDREN - DANIEL, ANTONIO, CARMENCITA, CATALINA, AND JOCELYN. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND, CARLOS GATDULA, AND HER TWO CHILDREN - RAMON AND VICTOR. SHE WAS A GRANDMOTHER TO 17, A GREAT GRANDMOTHER TO 27, AND A GREAT-GREAT GRANDMOTHER TO 2.
SHE WAS LOVED BY ALL WHO KNEW HER, AND WILL TRULY BE MISSED.