Perpetua Pena

Perpetua F. Peña, age 90, passed away peacefully from this life on the morning of July 18th after a gradual decline in health. She was surrounded and supported by her loving family and caregivers during the last days of her life. Perpetua was born on April 8, 1933, in Bohol, Philippines to Dionisio Fuertes and Florencia Tumalom. She married the late Simeon Sr. and had 8 children. She went to school at University of Bohol with a degree of BS in Education. She worked as an elementary school teacher in Bohol and was a nursing assistant for many years in Anaheim, California. Her family migrated to the United States in the 1980s where she lived the remainder of her life. She is survived by her children (and spouses): Lynn Peña- Pradera (late Rudy), Jane Peña- Briones (late Pablito), Ben Peña- Biliran (late Narciso), Jan Peña (Imelda), Raoul Peña (Teresita), late Simeon Jr, Rey Peña, and Jess Peña (Dolores). Perpetua truly lived life to the fullest through simple pleasures; chatting with friends and family, gardening, and spending time with her children, grand, and great-grandchildren. She was a caring and loving mother, daughter, aunt, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She is loved for a lifetime and will be missed forever!