Feliza A. Esmiller

Feliza A. Esmiller

Feliza Esmiller Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on May 19, 2010.
Feliza A. Esmiller, 95, of the 8000 block of Crescent Road, Norfolk, VA, passed away May 19, 2010, in DePaul Hospital. A native of Batangas, Philippines, she was the daughter of the late Ariston and Maura Atienza, and the widow of Alejandro M. Esmiller, Sr. She was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church. She is survived by her three daughters, Felicitas E. Panaligan of the Philippines, Perlita Esmiller of Norfolk, VA and Maria Belen of the Philippines; three sons, Abundio A. Esmiller, Sr. of Norfolk, VA, Serafin A. Esmiller, Sr. of the Philippines and Alejandro A. Esmiller, Jr. of Maine; twenty-three grandchildren; twenty-one great grandchildren; and eleven great great grandchildren. She was predeceased by a daughter, Magdalena E. Hernandez. A Mass of the Resurrection will be conducted Saturday at 10 a.m. at Christ the King Catholic Church with Father Brian Rafferty officiating. The family will receive friends at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. with a Christian Wake Service at 6 p.m. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon-brown.com.

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