Loreto Cristobal Navasca

NAVASCA, LORETO CRISTOBAL Mrs. Loreto Cristobal Navasca died on November 27, 2005, at the Naval Medical Center San Diego after suffering from cancer. She would have been 71 years old on December 10, 2005. She was born at Fort Stotsenberg, later renamed Clark Air Force, Angeles City in the Philippines. Her father was a U.S. Army soldier. When her father was stationed at Schofield Barracks, she immigrated to Hawaii in 1955. In 1956, she married a U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and moved to San Diego in 1957. Loreto worked for 12 years as a Medical Records Clerk at UCSD and retired in 1989. She was a member of the St. Catherine Women's Guild. She is the oldest daughter in a family of eight brothers and sisters most of whom live in San Diego. She is survived by her husband, Master Chief Petty Officer Mariano Navasca and three daughters, Catherine, Arlene, and Victoria who were at her bedside when she passed away. She has four grandchildren, two boys and two girls. Loreto was a very loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She is known for her unconditional love, hospitality, and generosity. Viewing will be held at the Clairemont Mortuary in Clairemont on Saturday, December 3rd from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Memorial Mass will be at St. Catherine Laboure Parish Church located on Mt. Abernathy Drive on Monday, December 5th at 11:00 a.m. She will be buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. Please sign the guest book at obituaries.uniontrib.com