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Ina Abarca Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our family's matriarch, Ina Luz Abarca, age 87, on February 15, 2025. She was a devoted wife to Sergio Abarca Flores for over 70 years; loving mother of Lucy (Peter) Tomaselli, Sergio (Ana Maria) Abarca, Susana (Daniel) Dennis, and Luis Abarca; cherished grandmother of Sergio Abarca, Peter (Olivia) Tomaselli, Sophia (James) Hanson, Paul (Liset) Tomaselli, German Supo, Alexis (Michael) Swayze, Moises Abarca, Josue (Georgiana) Abarca, Linda (Sean) Geslak, Marcy Abarca, Juliana Abarca and Michael Abarca; cherished great-grandmother of Alina-Dawn, Damien, Angelina, Matthew, Seraphina, and Mina; and survived by her last remaining sibling, Rosa Strachan. Family and friends are invited to celebrate the life of this remarkable queen on Tuesday, February 25 through a viewing in her honor from 3 to 8 p.m. at Fairfax Memorial Funeral Home, 9900 Braddock Road, Fairfax, VA 22032. There will be a Funeral Mass at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, 6720 Union Mill Road, Clifton, VA 20124 at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 26. After the conclusion of the Mass, Ina's burial will follow at Fairfax Memorial Park, 4401 Burke Station Road, Fairfax, VA 22032. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to a charitable organization for Parkinson's disease in Ina Abarca's memory.

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Published by The Washington Post on Feb. 23, 2025.

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25

Visitation

3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Fairfax Memorial Funeral Home

9902 Braddock Road, Fairfax, VA 22032

Feb

26

Mass of Christian Burial

10:30 a.m.

St Andrew the Apostle

6720 Union Mill Rd, Clifton, VA 20124

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9902 Braddock Road, Fairfax, VA 22032

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