Birth date: Nov 3, 1929 Death date: Mar 8, 2022
Milagros Cua Obituary Beloved daughter of Cua Guan Sen and Lim Son (aka Juanita Tan Cua). Milagros “Lucing” Tan Cua peacefully passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Milagros was born o Read Obituary
This is Ophelia. I would like to share my appreciation for Sa-e's help when I was moving from California to Maryland. She was there for me helping me pack all my belongings until the day I was about to vacate my apartment.Melissa and I loved her cooking. She was always ready to show us the best way to slice a meat and cook. We loved the stir fried celery with beef.She loves Pomelo. Whenever, she feels that her blood pressure is going up. She would ask me to drive her to the Chinese market to get them. We would come back to the apartment with many bags of the Pomelos.Oh, I love the times she was with me. I will miss you Sa-e. REST IN PEACE WITH GOD!
Sa-e during during mid 1960 I remember she was active in leading and conducting church choir on special events at Sacred Heart Church in Tacloban City. The piano organ player if I remember right was her very own younger sister Lak-e (Carmen Cua). It was always happy times with beautiful memories to cherish through the years! You will be missed Sa-e and I cannot thank enough for your love ️ and care to the loved ones you left behind. Until then, Rest In Peace.
Hello everyone. My name is Benito Chan, I am Lucings grandnephew. My grandmother Felisa is the sister of Lucing. I call her Sa-e-ma because she is the third grand auntie in the family. As far as I can remember, my sister Joanne and I always visit Lopez Jaena our ancestral home in Tacloban City, Philippines. We would visit them on weekends. Sa-e-ma and Lak-e-ma (Carmen the 6th sister) always welcome us with a warm greeting. We love going to Lopez Jaena because theres lots of toys in the second floor. The maids were not happy with me because I would take out the toys from the cabinets and make a mess. Then in 1981, my parents have to come to the US because my mom was sick with lupus and needed to be treated. So my sister and I stayed in Lopez Jaena for more than ten years. Lucing and Carmen became our guardians. They were very strict with us but we know that they love us and we were well taken care of. When I was in elementary school, Sa-e-ma would teach me English since this was her major in college. And Lak-e-ma (Carmen) would tutor us math since she was good in math. Some nights, there will be no electricity in Tacloban especially if theres a storm. So after dinner, we would gather in the living room with a candle light on and Lucing will tell us stories about their experiences during world war 2. She also enjoyed teaching us British royalty and history. She loved reading novels especially romance novels. Even with just a candle light, she would still read. Aside from books, she loves watching movies. Among her favorites were Gone with the wind, South Pacific and Sound of Music. She loves to cook hot sour soup and Machang, sticky rice with meat wrapped in a lotus leaf. Thats her specialty. I will miss her cooking. She also loved listening to classical music like Maria Callas and Chopin. She treasured those vinyl records. Thats how I was introduced to classical music. At times, she can be strict with me and my sister for safety reasons. I would hang out with my friends until dark and I would come home late. The gate would be locked. So I would climbed over the concrete fence and as soon as I get inside the house, Lucing is waiting for me with a grumpy face. And she would lecture me about safety and staying out late. I always try not to argue with her because I know it was my fault. Next day we are friends again as if nothing happened. One time, the discussion was about marriage. She said a suitor wanted to marry her. She gave a very firm NO, in our dialect DIRI. She said this in her booming voice. I remember my Great-grandmother scolding Lucing because she would hide somewhere to smoke. And my great grandmother, Tai-ma doesnt want her to smoke cigarette. Eventually, when she came over to the states, she stopped smoking. When I was in 4th year nursing school, Arlene and I started dating. I introduced Arlene to Sa-e-ma. I thought she would disapprove of her but it was the opposite. When Arlene got pregnant, she was very supportive of me and Arlene. Arlene and Sa-e-ma got along well. One night, I went out with my friends to play tennis and had dinner. I noticed the gate was locked and I have to climb over the concrete fence again. I thought to myself, Im not in high school anymore and Im a married man. As soon as I get inside the house, Lucing scolded me in front of my wife. She said I should be responsible and be considerate to my wife especially since shes pregnant. She said I should not leave my wife by herself. I know she means well. The next time I saw her, probably in 1996 or 1997. She and my grandmother were visiting here in Tulsa. I noticed that Sa-e-ma got older and mellowed down. They visited us in Dallas and even babysat Matthew. She loved watching Korean and Chinese Dramas. She introduced korean drama to Arlene. And thanks to her, its now Arlenes favorite past time. Lately, Sa e ma enjoyed YouTube videos more. Sa-e-ma, I did not get the chance to say goodbye but I know you are in a better place. Im glad you didnt suffer and you died peacefully. I pray you are with our Lord, with T
My childhood is filled with memories of Sa-e-ma. My siblings and I would gather around her especially during brownouts wherein she would light a lamp and tell the most amazing stories. She was the most generous and kind-hearted grand-aunt that we know. She would bring and show us videotapes of Disney movies that she recorded in the US and would even watch it with us. My greatest gift from her though, would be that she taught me how to love reading. Day after day, she would hand me a novel to read. After Ive read it, we would be discussing the plot and the ending. We would be comparing ideas on how we would have ended the story if we werent satisfied with how the author wrote the ending. She shared with me almost all of her novels. One of her favorite authors, Judith Mcnaught, became my favorite too. Sa-e-ma was dearly loved by all of us. I hoped she knew how a big impact she made in our lives.Rest well Sa-e-ma. Till we meet again.
Dearest SaE,We will always keep you in our thoughts and prayers. Jun & I will forever be grateful for taking good care of our children when we were not around at that time. May God bless you & keep you in his care.Love,Jun and Gladys
I just wanted to say Thank you Sa-Ema for taking care of me & Mark when we were younger. I love you so much and miss you. I will never forget our many conversations and the stories you would tell me. My fondest memory of you was when you and Ama stayed at my parents house and we all 3 slept on the sofa. Late at night you would get your V8 tomatoe juice drink and your Cheetos snacks and would cross your legs across from me and tell me your countless stories. May you RIP forever. We all want to thank you and love you. Love Macky
Sa-e tributeWe were so lucky to have Sa-e share several years of her life with us. She always brightened up the room. When she was in the hospital or rehab, her absence was noticeable at home, but when we would visit her in recovery her spirit would still shine through. We are so fortunate that she threw herself into her physical therapy and was able to experience a thriving return home. She enjoyed food, mah jong, and other activities with gusto, and her joy was infectious. Her excitement was uncontainable, even if it was just leaving the house to go shopping or being one of the first grownups to join in an Easter egg hunt or silly family games. She loved to laugh, even when she was the cause of the laughter through crazy slip-ups or being the source of a joke. She kept the family together and would always do things to make others happy, whether it was sharing a game, being an exercise buddy, or making an impromptu meal. She was selfless in her caring for others, giving of herself or her things to meet their needs. She will be greatly missed
Thank you for being such a helpful and supportive auntie that never got tired of taking care of us and loved us unconditionally...
"In the fading light, we welcome the night. Across the darkness, we salute the dawn."Sa-e-ma was my first penpal. I would always be excited to receive letters from her. We've exchanged letters ever since I was seven years old until my university days. Reading her stories of how her days went by inspired me to have a positive outlook on life. Distance may have separated us, but her loving memory remains in my heart. Thank you, my loving grand-aunt, for brightening my days and always having that generous heart. My daughter, Zhuethyna, would have surely loved to meet you, as with your other great-grandchildren. I love you, Sa-e-ma.
Sa-e's hot sour soup was the best. She would lovingly & proudly cook for all of us knowing that it would be consumed with gusto. She was very loving & caring especially to our mother, Lilia, & her other younger siblings. We all love her.
