Estelita Tabios
Obituary
Estelita "Lita" Tabios passed away October 1, 2025 after a short illness. Lita was born December 30, 1931 in Makato, Aklan, Philippines. She married Clemente Tana Sr. in January 1956 before immigrating to Watsonville.
Lita worked in the agricultural fields alongside family members. Additionally, she worked at Green Giant Cannery in the 1960s, and also in housekeeping at Dominican Hospital. She eventually pursued a career in healthcare, as an in-home caregiver for elderly patients.
She remarried Dioscoro Tabios in 1969.
Lita was a member of several Filipino community organizations including the Filipino Women's Club of Watsonville, Cabellereo de Dimas-Alang, and the Filipino Catholic Association.
Lita is survived by daughter, Liz Tana; sons, Clemente Jr. (Shelley) and Alvin Tabios; grandchildren, Clint Nabor, Christopher Tabios, Veronica Mabalot and Rhiannon Tabios; extended family members in the United States and in the Philippines. Special thanks to Dan Savasky and Anita Leisen for their love and care.
Great grandchildren: Sebastian, Countess Lilith, Wyatt and JayLynn.
She is predeceased by former husbands, Clemente and Dioscoro; son, Albert and great grandson, Aidan.
For information regarding the upcoming Recitation of the Holy Rosary and her funeral mass, please contact Benito & Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel in Santa Cruz (831-423-5721).
Published in The Pajaronian · October 2, 2025