Amelia C Zabala

Amelia Castillo Zabala, 89, of Manila died July 30, 2006, at Manila
Nursing Center in Manila. She was a homemaker and a Christian. She was
born in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 4, 1916, and raised in McAlester, Okla.,
moving to California in 1929. She had lived most of her life in Pico
Rivera, Calif., before moving to Nipoma, Calif. She moved to Manila in
2004. Her husband of 66 years, Locadio R. Zabala, died Oct. 26, 2003.

She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Pasqual and Bea
Zabala, of Pico Rivera, Calif., and Leo and Marieta Zabala, of Whittier,
Calif.; three daughters and a son-in-law, Paula Browne of Nipoma, Calif.,
Jo Anguiano of Apple Valley, Calif., and Yvonne and Frank Hernandez of
Manila

23 grandchildren, Robert and Bonnie Anguiano, Daniel and Rose
Anguiano, Lisa and Frank Navarro, Vivian Anguiano, Paul and Laura
Zabala, Steve and Daisy Zabala, Darlene Zabala, Arlene and John Mena, Dolores
and Caesar Mercado, Amy and Gene Manzanares, Carmen Green, Joseph & Christina
Hernandez, Leo Zabala, Jr., Raul Zabala

25 great-grandchildren Robert, Jr.,
Louie, Melisa Monica, Daniel, Jr., Shelly, Yvette, Frank Jr., Carolyn,
Richard, Sara, Casey, Jr., Carley, Amanda, John, Jr., Christopher,
Justin, Ryan, Noah, Jason, Nick, Ethan, Jacob, Abrianna, Zoe

15 great-great-grandchildren, Jackie, Alexis, Dellavon, Selena, Brian, Jr., Julie Anissa,
Jesse, Chloe, Jacob, Robert, Mercedes, Octavio, Jr. Cecelea, and
Anicia, and she loved them all.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two daughters,
Amanda and Amanda S.; a son-in-law, Jerry Browne, and two
great-grandsons, Jace and Frank.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, at New
Providence Baptist Church in Buckeye with Brother Danny Smith officiating.

The family requests anyone wishing to leave a lasting memorial consider
the Alzheimer’s Foundation in memory of Amelia C. Zabala.