Ledovina "Nanay" Almerol Aromin

Ledovina Almerol Aromin (AKA Nanay) went home to be with the Lord on September 20, 2016. She was born on April 14, 1938 in Tayug, Pangasinan Province, Philippines to Leon and Eustaquia Almerol. She was the 2nd of 5 children with one brother (Lorenzo: AKA Delilah) surviving her.

Nanay married Hermenigildo Rivera Aromin, Sr. (AKA Tatay). He predeceased her on April 12, 2001. They had 3 children: Hermenigildo A. Aromin Jr. (AKA Jun) married to Pam, Teresita A. Aromin (died at one month old from measles) and Joanna A. Alberto married to Raymund. Her children were her pride and joy. She loved what they had become and would do anything to help them. I would buy things for Nanay but very seldom would she keep anything for herself. She would always send the gifts to Joanna. She would refer to Joanna as “Baby”. The love they shared was very special.

Nanay has many uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews living throughout the world.
Ledovina was a wonderful Lola. She was blessed with 5 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren: Alyssa M. (Aromin) Eads (Joshua), Gabrielle B. Aromin, Raymund A. Alberto Jr., Dominic A. Alberto, Joseph A. Alberto, Alexander H. Aromin, Angelina M. Eads. Nanay blessed each of her grandchildren with her unconditional love, pride and interest in each one of them.

Nanay loved to take care of her family. She would cook, clean and do laundry. We have been so spoiled since she came to live with us in the U.S. that we have forgotten how to take care of ourselves. Our house is filthy, the laundry is to the ceiling and we don’t have a speck of food to eat. We don’t know how we will ever get along without her.

Besides all her domestic skills, Nanay had a heart of gold with a special love of children and babies. She would go up to total strangers and take their baby out of their arms to snuggle and caress. I had to, on many occasions smooth things over by making sure people understood she meant no harm. She always kept candy on hand to offer children and watching them play would bring a smile to her face.

Church was a major part of Nanay’s life. She built many strong relationships with those from her church family, Iglesia ni Cristo . She would attend services 2-3 times per week. Nanay created a reputation for being a great cook and would often be called upon to provide traditional Filipino dishes.

One of her favorite dishes was Papaitan (goat with bile) yum??? Pam would tease Nanay about some of her foods and she would tease Pam right back. Nanay loved to go shopping with Pam. They would shop for clothes and other items to send to the Philippines. Despite the language difference, Nanay and Pam developed a wonderful relationship. Pam even taught Nanay a very important American word (much to the chagrin of Jun)…. CHARGE!....

Nanay was stubborn, spunky, energetic, hardworking, funny, and caring.

The last 3 months have shown us how true is the saying, “dynamite comes in small packages”. Nanay, despite her small size fought hard and showed us a strength we didn’t realize she had. She was persistent and kept trying to recover. Unfortunately, the final mountain proved to be too steep for her to conquer. But she did triumph in the end. She is now home with the Lord. Although our hearts ache for her to still be with us, we know she has found true happiness in heaven. She is reunited with Tatay and all her other loved ones that went before her. We pray she is doing the tango in heaven and is enjoying eternal life with no pain or illness.

Nanay, thank you for allowing us to share your life with you. You were a blessing to all that knew you. We will miss you terribly but find comfort knowing you are at peace.

Mahal ka namin,
Jun and Pam

To Nanay:

No words of thanks will suffice to express our gratitude to the loving care and patience you have endured in permitting us to stay with you. Instead of our taking care of you, you took care of us. Nanay, we cannot thank you enough for being very patient and enduring. you never blamed me for anything.
Joanna and Raymund


Thank you to all those who have condoled with us and shared their sympathy in this moment of our sorrow.
Jun, Joanna, Pam and Raymund