Editha Hipolito Panes

Editha Panes, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and devoted servant of God, was called home to eternal rest on October 16, 2026.

On December 28, 1934, Editha Centina Hipolito was born in a small coastal town of San Dionisio. Her hometown borders the Visayan Sea in the northern province of lloilo, in the Philippines. She was fluent in Ilonggo (native language of Iloilo), Tagalog, and English.

Editha was the daughter of the late Felipe and Visitacion Hipolito. She was the youngest of seven children and was very proud of being the "baby" of the family. She loved telling stories of how spoiled she was growing up and how everything was done for her. Editha was always treated like a princess from the day she was born.

On August 4, 1956, Editha, or Edith as endeared by friends and family, married Oscar Chavez Panes. Together they traveled as a military family with their five children until they settled in Marina, California in 1970. Edith and Oscar celebrated 68 years of marriage until Oscar's passing in 2024. Although brokenhearted, Edith managed to stay strong for her family and kept her sense of humor until the very end.

At the age of 20, Edith graduated from the Parisienne School of Fashion in the Philippines.

She channeled her creative gifts into a successful career in sewing. Eventually she opened her own business in Pacific Grove, California, where she created custom draperies for hotels and celebrities around the Monterey Bay Area. Edith shared her passion with her community as she tailor-made special order dresses for individuals, as well as dresses for entire wedding parties. She also designed traditional Filipino cultural attire for special events. As a long-time member of the Filipino American Club Cultural Dancers in Marina, she was always excited to make a new outfit each time she performed.

Edith will always be remembered for her love of her big family, strong Catholic faith, talent for sewing, passion for performing cultural dances, joy of dancing with her husband, and frequent mahjong with friends and family.

While Edith's presence will be deeply missed, she leaves behind a rich legacy of faith and love, and is survived by her five children, thirteen grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

Her family takes comfort in knowing she is now peacefully reunited in heaven with our Lord and her cherished husband, Oscar.

"Well done, good and faithful servant... enter into the joy of your master." Matthew 25:23