Obituary of Herminigildo C. Rivera

Rivera, Herminigildo C. age 74 of Liverpool, N.Y., at rest in Syracuse, N.Y. on May 5, 2013. Beloved husband of the former Norma C. Castillo of Wayne. Loving Father of Rowena Festa and her husband Steven Festa, M.D. of Wayne, Ma. Libertine Darling and her husband Michael Darling, D.D.S. of Liverpool, N.Y. and Wenifredo Rivera and his wife Rosario of Piscataway. Dear grandfather of Ma. Nicole Darling, Thomas Festa, Matthew Darling, Rachel Rivera and Carina Festa. Also surviving are many siblings, nieces and nephews both in the U.S.A. and in the Philippines. Born in Mangaldan, Philippines he came to the U.S.A. in 1997 settling in Liverpool, N.Y. He was retired from the Philippine Navy. Mr. Rivera was a member and advisor of the M.I.O. - Mangaldan International Organization in New Jersey. Relatives and friends may visit on Saturday, May 11, from 3-7 PM at the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd., Totowa. A funeral mass will be held in the Philippines at a later date. Interment will follow the mass at Pax Aeterna Cemetery, Barangay Guilig, Mangaldan, Pangasinan, Philippines.