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Luisa Cabling
February 23, 1930 - January 2, 2017
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<div itemprop="description">Luisa Cabling, age 86, passed away at her home in Mississauga on Tuesday, January 2, 2017. She was born on February 23, 1930 in Manila, Philippines, to Dr. Placido and Toribia (Palacio) Magbitang. The oldest of four children, she remembers the loss of her father at an early age and enduring the Japanese occupation during World War 2. She became a nurse and took the bold step to leave her mother and siblings to work in Chicago and continue her training in DePaul University. When her work term was completed, she immigrated to Canada and worked in Women’s College Hospital in Toronto. She married Dr. Nomeriano Cabling on October 15, 1966 and moved to St. John’s, Newfoundland, where he had his dental practice. On November 9, 1967, their only daughter, Cynthia Marie, was born. <br> <br>It seems history repeated itself and like her own mother, she lost her husband in April 12, 1969, due to complications from surgery. Now a single parent, she moved with her daughter back to Toronto to start anew as a caseworker in Metro Toronto Social Services. In 1973, she bought a house and set down roots in Mississauga to raise her daughter in the relative quietness of the suburbs. A very religious woman of the Catholic faith, she remained devout to her church and held steadfast friendships within the Filipino community and her work mates in Social Services. Her social life revolved around the company of her wide circle of friends and included regular visits to Ottawa and Maine. She was never truly alone because her friends became her family, and her church gave her purpose and strength. But her deepest joy came from doting over her grandchildren and watching over them with pride as they grew up to adulthood. <br> <br>She is survived by her brother, Danilo Magbitang, her daughter Cynthia Marie Cabling-Tomines, her son-in-law Jose Adore Tomines, and the loves of her life – her two grandchildren: Justine Alexandra Tomines, and Aaron Xavier Tomines. <br> <br>“And though your body tires with age, and your mind is filled with pain and hardship of life, it is because you gave joy and love to those around you that you live on in our hearts, in our memories, and our beliefs. May you finally find Peace in the Lord’s warm embrace!” <br></div>