COUNCIL #7165 - JOHN PAUL I REMEMBERS
ROMEO O. GUBA

 

March 17, 1932 - May 5, 1981

Romeo Octaviano Guba, 49, of Dale City, VA passed away Tuesday May 5, 1981 at DeWitt Army Hospital at Fort Belvoir after a battle with cancer. Romeo was born in the Philippines and enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1955. He retired as Master Chief Petty Officer who had served in Washington from 1974 until retiring in 1981. He was married to Carolina "Carol" (Mamaril) Guba in 1963. Romeo served aboard a cutter in Vietnamese waters. His shore assignments included tours in Hawaii, California, Puerto Rico, and at the Coast Guard Academy at New London, CT.

His viewing was held Saturday and Sunday, May 9 and 10 Cunningham-Mountcastle Funeral Home, Woodbridge, VA, 2:00 to 4:00 pm and 7:00 to 9:00 pm. The Rosary was prayed at 8:00 pm, Sunday, May 10. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Monday, May 11, 12:00 noon, at Holy Family Church, Dale City. Interment Arlington National Cemetery.

Plot: Section 67 Site 3630