MILA STA. ANA

December 16, 1948 - July 25, 2014

Mila Tuazon Sta.Ana, 65, of Hewitt, NJ, passed away on Friday, July 25, 2014. She was born on December 16, 1948 in the Philippines to Hilaria (nee Panlaqui) and Emiliano Tuazon. Mila was an English Professor at the Far Eastern University in the Philippines and a Montessori teacher and a professional mom while in the US. Mila will best be remembered for her passion for dancing and known as “The Dancing Queen”, her love of Broadway musicals, especially Mamma-Mia, cooking, cleanliness and organization, her eagerness to welcome anyone and treat them like family. Her family fondly called her “Ate Baby” and her friends called her “Molly”. Mila enjoyed Filipino TV (variety shows and telenovelas), NBA Basketball , especially the Wizards, the Knicks, the Nets, the Magic, and the Warriors, Dancing with the Stars, shopping for others, traveling and playing games on her iPad and keeping up with family and friends on Facebook. Mila was predeceased by her beloved parents Laring and Miling Tuazon, her brother Meng Tuazon, her sister Etet Tuazon and nephew EJ Tuazon. She is survived by her loving children Dennis Sta. Ana and his wife Dana, Dexter Sta. Ana, Michelle Myla Bueno and her husband Jason, and Marichelle Mylene Sta. Ana; her brothers Boy Tuazon and his wife Lynn, Jesse Tuazon and his wife Nancy, Ode Tuazon, Dong Tuazon and his wife Babylynn; her sisters Mabel Dizon and her husband Raymond, and Nenet Tuazon, and her sister-in-law Lulu Tuazon; her cherished grandchildren Justin , Joshua, and Jake Bueno; and Baby D&D Sta. Ana; her dear nieces Mara, Jeng, Larraine, Megan, Laura Mae and Lindsay; her dear nephews Marlo and Patrick; her adored grandnieces Kosteng and Erin, and her adored grandnephews Morthon and Evan. The family will receive visitors on Monday, July 28, 2014 from 7-9pm with a prayer service at 8:30pm during the last half hour of the visitation at the Stickle-Soltesz Funeral Home, 187 LaRue Road, Newfoundland, NJ 07435 (GPS use 1 Post Place).