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Manuel Manapat Jose of Harrisonburg died May 17, 2010, one month before his 90th birthday.
He was born June 17, 1920, in Manila, Philippines, the second of seven children of Prudencio Jose and Florencia Manapat.
He graduated from University of the Philippines in 1941 and moved his family to the United States in 1964. He proudly became a U.S. citizen in 1968 and worked as an accountant, eventually becoming an assistant division controller for Abbott Laboratories in California. He retired to Harrisonburg in 1978, where he was an active member of Grace Covenant Church and the Gideons International, and enjoyed golf and time with the Praise Generation from Grace Covenant Church.
He married Marion Ghent in Baguio City, Philippines, on Nov. 17, 1951, and they celebrated 58 years of marriage together.
He is survived by his loving wife, Marion; daughter and son-in-law, Lita and Conrad Zapanta, MD, of Harrisonburg; daughter and son-in-law, Cindy and Colonel Wayne Scott, USAF (Retired) of Yorba Linda, Calif.; son and daughter-in-law, Drs. Manuel (Manny) L. and Connie Jose of Harrisonburg; seven grandsons: Mark Zapanta, Philip Zapanta, Andrew Zapanta, Jason Scott, Darren Scott, Nathan Jose, and Derek Jose and five great-grandchildren: Josh, Katy, Elizabeth, Jonathan, and Bekah.
Visitation with the family will be held at the Kyger Funeral Home in Harrisonburg on Friday, May 21, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Pastors Dick Blackwell and Jerry Fawley Jr. will conduct a memorial service Saturday, May 22, at 3 p.m. at Grace Covenant Church in Harrisonburg. The family will also receive friends at a reception following the memorial service.
Entombment will be private at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens in Harrisonburg.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to the Gideons International in the name of Manuel M. Jose, P.O. Box 734, Harrisonburg, VA 22803.
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