Ariel Alonzo's Obituary
Ariel Bautista Alonzo, passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday October 10, 2021.
Relatives and friends are invited to visit The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 5850
Lakeland Highlands Rd, Lakeland, FL on Monday October 18,2021 at 9am. The funeral service
will commence after the viewing at 10am.
Ariel Bautista Alonzo was born in Marikina, Philippines to Odon Alonzo and Ester Bautista
Alonzo, on November 23, 1962. He did his studies in the Philippines and graduated high school
at Roosevelt College Lamuan. He grew up mostly in the Philippines and then moved to the
United States 1979. Ariel was a man of God. He went to church every Sunday and devoted
himself to serve God and his fellow beings. He served a church mission for The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Bacolod, Philippines mission teaching people the gospel from
1989-1991. He married Maila Leilani Bala (Acampora) and later remarried to Elel Unica Alonzo
on December 7, 2002.
He was a hard working man who worked for Nissan for 24 and a half years and recently retired
from Nissan and moved to Florida to be closer to his mother and other relatives. He also started
working at Hawthorne Gardening by Scott’s Miracle Grow for six months. He was a hilarious
man who loved to make jokes and do the typical dad joke of “pull my finger.” If he saw you
picking your nose he would jokingly say , “digging for gold up there?” He was loved by his
family and by many friends as well.
Ariel was predeceased by his father Odon Alonzo and his siblings Armando Alonzo, Alberto
Alonzo, and Maria Teresa Alonzo. He is survived by his wife Elel Alonzo and five children Adrian
Myles Bala Alonzo, Andrew Bala Alonzo, Ethan Unica Alonzo, Enzo Unica Alonzo, Athena
Isabelle Unica Alonzo, and his grandchild Kotah Wonder Alonzo and his mother Ester Bautista
Alonzo.Out of his siblings survived Rolando Alonzo, Celso Alonzo, Elisa (Alonzo) Mendoza,
Erlinda (Alonzo) Bernardo, Sherri Alonzo, and Corazon (Alonzo) Navalta. He will be deeply
missed by all his family and friends around the world
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