Cebuano siblings’ cremated remains arrive in Cebu

THE cremated remains of the two Cebuanos killed in a car crash in Florida, USA last April 2 were brought home to  Cebu yesterday.

The urn containing  ashes of 31-year-old Albertson Anthony Almase and his 26-year-old sister Kristina Angela Almase  were taken to the St. Peter’s Funeral Homes in New Imus St.,  Cebu city at 7:40 a.m. yesterday.

The Almase siblings were among  four people killed when their minivan collided with another vehicle that was eluding a high-speed police chase in the US state of Florida.

The siblings were killed along with their friends, Dennis Ryan Rinon Ortiz, 33, of Daly City, California and Lily Marie Azarcon, 26 .

Friends, family and relatives of the Almase siblings gathered at the  St. James Chapel at the second floor of the funeral home.

Their aunt in Cebu, lawyer Sylvia Almase-Suarez said  daily masses will be held at 8 p.m.

Almase-Suarez is the daughter of Teodoro Almase, dean of the University of the Visayas College of Law.

“We will transfer to  St. Matthew on Monday  night to accommodate visitors and loved ones,” said Almase-Suarez.

She and the victims’ father Albert Almase are first cousins.

The victims will be laid to rest at Cebu Evergreen Memorial Park Inc.  along the South Coastal Highway in Talisay City on  Thursday morning before a requiem mass at 9:30 a.m.  Correspondent Tweeny M. Malinao