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Angelina Aldana

March 1, 1930 — December 14, 2017

Angelina "Gely" Belisario Aldana, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, December 14, 2017, at White Oak at North Grove. The last surviving member of her immediate family, she was born March 1, 1930, in Davao City, Philippines, the daughter of the late Juan Fulgosino Belisario, MD and Socorro Crisostomo Belisario, MD. A member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church of Spartanburg, SC, Mrs. Aldana graduated from Immaculata Academy in Malolos, Bulacan. She received a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree from the University of the Philippines and a PhD Degree from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC where she was a Rockefeller Foundation Scholar. She was a research assistant for Medicinal Plant Research at the College of Pharmacy, University of the Philippines. She was then appointed to the faculty of the University of the Philippines as Instructor in Botany. When she left to immigrate to the United States, she was an assistant professor in Botany. She was also a member of Phi Sigma Biological Society and served as an officer in the University of the Philippines Chapter. She co-authored a laboratory textbook in botany, the Philippine Pharmacology and Natural Formulary, and several published research papers. Survivors include her husband of 50 years, Oscar Morales Aldana, Sr. of Richmond Hill, NY; son, Oscar G. Aldana, Jr. of Alpharetta, GA; sisters-in-law, Ruby Belisario of Fairfax, VA and Corazon Belisario of Davao City, Philippines; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by four siblings. Visitation will be 7:00-9:00 PM Thursday, December 21, 2017, at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel, 2075 E. Main St., Spartanburg, SC 29307. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 2:00 PM Friday, December 22, 2017, at the Historic St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, 290 E. Main St., Spartanburg, SC 29302, by The Rev. David Whitman. Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Angelina Belisario Aldana please visit our Sympathy Store.

Visitation

DEC 21. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (EST)

Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel

2075 E Main St

Spartanburg, SC 29307

[email protected]

https://www.floydmortuary.com/

Mass of Christian Burial

DEC 22. 2:00 PM (EST)

Historic St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church

161 N Dean St

Spartanburg, SC 29302

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