Memories alive

Mystery of Claudia Zobel

Flowers and blown-up news clippings filled the graveyard of Cebuana sexy star Claudia Zobel at the Queen City Memorial Garden in Cebu City today.

When her body was exhumed in September, 29 years after her death, relatives were surprised to find it well preserved and her features still recognizable.

Caretakers said the air-tight casket was a factor.

The actress whose real name was Thelma Maloloy-on and her father are now buried in the same tomb.

A tent was set up but no family members were spotted there this morning.

Mother’s love

Arsenia Fuentes, 50, climbed up four rows of concrete niches to paint a fresh coat of blue on the tomb of her son who passed away last April.

She still cries remembering 17-year-old June Lord, who died of a brain tumor.

The mother was crying as she walked from home to the Mandaue City public cemetry in Guizo.

Remembering ship casualties

Single white roses and candles were offered in the common grave of 47 unidentified victims of the Aug. 16 ship collision of MV St. Thomas Aquinas and a cargo vessel.

No visitors were seen at the tomb this morning in Carreta cemetery.

Perhaps, this was because most of the victims were not from Cebu.

The Aquinas passengers came from Surigao port.

There were no flowers or candles at the niches of 45 unidentified victims of the illl-fated MV Princess of the Stars that sank in 2008. They were buried in apartment type niche in Carreta cemetery af
Kids at work

For some kids, All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day are a good time to earn extra money for Christmas.

They repaint tombs for P40 to P 50 each at the Mandaue city public cemetery.

Paul Vincent Booc and his cousin Aman Jay Booc, both 13 years old, saved up P400 with a half day of work yesterday.

The boys from barangays Basak and Maguikay in Mandaue City started painting three years ago help their families.