Crispina Peters, also known to her friends as Cris or Pining, died peacefully at Careage of Whidbey on May 19, 2015, at the age of 80. She was born on Dec. 5, 1934, in the town of Balagtas, Bulacan, the Philippines. Her parents were Alfonso Puatu and Mercedes Santos.

Cris graduated with a bachelor of science degree in banking and finance from the University of Santo Tomas. Before she migrated to Canada in 1975, she worked in several banks in the Philippines and invested in small businesses. While in Canada she worked with the British Columbia Hydro Corporation. In 1980, she was introduced to Robert “Bob” Peters. They got married on Aug. 5, 1983.

Bob’s work with the Navy Calibration Lab took them to several foreign countries where Cris made many friends, played classical piano, worked in gardens and was a perfect wife.

After Bob retired, they settled in Oak Harbor where Cris played some golf, kept herself busy with the church choir and St. Elizabeth Guild.

She kept her violets and her pastel colored tulips healthy. Cris also loved watching movies. She was a fan of Whoopi Goldberg in “Sister Act” and was able to recite lines from memory from the movie “The Pianist.”

Cris is survived by her sister Fely Rivera and numerous nephews, nieces, grandchildren and great-grandchildren in Canada, the Philippines and the U.S. She was preceded in death by her husband Bob on April 2, 2015.

Funeral Mass for Cris will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2015, at St. Augustine Catholic Church with Rev Paul Pluth, J.C.L., presiding. Family and friends are invited to a reception at Wallin Funeral Home immediately following Mass.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home. All are encouraged to share memories and condolences on Cris’ Book of Memories page on the funeral home website at www.wallinfuneralhome.com