Visitacion “Vesing” Dejarlo Lewis was born April 14, 1950 in Culaba, Leyte, Philippines, to Teofilo Dejarlo and Beatriz Verè.

Vesing, as she was known to her family and friends, was a beautician by trade as well as a dedicated homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was vibrant, full of life, and had a very contagious, happy spirit that infected everyone she came across. She was a devout follower of Christ and she loved every member of her family unconditionally. It is a testament to her personal impact on friends and family that they have arrived from throughout the country and the world to bid her farewell.

Vesing enjoyed fishing and crabbing with her family and playing mahjong and bingo with the girls. She was a very giving and helpful person. When catching numerous large salmon at Fort Casey she would share her catch with neighbors. Just one week prior to her passing, she won the jackpot at a local bingo and shared her winnings among friends and family. Sharing was typical of Vesing and she often helped friends going through life’s problems.

She loved to cook and always made sure a guest in her home was well fed. When she made a batch of lumpia and adobo, her adult children clamored to stop by and take some home with them as they were regarded as the best kept secrets in town. Fun loving and entertaining, she also enjoyed singing on her karaoke machine, often evoking light-hearted laughter as she would completely butcher her favorite Whitney Houston ballads.

These qualities and these small examples from her life are what made her so lovable and are the reasons why her presence will be so sorely missed.

Vesing leaves behind her loving and devoted husband of 41 years, James D. Lewis; five children, Marshall of Seattle, Mike of San Francisco, Pamela of Kent, David of Las Vegas, and Luz Semba of Shizuoka, Japan; sisters, Rucela Dejarlo of Infanta, Philippines, Abelina Olidan of Culaba, Philippines, and Amelita Dejarlo of Culaba, Philippines; brother Romeo Dejarlo of Culaba, Philippines; five grandchildren; one great grandchild; and a large network of friends and extended family.

She was preceded in death by her son James Lewis, Jr., her mother Beatriz and father Teofilo, her sisters Pacita Cebuano and Lilia Abanilla, and brothers Guillermo and Roque Dejarlo.

Funeral Mass was held Feb. 24 at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church in Oak Harbor. A Graveside service followed at Maple Leaf Cemetery in Oak Harbor.