Estrella B. Urbi

Estrella B. Urbi, 88 It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Estrella Urbi on August 25,2025. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. Estrella was born on August 22, 1937 in Jaen Nueva Ecija, Philippines to Ruperto and Soledad Bugarin. She graduated from the University of Santo Tomas in College of Nursing. Estrella then worked in the United States in Cook County, Illinois for two years and returned to the Philippines and was a Nursing School Faculty at St. Ann and Ortanes School of Nursing as well as Concordia College of Nursing. Estrella attained two Masters degrees. After a Masters in Nursing Administration (Philippine Women University), she had an integral role in starting up an OB/GYN Clinic. She also attained a Masters in Science at the University of Minnesota in Child Bearing and Child Rearing. Estrella worked as a Labor and Delivery (OB-GYN) Registered Nurse in several Minnesota Hospitals: Lutheran Deaconess Hospital, Regions Hospital and HCMC. She retired in 2001 with her husband, Juan, in The Villages, Florida. Estrella is survived by her loving husband Juan of 64 years; and their children Glenn (Belle) and Gordon (Kim) and daughter Barbara (Jim) Bussen; and three grandchildren: Jaden, Brennan, Kerrigan; and sister Angelina (Deo) Rivera and sister-in-law Marilyn Bugarin, along with numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents Ruperto & Soledad Bugarin, brothers Oscar, Nunilo, Alberto and Rolando and sister Solita Joven. Estrella was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. She enjoyed folk dancing, writing short stories and poems, playing with her dogs (Sheba, Nemo and EJ), spending time with her children and grandchildren. She was involved in League of Women Voters, FAWN (Filipino American Women's Network), Fil- Minnesota Association, and Cultural Society of Filipino Americans. She was a devout Catholic. She liked traveling abroad to Lourdes, Rome (to see the Pope), Jerusalem, China, and visiting the Philippines. She treasured the time with her husband and friends during their retirement at The Villages. Our family would like to thank the staff at the Masonic Home/Transition Care and Grace Hospice Care Team for their compassionate care they gave her. Visitation will be at Church of Assumption in Richfield on Monday, September 8th at 9:30 a.m. Funeral Mass is at 10:30 a.m. with luncheon to follow. Private Interment at Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, MN. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations to Church of Assumption, Richfield, MN.

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Estrella B. Urbi

August 22, 1937 - August 25, 2025

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Estrella B. Urbi

August 22, 1937 - August 25, 2025

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