Emmanuel "Manny" Camales

Emmanuel Camales, 61, passed away peacefully at home in Fords, New Jersey surrounded by his loved ones on Monday, October 25, 2021 after fighting a difficult battle with pancreatic cancer.

Emmanuel, better known as “Manny”, was born on June 17, 1960 to Alfredo Camales and Juanita Asuncion in Cabanatuan City, Philippines. Manny went to Nueva Ecija High School where he met the love of his life, Cecilia. Both went on to Wesleyan University-Philippines to study nursing. The two would then land jobs in Newark, Jersey as registered nurses in UMDNJ. They married in 1984 and had 3 children - Christopher, Ryan, and Vanessa.

Manny retired early at age 52 to enjoy his time traveling with Cecilia. His favorite pastimes included doing yardwork, listening to music, singing karaoke, and playing computer games. He also loved capturing moments with photos and videos of time spent with his family and friends from high school and college. 

Manny was predeceased by his mother, Juanita, and half-brother, Leopoldo. He is survived by his loving wife, Cecilia, his children, Christopher, Ryan and Vanessa, and his grandson, Theodore. He is also survived by his father, Alfredo and his siblings Roberto, Alfredo Jr., Marichu, Jonathan, Emil and Rene.

Visitation will be at Gosselin Funeral Home on Friday, beginning 5:00pm to 9:00pm. Visitation will resume Saturday morning, at 10:00am, with a memorial service beginning 11:00am.  Service will be live streamed. Interment is private.

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