Marina Garon Camia

Marina Garon Camia, a resident of Vacaville, California, died on May 23, 2026, from complications stemming from a brain bleed and vascular dementia. She was 81. Following her graduation from Galileo High School in San Francisco, Marina began a career as a civil servant: First for the US Forest Service and then the Social Security Administration, where she worked for 30-plus years in San Francisco, Santa Rosa, and Sacramento. She retired in 2002. Marina was devoted to her family. She was active in her children’s lives, volunteering at their schools and cheering them on during their activities. Marina enjoyed traveling, especially with her sisters, and being with family. She would often welcome relatives and friends into her home to enjoy Filipino delicacies that she would lovingly cook for them. When Marina lived in Santa Rosa from 1976 to 1986, Marina was active in helping build the then-fledgling Filipino Community Center in Windsor and was an officer in the Filipina Barangay women’s group. Marina then became a member of the Filipino Community of Sacramento when she lived there from 1986 to 2002. She lived in Las Vegas from 2002 to 2014. Marina moved in 2014 to American Canyon and then Vacaville to live with her sister, Melba, brother-in-law Morris, and nephew Sean and their family. They cared for her lovingly as she aged and her health declined. She was predeceased by her parents, Ramon and Rosario Garon, and brother Ramon Garon Jr. Marina is survived by her daughter, Catalina Camia Roberts (Cliff Roberts) of Arlington, Virginia, and sons Chris of Sacramento, and Kevin and his partner, Merrill Davis, of Los Angeles. Marina is also survived by her siblings Melba Curry (Morris) of Vacaville; Rossana Jennings of Houston, Texas; Jeannie Wilson (Giles) of Livermore; Junior Ray Garon (Yuki) of Vallejo; Theresa Garon of Folsom; and Anthony Garon of Willits. She is also survived by brother-in-law Alfredo Camia of American Canyon and sister-in-law Pacita Gaerlan (Patrick) of San Jose. Marina’s survivors include three generations of loving nieces and nephews in the extensive Garon and Camia families. They include 16 nieces and nephews, their 28 children, and their 10 grandchildren. She also leaves behind her spouse Ben Camia of Quezon City, Philippines. A funeral liturgy and celebration of life will be held June 4, 10:30 a.m., at Treadway & Wigger Funeral Chapel, 2383 Napa-Vallejo Highway on the grounds of Napa Valley Memorial Park in Napa. A private interment ceremony for Marina’s children and siblings will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association or a charity of your choice in Marina’s memory.

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Marina Garon Camia

June 26, 1944 - May 23, 2026