People named Rufino Justeniane

My wonderful tata was a father to 4 children. 3 daughters and one son. Oldest daughter, Lucy died when she was only 13 yrs old. My tata did his best working hard as a Filipino cook while raising small children. He served in the Navy and spoke praises of being an American Philippino

Born in the Philippines, Rufino was a veteran of World War I. According to his World War II draft registration card, dated about 1942, Rufino was age 48, living in Phoenix, Arizona, was 5 feet 2 inches tall, had brown eyes and black hair, and had a dark brown complexion. He weighed 125 pounds and was Filipino. He had 3 tattoos: upper left arm - sailor USN War 1917 - 1918; lower left arm - woman, Venus; and right upper arm - a cross. He was married to Josephine Justeniane and was employed by Maricopa County at the County Hospital. In the 1950 federal census, Rufino was 56 and living in Phoenix Arizona with his children Rosie (17), Josephine (14), and Tony (10). He said that he was married but there was no wife in the household. He was unable to work. When Rufino passed in 1973, he was survived by his wife, Josephine, and his three children. He also had 7 grandchildren. See Rufino Justeniane: Obituary Family memories are available at Proud American and Holidays