Bainbridge Island resident Clemente P. Aquino, 68, died March 6 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

He was born in Dec. 4, 1936, Mapandan, Pangasinan, the Philippines,to Buenaventura and Maria (Penullar) Aquino.

After attending Munoz Agricultural State College in the Philippines, he joined the Philippine Navy for four years. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1961 and retired in 1980 after 19 years.

Aquino worked for Washington State Ferries at the Winslow shipyard for 20 years, retiring in 2000.

He loved to travel and to spend time with his grandchildren and his finance, Remy.

Aquino is survived by his son Clemente Aquino of Spokane and daughters Maria (Jonathan) Garcia of Seattle and Angela (Edward) Narte of Tukwila; brothers Pablo Aquino, Floren Aquino, and Eddie Aquino of Seattle and Robert Aquino of Houston; sisters Eugenia Tubelleza, Fausta A. Evangelista, and Romana Marquez all of the Philippines and Cristina Ramos of Chicago and and Terry Lockwood of Federal Way; three granddaughters; four grandsons, seven nieces and 17 nephews.

The rosary will be said at 6:30 p.m. March 11 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, with a Mass of Christian burial at the church at 10 a.m. March 12. Burial will be at Seabold Cemetery, with a reception to follow at the Masonic Temple, 1299 Grow Avenue.

Arrangements are under the direction of Kass Funeral Home.