Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory

Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory - Oxon Hill

Arlington National Cemetery

Nympha Amparo Equio Briones Ricasata, 75, passed away on October 2, 2019. Born on May 2, 1944 to the late Enrique Briones and Zosima Equio Briones in Amlan, Negros Oriental in the Philippines.  

Nympha graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from the Lyceum of the Philippines on June 2, 1965. She moved to the United States and married Teofisto C. Ricasata on July 13, 1971 at the Naval Station Chapel in Charleston, South Carolina. They were married for 28 years until his untimely death on December 7, 1999.

Nympha had worked and retired from the Gelman Management Company. Afterwards, she enjoyed traveling with family and friends, playing mahjong, shopping, and watching sports and news.

Nympha is predeceased by her parents and husband. She is survived by her Children, Laurie Lee Jennings, and Brian Jon Ricasata. Sister, Perla Bernal. Brothers, Rafael Kahanding and William East Equio. Grandchildren, Colin Matthew Anderson, and Anastasia Elizabeth Anderson.

A celebration of life will take place on Friday, October 11, 2019 from 5pm to 8pm at the KALAS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY, 6160 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD 20745. Mass of Christian Burial will be offred on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 10 a.m. at St. Columba Catholic Church, 7800 Livingston Rd., Oxon Hill, MD 20745. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 9 a.m. Please meet at the Administration Building at 8:15 a.m. with one's own transportation. 


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