Juan Pangelinan Perez, 86, of Tamuning, Guam, passed away from a long illness on October, 2026, in Ventura County. Juan was born in Tamuning, Guam, to Gregorio and Magdalena Perez on October 1, 1940. He grew up, went to school, and began his career in civil service for the military, and married Julie Pablo Mesa, and had his first of two sons, Alexander, on the island before he began tours of duty at other military stations in the Pacific in 1968. In 1970, Juan began his tour of duty in California, where he would spend the next 11 years of his career as a general foreman and have his second son, Edmund, before moving his family to a new tour of duty at San Miguel Naval Communications Station, in the Philippines. After 6 memorable years in the Philippines, Juan and his family moved to Newport, Rhode Island, for a new tour of duty at the Newport Naval Station, home of the US Naval War College. After a few years on the East Coast, and Edmund and Alex now in college, Juan and Julie moved to Okinawa, Japan for a new tour of duty. Juan and Julie would spend the next 6 years in Japan before accepting a new tour at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Juan would eventually retire from his civil service in 2010, and begin enjoying gardening, farming his and Julie's fruits and vegetables, and his close circle of friends, also from Guam, whom he met during his duty at Camp Lejeune. Juan lived a happy, comfortable and relaxing life with his wife up to his passing.
Juan is survived by his wife, Julie, his sons, Alexander and Edmund, his brothers, Blasz Perez, Eulogio Perez, and Jose Perez, and his sisters, Mary Martin, Marlene Sablan, and Theofila Cruz. He is preceded in death by his father, Gregorio, mother, Magdalena, brothers, Valentin Perez, Leandro Perez and Jesus Perez, and sister, Florentina VanDerMiller.
Family and friends are invited to visitin hours to be held on Wednesday evening November 11, 2026 from 5 to 8pm in the JOSEPH P. REARDON FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICE, 757 E. Main Street, Ventura, where a Most Holy Rosary will be held at 7pm. A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Ventura, on Thursday November 12, 2026 at 10am.