Prosperito Juario Daquilanea, age 89, passed away peacefully on November 8, 2026 in Woodridge, Illinois. He was born in Dingle, Iloilo City, the son of Juan and Visitacion Daquilanea. Raised in Nabunturan in the Davao region, he attended FEATI University in Manila and met the love of his life in Davao City, Rosalina Daquilanea, whom he married in 1975. Prosperito left the Philippines under a period of martial law and moved to a country he had never seen to give his family a better life. He was a mechanical engineer for AT&T/Lucent Technologies for over 30 years and a longtime resident of Woodridge, Illinois before his passing.

Prosperito is survived by his beloved wife of 51 years, Rosalina; his children Jasmine (Stephen)

Taylor and Jodie (James) Smylie; his grandchildren Michael, Caden, James, and Leoncia; and his sisters Leney and Myrna. He was one of ten children and was preceded in death by his parents; step-sister Marietta; brothers and sisters Aurelio, Juanito, Jaime, Teodoro, Loney, and Sonia.

Prosperito loved gardening. Both he and his wife grew up in farming families, and in the summers their backyard was as lush with growth – fruit, vegetables, and flowers – as any plot in the Philippines. He loved sending guests home with baskets full of tomatoes and other vegetables, picked fresh from his and his wife’s garden. He also enjoyed fishing, often fishing in far away rivers or in the neighborhood ponds, and using his engineering training to make improvements on the home that he so loved and lived in for over thirty years.

Visitation will be held at Cappetta’s West Suburban Funeral Home, 4920 Main St, Downers Grove, IL 60515, US on Friday, November 13, 2026, 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm CT.

Funeral mass will be held at St. Scholastica Church, 7800 Janes Ave, Woodridge, IL 60517, US on Saturday, November 14, 2026, 10:00 am CT.

Burial will take place at Clarendon Hills Cemetery, 6900 S Cass Ave, Darien, IL 60561, US on Saturday, November 14, 2026, after the funeral mass

Info 630-852-8000 or westsuburbanfh.com