Narcisa Celsa Valdegamo Nicolas Himmelstein Obituary (1952

We are in deep sorrow for the passing of Narcisa Celsa Valdegamo Nicolas Himmelstein, fondly called Bing. She was born to Atty. Henry Cortezano Nicolas, and Juanita Campos Valdegamo on January 24, 1952, at the Silliman Mission Hospital, Dumaguete City, Philippines. She was the third child (the oldest of the girls) of seven living children. She finished her primary schooling at St. Augustine Academy, Bayawan, Negros Oriental, Philippines, and her secondary schooling at Silliman University High School, Dumaguete City, Philippines. Bing was a third year Medical Technology student at Silliman University in Dumaguete City, Philippines, when she met Buddy Hayes and married him. Their union produced a daughter, Natasha Kristina. After her divorce with Buddy, she met and married the love of her life, her soul mate, Nelson Himmelstein. As Bing’s health deteriorated, Nelson supported her and took exceptionally loving care of her. For 35 years, he took his vow to her “for better or worse, in sickness and in health, until death do us part” very seriously. Bing is survived by her beloved husband, Nelson, her daughter, Natasha, son-in-law, Shane, grandchildren, Payton, and Cameron, who she adores so much. Siblings, Heidi (widow of brother Cortes), Cesar, Manuel, Maria Teresa, Frank (widower of sister Juanita), Carmen, nephews, nieces, cousins, and relatives. Bing was a jolly, high-spirited person, and a lover of music and the arts. She loved to study, read books, and was a good writer. She was a learned person, culturally sensitive, religiously cognizant of her own history, and appreciative of differences, with compassionate understanding towards all persons. She loved to dance and was good at it. Funeral was held Monday morning, December 23, 2024, at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nevada.