Esmeraldo Jr Flores Ariola

Esmeraldo Flores Ariola Jr., 26, of Thousand Oaks, California, passed away on October 17, 2025, at Los Robles Regional Hospital.

A viewing service will be held at Rose Family Funeral Home on October 30, 2025, at 4:00 PM, with Sister Maria Barlow of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officiating. His remains will be transported to the Philippines for burial at Mount Zion Cemetery, Dagupan, Pangasinan, once all necessary documentation is completed. Arrangements are being coordinated by Abalos Philippines Funeral Home, and the transfer may take several weeks to finalize.

Esmeraldo was born on September 1, 1999, in Dagupan, Philippines, to Esmeraldo Sr. and Criselda Ariola. He graduated from Bonuan Boquig National High School in 2017. Esmeraldo will be remembered for his love of dancing and basketball, his joyful personality, and the warmth he brought to everyone who knew him.

He is survived by his loving mother, Criselda Ariola, and siblings Maricres Dalope, Jan Michael Ariola, Calvin Alvin Ariola, Esmer Jess Ariola, and Aldo Rey Ariola, all of Thousand Oaks.

He is preceded in death by his father, Esmeraldo Ariola Sr., and his older brother, Von Christopher Ariola.

Esmeraldo’s family and friends will forever cherish his memory and the light he brought into their lives.