Mai was born the fifth child to Pham Dan and Tran Thi Chi in Vietnam on October 12, 1937. Her parents died young, and she was taken in by her grandfather. As the war raged on, she and her two surviving siblings, older sister and younger brother, were sent to live with their uncle in Da Nang.  She grew into adulthood and became a mother to six children.  As the war drew near to its end, she and her children left Vietnam, eventually arriving in the USA.  As an immigrant in a new country, Mai worked extremely hard to provide and care for her children.  She loved them dearly and always wanted the best for them.  She lived in Montana and Mississippi before meeting her future husband Joseph Manzano and moving her family to California.  With Joe she raised son Michael and granddaughter Erica.  She is preceded in death by her parents, siblings, and her eldest son, Hung.  She is survived by her husband Joseph and her children:

Yung and wife Clarissa

Loni

Tien

Hoa and wife Tina

Be and husband Tuan

Michael

Erica and husband Josh

She also has 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. 

She passed away peacefully in her home on June 26, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones.

“Mama Mai” as she was often called, was loved by all and the heart of her entire family.

 

Services for Mai will take place as follows:

Tuesday, July 2  

Price Funeral Chapel

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Private Viewing for Family Members only

 

Wednesday, July 3 

Price Funeral Chapel

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm -Viewing

6:00 pm - 6:30 pm - Rosary Prayers

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm - Viewing

 

Friday, July 5

10:30 am - 11:30 am - Mass

Interment immediately following at Fair Oaks Cemetery

1:30 pm - 5:30 pm - Remembrance Gathering at address below:

Dung and Clarissa Pham

3375 Marquam Way, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

Contact: Clarissa - 206-250-6322