(L.A.) Edilberto Tagum, 79, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2026-02397

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 79-year-old Asian male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Edilberto Tagum of Rowland Heights.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Complications of Blunt-Force Head Trauma

Other Significant Conditions: Dementia, Hyperlipidemia

RIP EDILBERTO M. TAGUM (February 24, 1946 – February 8, 2026)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday.

The decedent may have been of Filipino descent.