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Laura Mendoza
5 septembre 1924 - 20 décembre 2019
5 septembre 1924 - 20 décembre 2019
Laura Mendoza
September 5, 1924 - December 20, 2019
Laura (Roybal) Mendoza, at age 95, went to be with our dear Lord on December 20, 2019. She died peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Laura was a devoted and loving wife and mother. She loved her family greatly and was very much loved by all her family and friends. She was compassionate, kind, joyous. Laura was humble and always put her family’s needs first. She always greeted people with a beautiful smile and a twinkle in her eye. She was a gracious woman who always said please and thank you, and was never rude or mistreated anyone. Laura valued being a homemaker and was a wonderful cook and kept a beautiful home. She enjoyed cooking holiday feasts and making many memories for her family. She was everybody’s “Granny!”
Laura graduated from Loretto Academy in 1942 and married Joseph A. Mendoza on June 22, 1946. They were married for 42 years and raised 5 children.
She is survived by her five children: Samuel Mendoza and his wife Gloria, Joseph Mendoza, Irene Angel and her husband Frank, Valerie Dressel and her husband Kim, and Richard Mendoza and his friend Gerri Barrela; 6 grandchildren: Adan Mendoza, Emiliano Mendoza, Julio Mendoza, Frank Matthew Angel, Mark Angel, and Christa Angel-Horwitz; 21 great grandchildren; 4 great-great grandchildren; and numerous nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph A. Mendoza; her father, Emiliano Roybal; her mother Florentina Baca Ortiz; her granddaughter Marcia Mendoza Ortiz; her brothers and sisters from her mother: Florentina Baca Ortiz, Romualda Madrid, Pita Gonzales, Polly Bransford, Vicenta Martinez, and Ignacio Ortiz; and her brothers and sisters from father Emiliano Roybal: Juvencio Roybal, Larry Roybal, Elisa Martinez, Fidelina Rael, and Ernestine Rodriguez.
Serving as Pallbearers: Matthew Angel, grandson, Mark Angel, grandson, Adan Mendoza, grandson, Emiliano Mendoza, grandson, Julio Mendoza, grandson, Justin Horwitz, grandson in-law,
Honorary Pallbearers: Justin Angel, great-grandson, Francisco Angel, great-grandson
The family gives special thanks to her caregivers, Joanna Mladosich, Lisa Brandsford, Juanita Lovato, Joleen Lovato, and Josie Mendez; Dr. Carolyn Kingston; and Hospice Compassus.
A Rosary will be recited at 7:00pm on December 30, 2019, at the Rivera Kiva Chapel Of Light. A Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church at 9:00am on December 31, 2019, followed by internment at the National Cemetery at 11:15am, and reception at 12:00pm at the Elks Club.
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Hommages
John Ortiz
My aunt Laura was special. She was always welcoming and kind and always treated me as someone special. John Ortiz.
Sheila Ryan
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of Laura she was loving and kind and just wonderful she was my second mother blessings to the family
Gilbert Martinez
My Auntie Laura! Such a beautiful, loving, kind, joyful, gentle person! I have many fond, wonderful memories of her throughout my life. I remember her always driving my Aunt Romualda and my Aunt Pita around. They would visit my Mom Vicenta every week after shopping and having lunch together. What a barrel of laughs they were. We referred to the 3 of them as the 3 musketeers. The last of the 3 musketeers has left us. My Auntie Laura went home to spend Christmas with the family she loved and missed so much. Rest In Peace by loving Auntie! We will miss you!
Sonny Martinez
Mrs. Mendoza was a ray of light in this dark world.
Mary Ann Bransford Romero
Aunt Laura played a big and very special role in my early childhood. My family lived in close proximity to my grandparents home so we saw each other often. She, at only 14 years of age, was my Confirmation Godmother. I was eleven months old. The Sacrament of Confirmation was administered to young children and babies at that time. More than once she told me, “The Story of My Confirmation.“ She would recount how I got very upset when the Archbishop lightly slapped me. I reacted to the slap with a crying, shrieking, kicking, meltdown even tearing off my bonnet. Embarrassed, Aunt Laura was forced to step outside of the church. The reason I remember the story so well is that it was told with sound effects and motions. As a young child my aunt made me feel so special, often bringing me little treats. She knew I liked paper dolls and frequently surprised me with new ones. I especially remember her hugs, her smile and her laugh. My mother had a thing with perms and more than once sent me to Grandma’s with a Toni Home Permanent in hand so Aunt Laura could give me a perm. Aunt Laura would cut or trim my hair and give me the perm. I loved spending time with my aunt, even while enduring the smell of a Toni Home Permanent. In 1959, Aunt Laura hosted a bridal shower for me in her home. I have so many precious childhood memories of this special aunt. And even though genealogy says she is my half-aunt... there was never anything half about her. She loved and was loved. She was real!
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