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Richard O. Mendoza

Posted 2016-05-19 by Granny
Richard O. Mendoza
Aug. 12, 1896 ~ Jan. 6, 1959

Rosary for Richard O. Mendoza, 61, native Arizonan, was recited last
night in the Whitney and Murphy Funeral Home.

Requiem high mass was sung this morning in Immaculate Heart Catholic
Church. The Thunderbird Post of the American Legion conducted graveside services at St. Francis Cemetery.

Mr. Mendoza, born in Jerome, died Tuesday in the Phoenix Veterans
Administration Hospital. A retired blacksmith, he has resided in Phoenix 43 years.

Surviving are his wife, Dolores; 11 daughters, Miss Elda Gomez of
Phoenix, Mrs. Angelita Murieta of Casa Grande, Mrs. Lucy Bustillo of
Tempe, and Mrs. Lupe Saiz, Mrs. Dora Gomez, Mrs. Lily Grijalva, Mrs.
Alice Gaona, Mrs. Hortensia Ortiz, Mrs. Martha Navarro, Mrs. Amelia
Johnson, and Mrs. Christina Abril, all of Phoenix; four sons, Ralph and
Raul Gomez, both of Phoenix, Romulado Gomez of Los Angeles, and Ricardo
Gomez of Grants, N.M.; two brothers, Diego Mendoza of Phoenix and Ray
Mendoza of Los Angeles; and 32 grandchildren.


See Also: Arizona Death Certificate




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