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Dolores Mendez Obituary

Mendez, Dolores A.

Dolores A. Mendez (nee Carmona) age 92, Beloved wife of the late Joseph R. Mendez; loving mother of Harry (Joyce), Thomas K. (Susan) Mendez, Denise Mendez, Joseph (Dawn) Mendez and Donna (Herb) Mendez; dearest grandmother of Katelyn and Timothy Mendez, Thomas J (Ellen), Michelle (Nick Baird) and Christopher Mendez, Sean and Conner Durkin, Melissa (Steve Myers), Nikki and Jenna Mendez; dear great-grandmother of Evelyn, Thomas M, Parker Rose, Owen and Zoe; devoted sister of Lucy Estrada, Joseph Carmona, Thomas Sanchez, Aurora Vasquez, the late Carmella Bustamantez and the late Mary Zurita; fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Sunday Sept. 14, 3-8 P.M. Funeral Monday Sept. 15, 9:00 A.M. from Lawn Funeral Home 7909 State Rd. (5500W) Burbank to St. Albert the Great Church Mass 9:30 A.M. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Funeral Info: 7078 636-2320

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Sep. 7, 2025.

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for Dolores Mendez

Sep

14

Visitation

3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Lawn Funeral Home - Burbank

7909 State Rd., IL 60459

Sep

15

Service

9:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.

St. Albert the Great Church

8000 Linder Avenue, IL 60459

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Lawn Funeral Home - Burbank

7909 State Rd., Burbank, IL 60459

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