Josefa Silva Mendoza
April 29, 1950 - December 15, 2020
Josefa "Josie" Silva Mendoza, 70, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and dear friend, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 in a Dallas hospital. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Guerrero-Dean Funeral Home, 500 E. Main Street, Grand Prairie, TX;, 75050 where a Rosary will be conducted at 8. A private burial will occur later. Josefa Silva Mendoza was born April 29, 1950, the daughter of Luciano Pineda Mendoza and Josefa Silva Mendoza in Colorado City, Texas. She enjoyed being a homemaker and the number 1 fan of the Dallas Cowboys. Her free spirit was often displayed in her love for singing and dancing. She was a joy to all who knew her. She always brought light into a room, and enjoyed engaging others in conversation. She never met a stranger. She loved her puzzles and coloring books. She was a real fighter, surviving over twenty-five years on dialysis before receiving a donor kidney. She enjoyed life 4 years after resuming a somewhat normal life again. She will be missed by her many friends, and her chihuahua, Pepe. Survivors: husband, Rafael Rios; daughters, Hilda Cardenas, Lorrie Torres and spouse Larry Watley; grandchildren, Brianna Hernandez and spouse Enrique Perez, Joshua Moreno; great-grandchildren, E.J. and Elena Perez; siblings, Rosa Olvera, Nina Mendoza, Francisco Mendoza, Jimmy Mendoza, Alfonso Mendoza and many nieces and nephews.
Josefa "Josie" Silva Mendoza, 70, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and dear friend, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 in a Dallas hospital. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Guerrero-Dean Funeral Home, 500 E. Main... View Obituary & Service Information
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