Luz Huertaz

Luz Mendoza Huertaz

A rosary is scheduled for 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 8, 2007 at St. Johns Catholic Church for Luz Mendoza Huertaz, 93, of Roswell, who passed away Monday, March 5, 2007 at a local care center. A resurrection mass is scheduled Friday, March 8, 2007 at 10: 00 a.m. at St. Johns Catholic Church. Fr. Juan Montoya, O.F.M. will officiate. Interment will follow at Twin Oak Cemetery in Artesia, New Mexico.

Luz was born on May 28, 1913 in Grand Fall, Texas to Izaac and Loranza Urias Hinojos. Her parents have preceded her in death.

Luz married George Mendoza in 1930 in Grand Fall, Texas. He has preceded her in death as well as Filmon Huertaz, Elpida C. Sosa and Wilford Mendoza and son in law Manuel Calderon.

Luz is survived by her sons: Jose H. Mendoza and his wife Maria and there children Vangie Quintero and her husband Richard, Gloria Huff and her husband Bill, Joe Mendoza and his wife Irene, Alice Segovia and her husband Jim, Amaila Donavan and her husband Ed, Adam Mendoza and his wife Andra, David Mendoza and his wife Charolett, Racheal Pratt and her husband Jayson, Melinda Mendoza and her fiance Gillermo, and Micheal Mendoza and his wife Janette. Her second son: Manuel Mendoza and his wife Olivia and there children Wilma Mendoza, Yvonne, Dagoberto Mendoza, Lionel Mendoza, and Sonya Mendoza; and her daughter: Magdalena Calderon and her children, Lorina and Leo Delgado, Carmen, Helen, Socorro, Elia and Martin Hernandez, Cristina, Manuel, Jesse, Robert, David, Lupe, Daniel and Ricky, as well as many great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Joe Mendoza, Micheal Mendoza, Lionel Mendoza, Robert Calderon and Lupe Calderon and Dagoberto Mendoza. Honorary Pallbearers will be all her great grand children and great great grandchildren.

While Luz lived in Artesia she attended Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. As her service to the Lord she did volunteer work at the church, was a member of The Sacred Heart of Jesus Apostolado Organization and also lived her Cussillo.
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Visitation

Ballard Funeral Home
910 S. Main
Roswell, NM  88203
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
8:00a.m.7:00p.m.

Service

Rosary

St. Johns Catholic Church
506 S. Lincoln
Roswell, NM  88203
Thursday, March 8, 2007
7:00 p.m.

Ressurection Mass

St. Johns Catholic Church
506 S. Lincoln
Roswell, NM  88203
Friday, March 9, 2007
10:00 a.m.

Cemetery

Twin Oaks Cemetery
59 Lake Arthur Hwy
Artesia, NM  88210