DEATHS

AND OBITUARIES

Jerry Mendoza

Services for Gerado “Jerry” Mendoza, 49, who died July 6, will be 2 p.m. today at NewSpring Church, Wichita. Burial will be 9 a.m. Thursday at Claney Cemetery, rural Marion.

Born July 8, 1976, in Dallas, he came to Kansas in 1996 to play baseball at Kansas Newman College.

He married his college sweetheart, Angie Mendoza, on Nov. 29, 1997.

An employee of Mennonite Housing, he taught Sunday school and coached baseball and softball.

Survivors include his wife, Angie Mendoza; children Tessa and Hayden Mendoza; Hayden’s fiancé, Sydni Leonard; brothers Gregorio Mendoza Jr., Genaro Mendoza, Graviel Mendoza, and Javier Mendoza; and sister Christy Grande.

His parents preceded him in death.

A memorial has been established with Navigators Ministry.