Funeral services for Helen Euvon Mendoza, 69, Lawrence, will be 11 am, Monday, September 26, 2022, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. A visitation will be 3-4 pm, Sunday, September 25, 2022.
Mrs. Helen Euvon Auten (Mendoza) died Monday, September 19, 2022 at her son’s home.
She was born on September 12, 1953 in Burlington Junction, Missouri. She was the daughter of Charles and Opal Adams Auten. She moved to Lawrence at the age of 16.
Mrs. Mendoza worked at several different jobs which included Woolworths, Checkers, and Independence Incorporated.
She married Luis Mendoza Sr. on June 22, 1972. He died on March 4, 2019.
She was preceded in death by : her parents, and daughter Sonia Marie Foster (Mendoza) died August 4, 1989; as well as 6 brothers and 6 sisters. She is
survived by her son Luis Mendoza Jr. (Tammy); her grandson Domonic Mendoza (Kataya); and her granddaughters Tayiah Mendoza (Jaden); and Morgan Mendoza; Haley Sanchez (Cavan) and her 5 great grandchildren; along with her sister Anna Mae Parker of Parnell, Missouri.
Memorial contributions may be made to Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1260 Lawrence, Kansas 66044
