Dorothy Jeanette Mendoza

Dorothy Jeanette Mendoza, a Lab retiree, died Feb 12. She was 82.

Born Dec. 24, 1928, she was raised in Livermore, where she later married Frank Mendoza.

Mendoza worked for Water Works in Sunol, at Wente Vineyards in Livermore and at LLNL, where she retired as an administrative assistant after 45 years of service.

She enjoyed traveling, especially to Oregon, to visit family. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank Mendoza and brother Duke De Paoli. She is survived by her daughter Frances (Bruce) Lowe of Livermore; two grandchildren: Kelli and Kevin Lowe; and by her sisters: Bernice Ferguson of Castro Valley; Barbara Rossi of Pendleton, Ore; Jo-Ann Cole of Bandon, Ore; Diana Wells and Judi Johnson, both of Livermore.

Services will be held at 5 p.m. on Wed, Feb. 23, at Callaghan Mortuary, 3833 East Ave, Livermore. She will be interred at St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery, 3885 East Ave, Livermore.