1. | Maria Beatriz Lasa was born on 15 Aug 1903 in McDermitt, Nevada (daughter of Doroteo Lasa Yraguen and Maria Telleria Arrien); died on 16 Dec 2003 in Payette, Idaho; was buried in Sunset Cemetery, Ontario, Oregon. Notes:
Mary Beatrice
Lasa Mendiola
Aug. 15, 1903 - Dec. 16, 2003
Payette
Mary Beatrice Lasa Mendiola, 100, Payette, died peacefully at home, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003. Vigil services will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, 2003, at Ontario's Lienkaemper Chapel. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, 2003, at Lienkaemper Chapel with Father Calvin Blankenship, presiding. Burial will follow in Sunset Cemetery, Ontario.
Mary was born Aug. 15, 1903, on a ranch near McDermitt, Nev., to Dorateo Lasa and Maria Telleria Lasa. She attended School in McDermitt. She worked in the Basque boarding house in Boise, then returned to McDermitt where she assisted a doctor by driving him to his calls, first in his horse and buggy, then later in his car.
Mary Beatrice Lasa and Joseph Domingo Mendiola were married Jan. 21, 1928, in Winnemucca, Nev., where they owned and operated the Overland Hotel. In 1936, they moved to Oregon. They ranched near Harper and later near Vale until they retired. She and Joe lived in Vale for a few years before moving to Payette to be near their oldest son, Paul.
She was a member of the Pioneer Club of Willowcreek, and St. Patricks Church in Vale. She loved to crochet and spend time with her grandchildren, who remembered her for her hard work, good humor and generosity.
Mary is Survived by her three sons, and their spouses, Paul and Mona Mendiola, Payette, Larry and Dottie Mendiola, Vale, George and Carol Mendiola, Boise; one daughter, Joan Anderson, Umatilla; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; seven step grandchildren; Her sisters, Annie Naveran, McDermitt and Cassie Duarte, Oklahoma; Several nieces and nephews, living in Nevada, Idaho and Oklahoma.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband; seven siblings; two children and one great-granddaughter.
The family suggests that memorials may be made to XL Hospice in care of Lienkaemper Chapel, P.O. Box 970, Ontario, OR 97914
Maria married Jose Domingo Mendiola Achabal on 21 Jan 1928 in Winnemucca, Nevada. Jose (son of Juan Martin Mendiola Zabala and Catalina Achabal Telleria) was born on 02 Feb 1901 in Bedarona, Bizkaia; died on 15 Nov 1988 in Payette, Idaho; was buried in Malheur City Cemetery Malheur City, Malheur County. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Joseph Maitia Mendiola was born on 3 Aug 1928 in Winnemucca, Nevada; died on 7 Nov 1928 in Winnemucca, Nevada.
- Paul Mendiola was born on 26 Jan 1930 in Winnemucca, Nevada; died on 20 Dec 2011 in Payette, Idaho; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Ontario, Oregon.
- Lawrence Raymond Mendiola was born on 3 Oct 1933 in Nevada.
- G. Mendiola
- J. Mendiola
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