Maria Fortunato Sauza Mendoza, 61, of 1606 Maye St., Warsaw, died at 12:20 a.m. Oct. 10, 2008, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
She was born Aug. 31, 1947, in Guanajuato, Mexico, to Marcellno Sauza Granados and Marcelina Mendoza Nieves. In 1962, in Guanajuato, Mexico, she married Jose Carmen Nunez Barcena, who survives.
She was a homemaker and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Warsaw.
Also surviving are four daughters: Maribel and Rosario Nunez, both of Warsaw; Guadalupe Nunez and Maria Nunez, both of Mexico; five sons, Jesus, Jose, Gustavo and Rigoberto Nunez, all of Warsaw, and Manuel Nunez, Mexico; and 21 grandchildren.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Warsaw, with Father Paul Bueter officiating. Burial will be in Guanajuato, Mexico.
Calling is from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw.
*****
Condolences may be sent to mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com
