Wenceslao Mendez Sr.

September 28, 1932 - December 25, 2022

Wenceslao Mendez Lallave, 90, of Chicago, Illinois, has passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2022. He lived a good life. Wenceslao was born in Moca, Puerto Rico. His father was Pascual Mendez, and his mother was Maria Lallave. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and married Victoriana (Dolores) Lorenzo Nieves before shipping out to the Korean War. Wenceslao returned home to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and fathered eight children. He remarried, after Dolores died, to Aurora and help to raise her four children. Wenceslao was fond of saying “bien very good, tato, yummy yummy in my tummy… He liked to dabble in the mystic arts, read and paint. He was very creative and liked his arts and crafts. He would often try to be amusing and quick witted and wanted to live to 100 years. Wenceslao was survived by his eight children: William, Carlos, Wanda, Benjamin, Mariano, Wenceslao, Rosalma, and Arthur; His wife Aurora and her three children Sonia, Margarita, and Alberto; plus a host of grand children, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren. Wenceslao Mendez leaves behind a great legacy and he will be missed greatly.

See Condolences

I did not know Wenceslao had passed. To the family, he was "Mariano," and he was my mom's cousin. His dad, Pascual, and my grandfather, Trinidad, were brothers. Mariano lived in Moca briefly in the 1980s and I got to hang out with him. He was a great mentor and encouraged me to finish college. He gave me a bunch of well-preserved, vintage comics from the 1950s that he had collected from Chicago Sunday papers. Many were full color pages of Prince Valient. He loved talking about the Rosicrucian Order and anything Chicago. Cousin, you are missed.

We will miss you Great Grandpa. I loved all the time we spent together.

My condolences to the whole Mendez family I did have the great pleasure of knowing Mr wenceslao you will be missed!! ❤️

Please accept our deepest condolences for your family's loss.