Obituary of Maria Sanchez

Age 60, passed away on 11/25/2011 at home in Banning, CA. She was born on 12/19/1950 in Banning, CA to Juan and Juanita Mendoza. As a child, she resided in Whitewater and since then she had been a life-long Banning resident. She graduated from Banning High School and Mt. San Jacinto College with an A.A. degree. She worked for Banning Unified School District for 25 years as an office clerk where she retired. Toni received a Mexican American Community Award and many Banning Unified School awards. She was a member of the Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church in Banning. Toni is survived by her husband of 39 years John Sanchez, Jr. daughters, Lenette and Sonia Sanchez of Banning; son, John Sanchez, III of San Bruno, Ca; mother Juanita Mendoza of Banning; brothers, Gilbert Mendoza, Richard Mendoza, and Johnny Mendoza, all of Banning; sister, Rosemary Soto, Teresa Mendoza, both of Banning, and Blanca Ramirez of Tulsa, OK; maternal side Hernandez, spouses family Sanchez, Becerra. She was preceded in death by her father Juan Mendoza of Banning; mother-in-law, Grace Sanchez of Banning; grandparents, Ventura & Antonia Hernandez; and Tranquilino & Josephina Melgoza of Mexico; and father-in-law John Sanchez, Sr. of Hemet, CA