Loving mother to Sebastian (Maria Diaz) Mendez, Iris (William) Colon, Irene (Jeff) Cortazzo, and Patsy Mendez.  Cherished grandmother to Damaris, Tito, Carlos, Edwin, Sebastian, and Maria Isabel Mendez, Amanda, Emily, and Alexandra Faith Colon, Marisa, Victoria, Francesca, and Juliana Cortazzo, and Audrey Marie Velez.  Beloved great grandmother to Jacob, Alejandro, Christian, Joshua, Samuel, Ayden, Joseph, Jonah, and Jemma Rose, whom she cherished greatly. Dear sister of Celestino Rodriguez, Maria Garcia and the late Monica Lopez and Janie Martinez.

Irene will be cremated, and interment is to be determined at a later date. If you would like to send flowers, there is a link on our home page.