Ruth Mendez Ortiz's Obituary
Ruth M. Oriz was born as Ruth Mendez on March 12th, 1923 in Santa Monica, to the parents of Ramon Mendez and Dalila Sanchez, both originally from Mexico. They moved to San Diego in 1935 and Ruth attended and graduated from San Diego High School. After her graduation, she went to work for Rohr Inc. until 1948. Ruth married Joe D. Ortiz and they had three children: Debbie, Denise, and Damian. Her family grew to include nine grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren. Ruth passed away on December 12th, 2016 in Spring Valley, California. Her beautiful spirit endures with all who loved and knew her.See her scheduled services below.
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