Obituary of Inocencia Mendez

Inocencia Gil-Mendez, 89, of Vineland, NJ passed Friday, May 28, 2021, at Inspira Hospital. She was born January 5, 1932, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, to Julio Gil-Gonzalez and Arcadia Correa. She was a member of The Spanish Catholic Center, now The Divine Mercy Church. She was a homemaker for most of her life. She is survived by her children, Ivette and Darrell Starkey (from South Carolina), Isabel Mendez, Jose A., and Glenda Mendez. Loving grandmother to grandchildren: Thomas Lugo, Alexandra, and Matthew Smith; Adam and Kevin Bermudez, Lisa Marie Santos; Craig (from South Carolina), and Tamarah Starkey (from Charlotte, North Carolina); Kathy Herrera (from El Paso, Texas); Jose A. (Jay) Mendez (from Dover, New Jersey) and Raphael E. Mendez. Great great-grandchildren Carley, Noah, Jeremiah, and Elijah Renteria (from El Paso, Texas), Olivia, Emilia, and Sophia Bermudez; Leila-Isabella Broughton; Nazario Starkey, and Jordan Adderly (both from South Carolina) and her four-legged kids Penny and Canella Mendez. Due to COVID-19, the funeral home still requires everyone to wear a mask and social distance. A funeral home visitation will be held on Friday, June 4, 2021 from 8am to 10am followed by a funeral service at 10:00 am from Rone Funeral Service, 1110 East Chestnut Avenue, Vineland. Interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Vineland. ARRANGEMENTS are under the supervision of Rone Funeral Service, 1110 East Chestnut Avenue, Vineland, NJ 08360 To send online condolences please visit our website at www.RONEFUNERALSERVICE.com