October 26, 1934 - August 5, 2023

Shafter, CA Yvonne Adeline Medina, devoted Jehovah’s Witness, died on August 5, 2023, at her home in Shafter, CA after a long and full life. She was very loved and will be missed terribly. She was predeceased by her parents, Leo Lopez, Victoria Lopez, stepmother Edna, siblings Larry, Frank, stepbrother Raymond, daughter Michelle, daughter in law, Patricia, granddaughter Christine, and husband, Philip Medina.

Born in La Verne, CA on October 26, 1934, Yvonne married Philip on August 2, 1952, and embarked on what she considered her greatest achievement…raising her family. She was a proud homemaker for the majority of her life; however, joined the workforce alongside her husband in 1981, before retiring from UC Davis in 1993.

She is survived by her four daughters, Geraldine Mendoza (Vince), Paula Reynaga (Robert), Melissa Teuscher, and Melinda Cumberland; five sons, Leo, Lucas (Diane), David (Loretta), Steven, and Eugene Medina. Her grandchildren Vincent, Rebecca and Andre Mendoza; Philip and Tiffany Reynaga; Adam and Rachel Medina and Alan Hunter; Amber and Carl Medina; Trina Vasquez, Jeremy and Zachary Medina; Nichole, Rachelle and Alyssa Medina; Samantha and Michael Medina; Spencer and Jack Teuscher; and Violet and Daisy Cumberland. Great-grandchildren Zabrina, Zerena, Mikaila, Priscilla, Andre, Philip, Eden, Layla, Liam, Chloe, Lily, Louis, Cruz, and Anthony.

If you would like to pay your respects, you are welcome to attend the service on September 16, 2023, 1:00 PM, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 525 Kern St, Shafter, CA, (Zoom link available, contact gma.mendoza@yahoo.com for info), followed by a reception from 2:00-6:00 PM at Shafter Ford Theater, 1101 E Lerdo Hwy, Shafter, CA.

She will be privately interred, alongside her husband, at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon, CA at a later date.