Annette J. Mendez (Borra)

Born and raised in Santa Barbara, Annette grew up in the San Roque area and went to San Roque Catholic School and Marymount. She graduated from Catholic High in 1955. Although very active in the Santa Barbara community from a young age, following graduation Annette attended St. Vincent’s College of Nursing in Los Angeles and became a RN in 1958. While a young nurse at St. Vincent’s Hospital, she met and married Dr. Michael Mendez. They raised their family in Glendale while also staying connected to Santa Barbara. She and Michael built a home on Padaro Ln in Carpinteria and Annette lived in Santa Barbara and was active in the community after she became a widow in 1995 at age 58. After her mother Adeline Anderson died in 2005 Annette moved to Oahu, Hawaii where she lived more than ten years. In 2019 she returned to the Santa Barbara area to live. Annette was active and healthy during much of her life until God called upon her to go to Heaven. Her children, except Laurie who died in 2019, were with her when she died comfortably at Cottage Hospital, just shy of her 86th birthday.

A Catholic service will be held Oct. 4, starting at 11:30 am at Santa Barbara Cemetery, 901 Channel Dr. She will be buried with her husband. Flowers are welcome. Donations also can be made to a fund established to deliver flowers regularly to Annette’s grave https://gofund.me/cf176a4c