Mrs. Manuela “Mellie” Medina went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 7, 2021, at Sparrow Healthcare Systems in Lansing, Michigan. Age 72 years. She is the daughter of Jose and Margarita Quesada who was born on March 28, 1949, in San Benito, Texas.
Mellie lived in Lansing, Michigan, where she was a homemaker who loved hosting dinners with her family. She loved to watch football and playing in football pools. Manuela loved playing Texas Hold’Em with her kids, even if she didn’t win. She also loved playing Chalupa with her grandkids and playing Bingo. In her pastime, Mellie enjoyed doing puzzles on her tablet and watching her telenovelas. She was loved by her family who will never be able to fill the void she left behind. She will be missed and always loved.
She leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Pedro Medina; 2 daughters, Erena (Fred) Woods and Jessica Medina (Trenton Johnson); son, Pedro (Victoria) Medina, Jr.; 3 “special daughters”, Maria Raymond, Maria Ward and Gabriella Flores; 14 grandchildren, Horatio Frierson II, Erena Johnson, Emelia Johnson, Adrian Medina, Ezaria Johnson, Pedro Medina III, Amiyah Medina, Elissa Johnson, Lexi Medina, Eric Medina, Ma’Laija Woods, Me’Ayla Woods, Mo’Nesha Woods and Mi’Yania Woods; 2 great-grandchildren, Elijah Woods and Erionna Francois; 3 sisters, Antonia Pesina, Guadalupe Quesada, and Yolanda Lopez; Aunt, Tia Moye; mother-in-law, Jeronima Hernandez; sister-in-law, Dominga Perez; brothers-in-law, Blas Mejia and Miguel Perez; many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her son, Yndalecio Paredes, Jr.; granddaughter, Samantha Medina; parents, Jose and Margarita Quesada; sisters, Dominga Piñon and Juanita Lopez; brothers, Andres, Juan and Gilberto Quesada.
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