The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891

Cristobal Peña Mendez, 65, of Cathlamet, died on December 21, 2015 at home on Puget Island.

Cris was born on September 4, 1950 in Mexico. He worked as a carpenter and later on farms on Puget Island. He was a handy and creative man and his family remembers that there was never a job he couldn’t do. He was a loving, hard working and compassionate family man.

He is survived by his wife Angela at home, three sons, Lorenzo, Frankie and Christopher Mendez; two daughters, Esther Cothren and Cristina Mendez; 19 grandchildren and a large extended family in Mexico. He leaves behind many friends and was preceded in death by his son Nabor Mendez.

A funeral service will be held on Sunday, January 3 at 1:30 p.m., at River of Life Assembly of God Church in Cathlamet. with interment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.