Maria Villa Contreras

Maria Villa, 85, of Marshalltown, Iowa, and formerly of Willows, California, passed away on the morning of Friday, February 10, 2023 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.

Services for Maria will be held on Monday, February 13, 2023 beginning at 1:30 P.M. at St. Francis of Assisi Parish: St. Mary Church. For the full obituary or to send a condolence to the family please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234.

Maria Guadalupe Villa Contreras was born November 12, 1937 to parents Mauro Villa Montes and Maria Contreras Barboza in Pihuamo, Jalisco, Mexico. She was one of six children.

Maria was united in marriage to Luis Hinojosa Velazco. Together they raised four children. In 1980 she moved to Willows, California. She worked as an in home caregiver and offered healthcare to many in need. In 2021, Maria moved to Marshalltown to be close to her family. Maria was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Parish: St. Mary Church. In her free time, she enjoyed doing crossword puzzles, working on coloring pages, taking trips to the casino, and spending time with her family.

She is survived by her children Jaime Mendoza and Alicia (Angel Rangel) Mendoza; her grandchildren, Jaime Alberto Mendoza Romero, Anais Anabel Mendoza Romero, Estela Guadalupe Mendoza Romero, Laura Rangel, Gilberto Ramirez Mendoza, Roberto Carlos Ramirez Mendoza, Jesus Alejandro Ramirez Mendoza, Jorge Mendoza Macias, Anthony Mendoza Macias, Hugo Mendoza Macias, and Rosa Guadalupe Mendoza Macias; several great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husband Luis Hinojosa Velazco; her children, Jorge Mendoza and Maria De Los Angeles Mendoza; her grandchildren, Bianca Hayde Mendoza Romero, Maria De Los Angeles Mendoza Romero, J.Jesus Ramirez Mendoza, J.Jesus Ramirez Mendoza; her parents Mauro Villa Montes and Maria Contreras Barboza; and her siblings, Manuel Villa Contreras, Esperanza Villa Contreras, Maria De Jesus Villa Contreras, Pedro Villa Contreras, and Jose Villa Contreras.