Dorothy G. Melendes age 87, died, Friday, June 29, 2007 at Care-Age of Brookfield. She was born in St. Francis on October 30, 1919 to Frank and Lucille (nee: Brandt) Talaska. She is the beloved mother of Robert (Sharon) Melendes of Montvale, NJ; Joseph (Patricia) Melendes of Egg Harbor, WI; Gregory (Laura) Melendes of Colorado Springs, CO; Daniel (Julie) Melendes of Waukesha; proud grandmother of: Stephen (Marcia) Melendes, Christopher (Monica) Melendes, Joseph (Sofia) Melendes, Mark (Christine) Melendes, Sarah (Dan) Morrow, Matthew (Maria) Melendes, Aubrey Melendes, Emily Melendes and great grandmother of: Jack & Craig Melendes, Eva, Samuel & Nathan Melendes, Samantha & Andrew Morrow and Eliana Melendes. She is further survived by her siblings: Andrew (Delores) Talaska of Cudahy; Loretta "Della" Haack of New Berlin and Richard (Jean) Talaska of Greenfield other relatives and friends. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard J. Melendes, her sisters, Margaret Dunn and Genevieve Williamson, Evelyn Boehm and her brother, George "Tiny" Talaska. Funeral Services will be on Friday, July 6, 2007 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 822 N. East Ave. Waukesha from 9:00 AM until the 11:00 AM Funeral Mass. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery. For more information please call the Randle-Dable Funeral,Cremation and Preplanning Services at 547-4035 or visit
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